New York City: MTA’s newest fleet of $2M subway cars face third crippling mishap in two weeks

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; December 10, 2017 Congratulations, MTA: You’re the proud owners of more than two…

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Connecticut: Hopes for Hartford Line include rail travel to Boston

By Mary Ellen Godin, Staff, The Record-Journal; December 10, 2017 CTrail’s Hartford Line may be ready to take more commuters…

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Russian Train Passengers Need Consent to Share Bottom Bunk

From The Moscow Times; December 11, 2017 Russian train passengers who purchase tickets for top bunks can only sit on…

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Christmas train CHAOS: Station closures set to continue ‘worst year ever’ on UK railways

By Jon Coates, Sunday Express; December 10, 2017 The Christmas rip-off will see travellers using Southeastern services pay double the…

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Track repairs slated at century-old Hoboken, New Jersey rail terminal

By The Associated Press, The Seattle Times; December 8, 2017 HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Hoboken’s more than 100-year-old rail terminal…

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Florida House bill says train conductors, passengers cannot be auto accident witnesses

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; December 8, 2017 A new Florida House bill says that train conductors and passengers are not,…

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Japan unveils new graceful super express trains

By Helen Coffey, The Independent; December 8, 2017 The Odakyu Electric Railway in Japan revealed its new series 70,000 Graceful…

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UK: Stagecoach sees sensors as way to offer cut-price seats

From The Evening Standard; December 8, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s days of sitting on the floor on packed Virgin…

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New Jersey Transit to order more electro-diesels

Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 NEW JERSEY Transit (NJ Transit) has decided to…

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The Daily CSX: New Jersey Transit service remains suspended following CSX freight train derailment

By Allison Pries, NJ.com; December 9, 2017 NJ Transit service on the Raritan Valley Line is expected to remain suspended…

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German high-speed train breaks down on return from Berlin-Munich maiden voyage

By Alistair Walsh, Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2017 A train traveling on the brand new high-speed rail link between Munich…

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Righting wrong signals: learning from London’s Waterloo Station

By Ross Davies, Railway Technology; December 4, 2017 Hell hath no fury like a stranded commuter. Mark Carne, chairman of…

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New York City: Life isn’t getting easier for Long Island Rail Road commuters this winter

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; December 8, 2017 The “Summer of Hell” is over — but the winter of…

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One of the last great Washington State train rides is coming to an end

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 8, 2017 For more than a century, train passengers have traveled along Tacoma’s…

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Now a 30-year-old regional, Montana Rail Link continues to mine carloads both solo and with BNSF

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 2017 Montana Rail Link (MRL) launched operations on Halloween in 1987.…

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Editorial: Tear down New Jersey Transit and start over

An Editorial Opinion From NorthJersey.com; December 8, 2017 In these final weeks of the Christie administration, the governor is attempting…

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The Daily CSX: Major freight train derailment causes shutdown of New Jersey Transit line

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 8, 2017 A major freight train derailment in Union Township has caused the indefinite shutdown…

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WATCHDOGS: Where the L am I? Chicago Transit Authority left riders stranded in rail yards

By Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times; December 8, 2017 CTA riders should think twice before nodding off on the L. Otherwise,…

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Japan’s entry into Britain’s rail franchising

From Global Rail News; December 8, 2017 After 10 years of running the West Midlands franchise, London Midland will step…

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Central Railroad of New Jersey warehouse new HQ for candy giant

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 While its creator long ago disappeared into rail…

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Florida Set To Launch Country’s First Private High-Speed Train Service

By Samantha Raphelson, NPR, WJCT 89.9 FM; December 7, 2017 The country’s first private high-speed rail service is opening this…

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Japan Just Made a Passenger Train Specifically for Bike Commuters

By Matt Bevilacqua, Bicycling; December 7, 2017 Multimodal bike commuters—those cyclists who make part of their regular trips on public…

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