On track: 5 of the nation’s most prominent rail projects

By Kim Slowey, Construction Dive; November 28, 2017 In the early 19th century, when the first passenger and cargo trains…

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Philadelphia: Police seeking to identify young man killed atop a SEPTA train

By Jason Laughlin & Joseph Gambardello, Staff, Philly.com; November 24, 2017 The person apparently electrocuted Friday morning atop a SEPTA…

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Vancouver Island, British Columbia editorial: E&N line needs new approach

An Editorial From The Times Colonist; November 28, 2017 Since passenger rail service ended on the E&N line in 2011,…

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How the Amtrak Dining Car Could Heal the Nation

By GABRIEL KAHANE, The New York Times; November 28, 2017 On Nov. 9, 2016, I boarded the Lake Shore Limited,…

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Rail revival campaign takes on steam in Northern Ontario

By Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business; November 22, 2017 Éric Boutilier knows it’s an uphill climb to restore passenger rail…

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The Daily CSX: Faulty bearing blamed for train derailment, molten sulfur spill in Lakeland, Florida

By John Chambliss, The Lakeland Ledger; November 28, 2017 LAKELAND — A freight train derailment early Monday in Kathleen was…

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Iowa Pacific in New York: Warrren Buffett urged to take old oil tankers out of Adirondacks

By Brian Nearing, The Albany Time-Union; November 28, 2017 Albany – An Adirondack conservation group is urging billionaire investor Warren…

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Canada: Indigenous tourism is relatively untouched, but the potential is vast

By Joseph Quesnel, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Troy Media; November 28, 2017 Many years ago, I learned an important…

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South Florida: Brightline to start limited service in December

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Palm Beach Post; November 28, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline is expected to start introductory service between…

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Maine Voices: We need to protect our Maine railroad lines for train service

By Tony Donovan and Paul Weiss, Special to the Press Herald, Portland Press Herald; November 28, 2017 In the last…

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Alberta: ‘Multiple breaks’ and ‘worn’ rails to blame for derailment of train carrying crude oil north of Edmonton

By Phil Heidenreich, Online Journalist, Global News; November 25, 2017 One month after a train carrying crude oil derailed in…

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The Daily CSX: Alton and Southern Railway alleges CSX owes it more than $4M

By Lhalie Castillo, Madison – St. Clair Record; November 27, 2017 BENTON – An East St. Louis railroad company alleges…

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Iowa Pacific in New York’s Adirondack Mountains: Idle oil tankers attract critics

By Brian Nearing, Albany Times-Union; November 23, 2017 Albany – Only a few years ago, rail tankers like those now…

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Massachusetts: Actual cost of 6-inch fix for Springfield’s Union Station platform expected to be known soon

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; November 27, 2017 SPRINGFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Amtrak are finalizing plans to…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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USDOT tabs Batory as rail advisor

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 22, 2017 With his nomination as Federal Railroad Administrator awaiting…

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The Daily CSX: CSX train derails in Lakeland, causing molten sulfur leak

By Pam Huff, Managing Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal; November 27, 2017 A CSX train transporting hazardous materials derailed in…

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Three things must happen before North Texans can get TEX Rail commuter trains

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; November 24, 2017 If all goes according to plan, a year from now the…

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Man Charged in Theft of Guns From Chicago Train Yard

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 CHICAGO (AP) — Federal court records unsealed this…

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California: San Jose Downtown Association Executive Director Scott Knies Pushes Back on Diridonification

By The Fly, San Jose Inside; November 22, 2017 Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has…

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Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, California Zephyr routes through Colorado saw small drop in ridership last fiscal year

By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post; November 22, 2017 Ridership on Amtrak’s two long-haul train routes through Colorado dropped slightly…

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Reality Check: When is a train on time?

From BBC News Asia; November 22, 2017 A Japanese railway company made headlines after it apologised for sending a train…

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