Amtrak derails in North Carolina’s Halifax County, no injuries reported

From WTVD, Eyewitness News 11 ABC; March 29, 2018 HALIFAX COUNTY (WTVD) — Amtrak is trying to determine why four…

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Minnesota Letters: Facts About Passenger Rail

By Jay Severance, St. Paul Pioneer Press Letters to the Editor; March 29, 2018 Bipartisan bills have been introduced in…

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White House admits New York/New Jersey Gateway project would be a good thing

By Marisa Schultz, New York Post; March 28, 2018 WASHINGTON –The White House acknowledged Wednesday the Gateway project would be…

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Bombardier Transportation completes negotiations for ‘reorientation’ in Germany

From Railway Gazette; March 28, 2018 GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation has announced the completion of negotiations with employee representatives for the…

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Six of the world’s longest journeys: bus, train and ferry voyages that last days

By Tim Pile, Post Magazine, South China Morning Post; March 28, 2018 Chinese freight trains and Belt and Road initiatives…

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Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania rail yards to benefit from share of $32 million in improvements

By Staff, The Morning Call; March 27, 2018 Pennsylvania has 67 privately run operating railroads, more than any other state,…

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Pennsylvania: Millions in state funding awarded for Jefferson County rail project

  By Katie Weidenboerner, Courier Express; March 28, 2018 HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission (STC) approved a $2.1…

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NorthEastern Ontario Rail Network to host Passenger Rail Summit in the Sault

By Riley Smith, Saultonline.com; March 28, 2018 NorthEastern Ontario Rail Network News Release Northeastern Ontario is suffering from increasing isolation…

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Minnesota rail group pitches new train in Winona

  By Brian Todd, Post Bulletin; March 27, 2018 WINONA — Representatives from All Aboard Minnesota and Amtrak spoke to…

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Polar Express in Texas on a roll after departure of Iowa Pacific Holdings

By Jeff Gerritt, Palestine Herald-Press; March 26, 2018 The Texas State Railroad Authority paid off a $1 million debt to…

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Canada’s Crude-by-Rail Terminals Sit Idle as Oil Glut Grows

By Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg; March 26, 2018 Stranded Canadian crude is waiting for trains to take it to U.S. refineries.…

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Rail car shortage creating backlog at British Columbia pulp mills

By Mark NIELSEN, Prince George Citizen, March 26, 2018 Local pulp mills are having trouble getting enough rail cars to…

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Rail ‘loop’ proposed for northeastern Ontario

By Elaine Della-Mattia, North Bay Nugget; March 27, 2018 Rail advocates will gather in Sault Ste. Marie in April to…

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Downeaster passenger rail extension to Rockland, Maine canceled for 2018

By Lauren Abbate, BDN Staff, Bangor Daily News; March 27, 2018 The rail authority responsible for managing Maine’s contract with…

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Minnesota: Northern Lights Express moving on to next phase

By Lisa Kaczke, Duluth News Tribune; March 26, 2018 The proposed Northern Lights Express passenger line between Duluth and Minneapolis…

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Feasibility study: Berkshire Flyer passenger rail to New York City would cost $420k yearly to operate

By Kristin Palpini, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 LENOX — It would cost about $420,000 to operate a seasonal…

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Rail expert: With finesse, passenger line from New York City to Berkshires can be restored

By Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 GREAT BARRINGTON — Nothing is easy. Least of all restoring passenger…

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Siemens, Alstom approve merger terms

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 26, 2018 Siemens and Alstom have entered into a business combination agreement to merge their…

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Central Florida: SunRail stalemate tests Volusia County’s patience

By Dustin Wyatt, The Daytona Beach News-Journal; March 26, 2018 Volusia County officials are tired of waiting for the train…

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CN Rail’s recently departed chief executive earned $12.3 million in 2017

By The Canadian Press, The Chronicle Herald; March 26, 2018 MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co.’s former chief executive received…

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Ontario’s Agawa Canyon Tour Train: Nature of flaws

By Chitra Ramaswamy, Deccan Herald;  March 25, 2018 A sun-draped Ontario morning sees us board the train at the Algoma…

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Bombardier Secures Rail Services Contract Extension with Maryland Transit Administration

A press release from Bombardier Transportation; March 26, 2018: – Operations and maintenance contract with one of the largest multi-modal…

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(Federal) sharing is caring

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 26, 2018 SHARING IS CARING:…

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Opinion: Trump is right to resist spending on New York’s way-too-expensive new tunnel

By Josh Barro, Business Insider; March 25, 2018 For President Donald Trump, I’m sure it’s mostly about a grudge. Chuck…

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