Amtrak threatens service cut on tracks lacking speed control

From The Tampa Bay Times; February 15, 2018 Amtrak’s president and CEO says the railroad will consider suspending service on…

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Thelma Drake next Federal Transit Administrator

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 14, 2018 The White House announced late on Feb. 13 that…

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The Daily CSX: As CSX workforce shrinks, accidents pile up and morale plummets

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 14, 2018 The rate of accidents involving CSX Corp. trains have been…

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The Daily CSX – Tony Hatch on CSX: Looking back on Q4 2017 and forward to March 1

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 2018 If you listened to CSX Corp.’s Jan. 16 earnings call, it might…

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Massachusetts: Springfield Union Station preps for a bigger, busier 2018

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; February 14, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — The people behind Springfield’s Union Station knew the place was popular.…

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These people were hit by trains — and lived to talk about it

By Lisa J. Huriash and Erika Pesantes, Reporters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 13, 2018 Pascual Vasquez Morales can’t remember the…

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Senate confirms Batory, others to DOT posts

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; February 14, 2018 SENATE…

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All Aboard Florida: Martin, Indian River counties file new lawsuit in attempt to block Brightline expansion

By Arnie Rosenberg, TCPalm.com; February 13, 2018 Martin and Indian River counties, and anti-rail-expansion group CARE FL, went back to…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: ‘Train to Christmas Town’ actors say Mount Hood Railroad still owes them money

By Joe Douglass, KATU News 2; February 13, 2018 HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Nearly a month and a half after the…

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Attorney: Man accused of terrorism on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Nebraska might not have known what he was doing

By RILEY JOHNSON, Lincoln Journal Star; February 13, 2018 A Missouri man accused of terrorism in an incident that stopped…

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Former Canadian Pacific IT worker sentenced to 1 year in prison for hacking into company network

By Trevor Squire, Star Tribune; February 13, 2018 Christopher V. Grupe, 46, of Minneapolis, was found guilty of willfully damaging…

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FINALLY! Senate confirms top rail safety official

By David Shepardson, Reuters; February 13, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed late on Tuesday a former…

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Amtrak Train From Chicago To Michigan Unexpectedly Stops Twice, Leaves Passengers Sick

By Michele Fiore, WBBM Newsradio, CBS 2 Chicago; February 13, 2018 CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Amtrak passengers making their way…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Train engine derails, is left running for a week

  By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; February 12, 2018 JOHNSBURG — A Saratoga & North Creek Railway locomotive derailed…

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Southern Ontario high-speed rail plan shifting into high gear

By Staff, Northern Ontario Business; February 13, 2018 Just days after Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle shot down…

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Louisville & Indiana Railroad uses logo to honor, recruit veterans

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 13, 2018 Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) has painted a new logo on two diesel…

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Greece: New alignment opens with the longest railway tunnel in the Balkans

From Railway Gazette; February 12, 2018 GREECE: The first train ran on the recently-completed 54 km Tithorea – Lianokladi line…

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Association of American Railroads praises start of Trump infrastructure plan

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 12, 2018 The Association of American Railroads today said it supports…

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Powerful LED-based train headlight optimized for energy savings

A press release from The Optical Society; February 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight…

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Manitoba: New group pushes Winnipeg rail yard move

By Aldo Santin, Winnipeg Free Press; February 12, 2018 A community activist and a former Manitoba Appeals Court judge have…

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New York: Metro-North’s legal costs soar to $90M for Spuyten Duyvil and other rail accidents

By Thomas C. Zambito, LoHud.com; February 12, 2018 Metro-North has spent nearly $90 million to resolve legal claims for deaths…

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Coalition seeks Northeast Corridor funding in Trump’s infrastructure plan 8 Shares Share Tweet Share Email Share

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 12, 2018 As President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited infrastructure plan today, a coalition of…

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California: Here’s the ‘artful’ way Sacramento is covering bad paint jobs on light rail trains

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; February 12, 2018 Sacramento Regional Transit has found an artful way of covering the…

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UK: Diesel is dying – let steam trains ride to the rescue

By Simon Jenkins, The Guardian; February 12, 2018 New ministers always go a little mad in the early days of…

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Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle says no to the Northlander

By Chris Dawson, BayToday.ca; February 12, 2018 Michael Gravelle Minister of Northern Development and Mines says the return of the…

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