Alberta: Province considering results of Calgary-Banff mass transit study

By Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook; March 7, 2019 BANFF – The provincial government seems open to the idea of…

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Michigan: Study sees support for Holland-Grand Rapids commuter line

By Heather Walker, WOOD 8 NBC; March 6, 2019 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — New results from a survey show…

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New York’s Long Island Rail Road South Fork Commuter Connection Launches Monday Despite Morning Storm Delays

By Greg Wehner, 27east.com; March 4, 2019 The Long Island Rail Road on Monday morning kicked off its inaugural run…

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Great Britain: Passengers flipping out over train to ‘London St Pancake’

By Emma Bowden, Press Association, Independent.ie; March 5, 2019 Commuters were given a sweet treat on Shrove Tuesday as London…

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Ontario: Metrolinx issues safety warning after commuter’s backpack was caught by passing train

By Chris Fox, CTV News Toronto; March 1, 2019 Metrolinx has launched a safety campaign after a passenger’s bag was…

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Amtrak says ‘human error’ caused Chicago Metra delays

By Jake Griffin, Chicago Daily Herald; March 1, 2019 Amtrak officials blamed “human error” for a massive system failure Thursday…

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Polk County, Florida opinion about SunRail Phase 3: Polk’s path to future mobility

By Darren Soto, Guest Columnist, Herald-Tribune; February 28, 2019 Florida will one day soon connect most major cities via fast…

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South Shore, Chicago Metra firm up partnership through 2024

By Andrew Steele, Kokomo Perspective.com; February 27, 2019 CHESTERTON — Terms of the track-usage and service partnership between the South Shore…

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Boston’s MBTA unveils first of 10 commuter rail locomotives undergoing facelift

By Sabrina Schnur, Globe Correspondent, Boston Globe; February 28, 2019 The first of 10 refurbished commuter rail locomotives, overhauled in…

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New York: Metro-North announces start of New Haven line service between Bronx and Manhattan

By Kristin Toussaint, Metro; February 26, 2019 The Metro-North New Haven line trains will soon travel between Fordham and Manhattan,…

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Governor Phil Murphy orders New Jersey Transit to announce restoration date for Atlantic City Rail Line

By David Levinsky, Burlington County Times; February 26, 2019 Gov. Phil Murphy said he ordered NJ Transit Executive Director Kevin…

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Fears about MARTA in Atlanta’s suburbs familiar but changing

By Tyler Estep and David Wickert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; February 21, 2019 Early voting in Gwinnett County’s historic transit referendum starts…

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California: How trains under the bay – not high-speed rail – may connect Sacramento and San Francisco

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; February 20, 2019 For decades, train riders from Sacramento to San Francisco have been…

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Connecticut: 30-30-30 is feasible

Connecticut Viewpoints By Gregory Stroud; Connecticut Mirror; February 19, 2019 With the collapse of yet another high-speed-rail megaproject, this time in…

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To shame or not shame: That’s the Long Island Rail Road question on rider behavior

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; February 16, 2019 For as long as there has been a Long Island Rail Road,…

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Falling Ridership? Study Says, ‘It’s the Service, Stupid’

By Sandy Smith, Next City; February 15, 2019 What’s behind the widespread decline in mass transit ridership in U.S. cities?…

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Train Troubles in Japan: Railway Passengers Declare Backpacks a Major Nuisance

From Nippon.com; February 15, 2019 Railway passengers endure stifling trains and other miseries on their crowded commutes, but the behavior…

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Chicago Metra seeking $5 billion from state to modernize ‘oldest passenger fleet in the country’

By Shannon Halligan, WGN 9; February 14, 2019 CHICAGO — Metra’s passenger cars are the oldest in the nation, and after…

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Chicago Metra to offer free travel this weekend to boost ridership

By ALEX ORTIZ, The Herald-News; February 13, 2019 Metra will offer free rides this weekend, for the first time in…

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Minnesota: Competing proposals push to expand Northstar rail to St. Cloud, Little Falls

By Nora G. Hertel, Saint Cloud Times; February 14, 2019 ST. CLOUD — Commuters between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud…

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Connecticut: Next stop on the Hartford Line … West Hartford?

By Rick Green, Hartford Courant; February 13, 2019 West Hartford’s elected leaders came to the state Capitol Wednesday to make…

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South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s Abrams: ‘Time to shuffle the deck’

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 13, 2019 South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), operator of the…

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New Jersey Transit makes good on late payments to Amtrak totaling $189 million

By Daniel J. Munoz, NJBIZ.com; February 13, 2019 New Jersey Transit caught up on roughly $189 million it owed to…

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DART board of directors approve addition of second track along Cotton Belt line through North Texas suburbs

By Gavin Pugh, Community Impact Newspaper; February 12, 2019 The Cotton Belt passenger rail line will feature a two-way double…

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Connecticut: ‘Rail guy’ Giulietti is Lamont’s transportation ‘game changer’

By Sean Teehan, Hartford Business; February 11, 2019 Joe Giulietti had been planning to move full time to Coral Springs,…

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