New York City: MTA replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ subway, bus announcements with more inclusive terms

By Vincent Barone, amNEWYORK; November 9, 2017 Prepare for more inclusive train delay announcements. The MTA is banning the use…

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New Jersey Transit official warned feds of staffing crisis 2 months before Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; November 10, 2017 A top official at NJ Transit wrote a letter to federal safety regulators warning them about…

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Manitoba: OmniTrax raises gas prices 30 per cent in Churchill

From Thompson Citizen; November 9, 2017 Another knock-on effect of the suspension of rail service between Gillam and Churchill revealed…

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Manitoba: As Canadian federal government ultimatum for railway nears, Churchill pays the price

By Eric Atkins, Railway Industry Reporter, The Globe and Mail; November 9, 2017 No roads link Churchill, Man., with places…

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British Columbia logging railroad shut down after 100 years

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 9, 2017 One of the last logging railroads in North…

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Ontario: Timmins-James Bay MPP wants to bring the train back

By Maija Hoggett, Timmins Today; November 9, 2017 With a provincial election next year, longtime Timmins-James Bay MPP Gilles Bisson…

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Passenger railroads try new social media tools to connect with riders

By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2017 In May, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on…

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New York Police Department orders more transit cops to patrol subways alone, leaving some worried for their safety

By Thomas Tracy, Dan Rivoli, and Graham Rayman, New York Daily News; November 9, 2017 The NYPD has ordered more…

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation recommends 3-2-3 rail option through Ashland for planned D.C.-to-Richmond service

By MICHAEL O’CONNOR, Richmond Times-Dispatch; November 9, 2017 State officials announced its recommendation for how a federal rail project could…

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San Francisco: BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ train misses mark in test run

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 9, 2017 Bay Area Rapid Transit‘s (BART) new “Fleet of the Future” rail cars failed…

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Op-ed Opinion: On infrastructure, take a page from Silicon Valley’s book

By Kevin Price, Crain’s New York Business; November 9, 2017 Last month the biggest players in public transportation convened to shed…

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Dozens of New Jersey Transit engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 8, 2017 More than one in 10 New Jersey Transit train engineers who…

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Ontario: End of the line for Huron Central?

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; November 8, 2017 The future of Huron Central Railway between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury…

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Senate panel confirms slew of Trump transportation nominees

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill, November 8, 2017 A Senate panel on Wednesday confirmed a slew of President Trump’s picks…

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Michigan: Amtrak adds trains for Thanksgiving, ridership rebounds after construction

A press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation: November 8, 2017 — In anticipation of the busiest travel week of…

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The Ultimate Canadian Adventure

By Chelsea Davis, Travel Pulse; November 6, 2017 Countless superlatives could describe my experience journeying across Canada onboard VIA Rail’s…

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New York City: The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station

By Robert Khederian, Curbed New York; November 7, 2017 When Pennsylvania Station first opened in 1910, it was a far…

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Miami: Relief for Metrorail passengers not coming until 2018, despite larger budget

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 6, 2017 The last-minute budget reprieve Metrorail won from Miami-Dade County in September hasn’t…

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Tulsa, Oklahoma Railroad History: Why Downtown’s Streets Are Skewed

By CHARLIE CANTRELL, Editor at Large, GTR Newspapers; November 8, 2017 Ever notice how all those downtown streets encapsulated in…

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Washington State: Spokane voters reject proposal to fine oil trains

By The Associated Press, The Columbian; November 8, 2017 SPOKANE — Voters in Spokane have rejected a proposal to fine…

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Maryland: a transportation innovator?

By Scott Shaffer, The Baltimore Sun; November 8, 2017 Maryland is not known as a mass transportation innovator. Despite having…

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