Claude Mongeau elected to Norfolk Southern board of directors

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; September 23, 2019: NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Claude Mongeau has…

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Upstate New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members take issue with proposed Long Island Rail Road funding

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 23, 2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials representing Metro-North riders are crying foul that the…

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RIP the Amtrak dining car, done in by murderous millennials

By Aimee Levitt, The Takeout; September 23, 2019 First it was mayonnaise. Then it was Applebees and Hooters. And now…

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Millennials and Amtrak Both Had a Grudge Against the Dining Car… but Who Killed It Off?

By Jenny G. Zhang, Eater.com; September 23, 2019 Amtrak’s dining cars on long-distance trains will soon be killed, the Washington…

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Was Inspired by a True Story. Here’s How the Real Bandits Began Their Life of Crime

By Daniel S. Levy/LIFE Books, Time; September 23, 2019 Just after two in the morning on June 2, 1899, two…

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South Florida: Virgin Trains, Tri-Rail Roll Toward Real Estate Boom Linked to New Stations

By Lidia Dinkova, Law.com; September 23, 2019 In South Florida, real estate development is fueled by universal factors like demand,…

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the Mayan Train will develop Southeast Mexico which was ‘abandoned during the neoliberal period’

From The Yucatan Times; September 20, 2019 During his morning press conference in Mérida, Yucatán, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador…

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New York’s Long Island Rail Road capital plan: Upgrade stations, tracks; purchase new diesel, M9A trains

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 22, 2019 New trains, longer station platforms, modern signals and fresh coats of paint…

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Virgin/Brightline: New South Florida stations could add millions of new trips

By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; September 20, 2019 Virgin Trains, formerly known as Brightline, confirmed Friday it continues to target…

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Millennials make Amtrak nix overly cozy dining cars on Penn Station trains

By Jackie Salo, New York Post; September 22, 2019 Amtrak’s traditional dining cars are screeching to a halt on these…

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The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 21, 2019 Harrison Keely’s most fond memories of riding Amtrak all include snapshots…

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Amtrak Dining Car Service Disappearing, They Call It ‘Evolution’

By Colin Miner, Staff, Patch; September 22, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – Amtrak is taking a page out of Charles Darwin.…

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Amtrak has a new strategy to help you board your train at Washington Union Station

By Lori Aratani, The Washington Post, SF Gate; September 21, 2019 WASHINGTON – After years of complaints, Amtrak is trying…

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Montana Senator Tester inserts Amtrak ticket agents in appropriations bill

By Tim Leeds, Havre Daily News; September 20, 2019 Montana’s senior senator said Thursday he inserted language in a appropriations…

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Opinion/Editorial: Ambitious rail plan would benefit Charlottesville, Virginia

By The Editorial Board, The Daily Progress; September 21, 2019 Charlottesville Amtrak riders will be interested in this: An east-west…

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Virginia: More Amtrak trains are coming to Hampton Roads, but not any time soon

By Julia Marsigliano, WYDaily; September 19, 2019 The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s DC2RVA Rail Project aims to…

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Train vs. Plane: And the Winner Is … Well, It Depends

By Elaine Glusac, The New York Times; September 20, 2019 From Chicago, there are a number of ways to travel…

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Extending light rail north of Miami, Florida would be expensive, but study reveals traditional elevated rail beats sexier alternatives

By Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; September 19, 2019 If Miami-Dade County wants to expand its light rail transit line…

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South Florida: How Miami ranks among best and worst public transit systems in US

By Michael Adams, Managing Editor, South Florida Business Journal; September 18, 2019 Miami’s public transit system lags behind other U.S.…

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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeks another $798 million to finish East Side Access project long plagued by delays and rising costs

By Clayton Guse, New York Daily News; September 19, 2019 Finishing the MTA’s cavernous new Long Island Rail Road stop…

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California Virgin Trains USA proposal gets bond boost from committee

By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal; September 19, 2019 Development of a high-speed rail line took another leap forward…

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Chicago Union Station parking garage closing

By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; September 20, 2019 If you regularly leave your car at the Union Station Self Park…

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Virgin Trains expects to begin work Sept. 23 along Florida’s Treasure Coast, Stuart officials say

By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers, TCPalm.com; September 18, 2019 Preliminary work on Virgin Trains USA’s higher-speed rail is expected…

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Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railway courts small business as it takes over part of CSX rail

By Deborah Buckhalter, Jackson County Floridan; September 17, 2019 Four months ago, in a “soft” transfer that was not highly…

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Renovations in the Works for Erie, Pennsylvania Amtrak Train Station

By Molly Somora, Erie News Now; September 18, 2019 The Amtrak Union Station in downtown Erie is in the process…

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