Study: Proposed Texas-Oklahoma passenger-rail service is ‘feasible’

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 8, 2017 A study of a proposed passenger-rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas…

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Virginia: Passenger Rail Expands Once Again

By The Editorial Board, The News & Advance; November 3, 2017 Twenty years ago, who would have thought we would…

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Extra Amtrak Railcars Onboard for Thanksgiving Travel for California’s Pacific Surfliners

A press release from Amtrak: Reservations required for Pacific Surfliner service between San Diego and San Luis Obispo; Additional capacity…

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Illinois: Demand Exists for Lake Forest Amtrak Station

LAKE FOREST — Strong demand exists for an Amtrak stop at the west Lake Forest train station, though several obstacles…

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Cary, North Carolina Train Station Gets High Marks For Ranking Number One In The Country For Overall Station Experience

By Staff, North Carolina News Network; November 8, 2017 CARY– The Amtrak train station in Cary was ranked as the…

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New Jersey Transit adds PTSI Transportation’s Route Learning System™

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 8, 2017 PTSI Transportation has completed work on the application…

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You can’t make this stuff up about Iowa Pacific: Railroad Chief Ed Ellis Defends Tank-Car Storage In A Song

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; November 6, 2017 Last week we posted a song by Dan Berggren titled “Junkyard Express,”…

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Long Island Rail Road blames New York Penn Station work for drop in ridership

From News12 Long Island; November 6, 2017 HICKSVILLE – Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road has dropped off steadily…

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New York City: Making $1,000 per week rapping in the subway

By Mark Chiusano, amNEWYork.com; November 6, 2017 Timothy Little’s subway rapping career started by accident, while he was listening to…

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New York City: MTA worker drags, kicks drunk guy off subway

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 7, 2017 A disturbing video shows an MTA worker dragging and kicking a…

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New Jersey Transit seeking to replace 50-year-old locomotives

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; November 7, 2017 NJ Transit’s oldest locomotives, some of which have been on the tracks for…

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New Wallingford, Connecticut train station makes debut

By Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register; November 6, 2017 WALLINGFORD — The only thing that was missing was a train.…

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In Connecticut Communities On The Line: Town Centers With Hartford Rail Stops Are Being Reinvigorated

By Leonard Felson, Hartford Courant; November 6, 2017 Imagine. Nearly hourly train service from Hartford to New York. It’s coming.…

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Denver RTD’s FasTracks project has pumped $1B+ into region’s small businesses

By Cathy Proctor, Reporter, Denver Business Journal; November 2, 2017 Over the last 12 years, the Regional Transportation District’s sprawling…

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Fort Madison, Iowa moves ahead with Amtrak depot project

By Julia Mericle, The Hawk Eye; November 7, 2017 FORT MADISON — The Fort Madison City Council on Monday approved…

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California: Fairfield-Vacaville train station nears completion

By Staff, Daily Republic; November 7, 2017 FAIRFIELD — All aboard Monday as the new Capitol Corridor station on Vanden…

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New Jersey Transit Is Missing $2.4 Million in Fares From Worker Shortage

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; November 2, 2017 New Jersey Transit failed to collect $2.4 million in commuter-rail revenue over nine…

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Rhode Island Asks for Express Commuter Trains to Boston

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 5, 2017 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov.…

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Kansas City Southern Announces Results of 17th Annual Holiday Express Fundraising Campaign

A press release from Kansas City Southern; November 6, 2017: KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced…

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Michigan: Community leaders envision revival of old ‘interurban’ railway

By Sherry Kuyt, mlive.com; November 6, 2017 Area transportation officials and city planners are discussing a new version of an…

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