Iowa Pacific in Oregon: Polar Express canceled

From Hood River News; October 10, 2017 After several months of ongoing negotiations, Rail Events Inc. has announced several U.S.…

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Minneapolis: Former Canadian Pacific tech worker convicted of damaging the company’s IT system

By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune; October 11, 2017 Jurors in Minneapolis convicted a former technology worker at Canadian Pacific of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX CEO Harrison apologizes to rail customers, defends strategy

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters; October 11, 2017 (Reuters) – CSX Corp’s chief executive apologized to customers for months of…

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Virginia: FRA slates hearings for proposed Richmond-D.C. higher-speed rail line

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 11, 2017 The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and the Federal Railroad…

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Virginia: Shockoe Bottom or the Boulevard? Richmonders weigh in on high speed rail expansion

By Mark Robinson, Richmond Times-Dispatch; October 10, 2017 About 80 people gathered Tuesday in the renovated Main Street Station train…

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Amtrak workers and engineer killed in 2016 Pennsylvania crash had all used drugs, including opioids and cocaine

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; October 10, 2017 Two Amtrak maintenance workers were using opioids or cocaine when…

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Texas: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority Unveil the First U.S. FLIRT Train

A press release from Stadler US, Inc.: Stadler and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) introduced the first FLIRT (Fast…

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South Africa: City of Cape Town Intends to Take Over Commuter Trains

By William Yoder, AllAfrica; October 10, 2017 On Tuesday, Mayoral Committee Member for Transportation and Urban Development Brett Herron announced…

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A train station run entirely by volunteers – many well over 60 years old

By Gail Wood, Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor; October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 Lacey, Wash.—Ken Lyons could have been…

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Illinois completes CREATE grade separation project

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 10, 2017 A $67 million grade separation project in Bensenville, Illinois, has been completed as…

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Navigating the Complex Landscape of P3s

By Jane Campbell, Contributor, Governing; October 10, 2017 With the global insurer AIG predicting that the United States will soon…

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We had to cancel 35 trains after 20 engineers took surprise day off, New Jersey Transit says

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 10, 2017 NJ Transit officials blamed the cancellation of 35 trains on Columbus Day on…

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Pennsylvania: Prosecutors Still Pursuing Charges Against Locomotive Engineer in Philly Amtrak Crash

By Joseph Ax, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; October 10, 2017 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s attorney general is still pursuing…

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UK: Final flush in 2019 for railroad passenger car direct-dump-onto-the-tracks toilets

No more platform No 2s: train toilets to stop emptying on to tracks By Gwyn Topham, Transport Correspondent, The Guardian;…

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Utah: Stadler Rail picks Salt Lake City for new rail plant, Clearfield site nixed

By TIM VANDENACK, Staff, Standard-Examiner; October 9, 2017 CLEARFIELD — A Swiss train manufacturing company that had eyed Clearfield as…

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After Iowa Pacific’s departure: Texas State Railroad displays artifacts, museum in works

Written by JACQUE HILBURN-SIMMONS, Tyler Morning Telegraph; October 9, 2017 RUSK – In the late 1800s, prisoners from Rusk Penitentiary…

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Philadelphia: Plans underway for major retail upgrades, new vibe at Suburban Station

By Michael Tanenbaum, Staff, Philly Voice; October 9. 2017 With approximately 100,000 people passing through Suburban Station on a daily…

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Opinion column: China’s fastest bullet trains pose threat to domestic airlines, prompting them to speed up global expansion

By Laura He, South China Morning Post; October 9, 2017 With China having recently launched the world’s fastest bullet train…

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Manitoba Analysis – Churchill resident sends message to politicians: ‘look north dude’

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 9, 2017 “Look north dude.” That plain-speaking advice was fired at Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister…

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CP extends reach into the Ohio Valley, expands sales and marketing presence in Asia

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway: CALGARY, Oct. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE:…

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South Florida: The Wave streetcar system in Fort Lauderdale gets crucial boost in federal funding

By Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun Sentinel; October 9, 2017 The federal government has released $60.8 million to help build…

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