The Daily CSX – Employed & Homeless: As CSX changes plans, dispatchers left in limbo during holidays

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; November 20, 2017 When dispatchers working for CSX Corp. across the country were…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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Open house to show off depot restoration in downtown Oklahoma City

By William Crum, The Oklahoman; November 20, 2017 Children’s activities are the focus of a Dec. 9 open house for…

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New Jersey Transit: Bi-level EMUs, more dual-power locos on tap

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 17, 2017 NJ Transit has issued an RFP (request for proposals)…

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Virginia: Roanoke mulls ideas for train and bus center

By Jeff Sturgeon, The Roanoke Times; November 20, 2017 Roanoke roared about getting passenger service. A new train station could…

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California: Oceanside Transit Center changes to improve holiday travel, officials say

By City News Service, FOX 5; November 20, 2017 SAN DIEGO — Transportation officials Monday morning will celebrate the completion…

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GE in Erie, Pennsylvania: Where will tracks end?

By Jim Martin, GoErie.com; November 20, 2017 Officials at GE Transportation seemed to be setting themselves up for long-term success…

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Who Wants To Market The Streetcar?

By Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee; November 20, 2017 The city is looking to hire someone to market the streetcar. The…

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Southern California: Metrolink’s “Tier 4” locomotive unveiling stopped in its tracks

By Christian Monterrosa and Ryan Painter, The Signal; November 19, 2017 Metrolink was set to unveil its brand new Tier…

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Central Florida: Frustrations intensify over SunRail-to-DeLand delay

By Dustin Wyatt and Katie Kustura, Daytona Beach News-Journal; November 19, 2017 DELAND — For Volusia County officials, SunRail has…

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India passenger train hits, kills 2 endangered Asian elephants

By The Associated Press, Fox News; November 19, 2017 GAUHATI, India –  Two endangered Asian elephants have been hit and…

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Washington State: A year after anti-fracking encampment, protesters return to block tracks in Olympia

By Abby Spegman, The Olympian, The News Tribune; November 18, 2017 One year after an anti-fracking group set up an…

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Six of the best video rail adverts from around the world.

From SmartRail World; November 17, 2017 For train operating companies, keeping the general public up to speed on changes to…

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Colorado: State rail commission plots path forward for Front Range passenger train

By Nick Coltrain, Coloradoan; November 18, 2017 Colorado’s newly formed passenger rail commission aims to push the conversation forward this…

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Illinois: The wait for 110-mph Amtrak rolls into 2018

By Tim Landis, Business Editor, The State Journal-Register; November 18, 2017 The Illinois Department of Transportation is now looking at…

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UK: Network Rail launches commercial asset sale

A press release from Network Rail; November 17, 2017: Network Rail has today announced the sale of its commercial property…

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Campaign to reinstate South Australia’s regional rail network to help boost employment and create economic benefits for towns

By Erin Jones, Regional Reporter, Sunday Mail, The Advertiser; November 18, 2017 FIRST came the unmistakeable vibrations, then the rumble,…

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What’s old is new again in fashion and furniture

By Shelley Boettcher, Calgary Herald; November 18, 2017 More than a century ago, tonnes of coal rode their way out…

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Canada’s CN Rail on hiring spree as shipments surge

By Rod Nickel and Allison Lampert, Reuters; November 17, 2017 WINNIPEG, Manitoba/MONTREAL, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co…

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There’s So Much Human Hair In DC’s Metro It’s Now A Fire Hazard

By Thomas Phippen, Reporter, The Daily Caller; November 17, 2017 Parts of the Washington, D.C. metro rail system is caked…

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UK: ‘Cowley branch line should be reopened to passengers’ – report

By Nathan Briant, Local Government Reporter, Oxford Mail; November 18, 2017 RAIL passengers should be travelling on the revived Cowley…

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Stobe the Hobo, the internet’s most famous train-hopper, dead after apparent accident

By Josh Katzowitz, The Daily Dot; November 17, 2017 James Stobie was the most famous train-hopping hobo on the internet.…

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New York City: Subway workers not thrilled about new post as ‘customer service ambassadors’

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; November 16, 2017 These subway workers are not rolling out the red carpet…

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Seattle is building the world’s first floating passenger train

By Leanna Garfield, Business Insider US; November 17, 2017 Seattle, Washington is no stranger to ambitious transportation projects. The city…

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Ontario Hosts International Symposium on Hydrogen-Powered Rail

A press release from the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario Provincial Government: Province Moving Forward with Concept Design Work for Hydrogen-Powered…

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