New California rail plan is a model for the Midwest

From Midwest High Speed Rail Association; October 26, 2017 Earlier this month California released a draft of its 2018 State…

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UK: New calls to open train line in north Bristol which suffers from ‘very poor transport’

By Alex Ballinger, Bristol Post; October 25, 2017 A renewed call has been made to open a rail line in…

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Maryland’s Governor Hogan issues threat to Washington Metro board chair Evans

By Nick Iannelli, WTOP; October 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — A very public feud between Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and the…

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California: Mare Island’s Alstom snags game-changing contract, promises growth

By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald; October 25, 2017 After 100-plus years in business, in its seventh year on Mare Island,…

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Passenger describes sudden stop on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Nebraska before suspect’s arrest

By Sydney Edwards, NTV ABC; October 25, 2017 HOLDREGE, Neb. — An armed man was arrested after police say he pulled…

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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Bans Alcohol Ads on Subways, Buses and Trains

By Gwynne Hogan, dnainfo.com; October 25, 2017 NEW YORK CITY — The MTA canned the sale of advertising to beer,…

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Starbucks Door Handles Are 31 Times More Germy Than New York City’s Subways

By Taylor Rock, Editor, The Daily Meal; October 25, 2017 The coffee shop’s door proved slightly less germy than a…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Postpones Investor Conference and Announces $1.5 Billion Share Buyback

A press release from CSX: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following today’s announcement of executive changes including…

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Amtrak’s next stop: Roanoke, Virginia

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; October 25, 2017 Amtrak is extending passenger rail service to the Roanoke Valley in…

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Amtrak may extend seasonal passenger train service to Rockland, Maine

By Stephen Betts, Village Soup; October 24, 2017 Rockland — Seasonal passenger train service could return to Rockland. The Northern…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Corporation Announces New Chief Operating Officer and Executive Management Changes

A press release from CSX: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corporation (CSX) today announced that James…

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Florida: Tampa’s streetcar system looks to expand north through downtown

By Caitlin Johnston, Staff Writer, Tampa Bay Times; October 24, 2017 TAMPA — The TECO Line Streetcar system that runs…

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Ontario Moving Ahead on High Speed Rail with Planning Advisory Board

A press release from the Office of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne; October 23, 2017: Historic Project Would Cut Travel Times…

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Buffalo, New York: Metro Rail extension to DL&W back on track after Congress restores program

By Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News; October 20, 2017 The Metro Rail expansion into the former DL&W terminal appears…

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Scotland: Electric train runs on Edinburgh-Glasgow mainline for first time

By Chris McCall, The Scotsman; October 19, 2017 The long-awaited redevelopment of Scotland’s busiest railway took a significant step towards…

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UK: Great Western Railway takes intercity express trains out of service after PR fiasco

By Steven Morris, The Guardian, October 19, 2017 The much-heralded intercity express train has been temporarily taken out of passenger…

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Ontario: $850M Whitby rail yard nears completion

By News Services, Daily Commercial News; October 23, 2017 WHITBY, ONT. — The new 500,000-square-foot GO Transit Whitby Rail Maintenance…

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Florida East Coast Railway Concealed Plans to Move Deadly Liquefied Natural Gas Next to 110-mph Passenger Trains

By Sunshine State News, WBOB AM 600; October 23, 2017 Folks along the Florida East Coast rail corridor, a highly…

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Florida: Brightline questions rail proposal

By News Service of Florida, Orlando Sentinel; October 23, 2017 A spokeswoman for the Brightline passenger-rail system questioned the legality…

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Quebec: MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; October 23, 2017 A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who…

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Armed man pulled emergency brake on Amtrak locomotive, Nebraska sheriff says

By Riley Johnson, Lincoln Journal Star; October 23, 2017 An armed man got into a locomotive on an Amtrak train…

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Massachusetts: Springfield’s Union Station Project Earns Historic Preservation Honor

By Paul Tuthill, WAMC Northeast Public Radio; October 22, 2017 The $95 million restoration of Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts…

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