New Long Island Rail Road loyalty program offers discounts for local businesses

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; October 2, 2018 Long Island Rail Road commuters’ monthly tickets are about to go a…

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Massachusetts: MBTA board approves Worcester Union Station platform expansion

By Grant Welker, Worcester Business Journal; October 1, 2018 An MBTA board approved a design contract Monday for a second…

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The ACE: An increasingly popular California rail line that actually works for working people

By Joe Mathews, Zócalo Public Square, Desert Sun; September 28, 2018 As the ACE pulls into the Santa Clara station, the conductor…

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Texas: Dallas Area Rapid Tranist approves Cotton Belt commuter line

By Keith Barrow, Senior Editor, International Railway Journal; September 27, 2018 The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board unanimously approved construction of…

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Federal Transit Administration demands Honolulu transit agency to address funding shortfalls

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 27, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has asked the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation…

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New England: ConnDOT finishes Hartford Line track project

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; September 26, 2018 HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Transportation said Tuesday it has completed four…

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New York/New Jersey: This PATH train was so crowded a man remained standing after fainting

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 26, 2018 A PATH train was so crowded Wednesday morning that when a man passed…

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Mocked for shaving on train, man gets New Jersey Transit job interview

By Francis Lally, Asbury Park Press; September 26, 2018 Anthony Torres, 56, the homeless man who was shamed on social…

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Canada: Ottawa’s Confederation Line Delayed

By John Thompson, Canadian Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 25, 2018 Opening of Ottawa’s C$2.1 billion Confederation LRT line has been…

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Caltrain weekend service to San Francisco cut for 6 months during construction

By Michael Cabanatuan, SFGate.com; September 25, 2018 Weekend Caltrain riders won’t be able to ride the train to or from…

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Long Island Rail Road Double Track project completed more than a year ahead of schedule

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; September 24, 2018 A project that added a second track along a 13-mile stretch…

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It’s New Jersey Transit’s go-to excuse for canceling trains, but it’s not the whole story

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 24, 2018 For NJ Transit commuters, the initials PTC might as well stand for Potential…

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Long Island Rail Road’s disability payouts plunge after fraud revealed

By The Associated Press, The News Tribune; September 22, 2018 NEW YORK – Federal disability payments for Long Island Rail…

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South Florida: Track repairs will slow Tri-Rail trains for the rest of the year

By Wayne K. Roustan, Reporter, South Florida Sun Sentinel; September 21, 2018 Railroad track maintenance and repairs are expected to…

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New Hampshire man dies on top of train after leaving Yankee Stadium in New York City

By Paul Feely, New Hampshire Union Leader; September 20, 2018 A New Hampshire man was killed Wednesday night less than…

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What happened to Seth Rogen’s voice? Toronto Transit Commission stopped playing divisive transit PSAs after just one month

By Nick Faris, The London Free Press; September 21, 2018 After piggybacking on Vancouver’s idea to make Seth Rogen the…

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UK: The rain’s a pain when it falls mainly IN the train: Commuters are left soaked and frustrated as water gushes into a carriage

By Terri-ann Williams, Mailonline, The Daily Mail; September 20, 2018 Footage of rain pouring through the roof of a train…

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New Mexico Rail Runner Express: Time to reinvent the wheel?

By T.S. Last, Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal; September 21, 2018 Voters in four counties this November are being asked to…

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New Jersey Transit Cancels Dozens of Train Runs, Warns of More Crowding; Discounts Coming

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; September 20, 2018 New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used…

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California: SMART to begin work on extension of commuter rail to Windsor

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, September 19, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors Wednesday authorized spending…

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Take the No. 5 train to Santa Monica? Los Angeles Metro may rename its rail lines

By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times; September 19, 2018 Instead of taking the Blue Line to Long Beach, how…

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Connecticut Department of Transportation announces steps to improve Shore Line East service

By Jim Shay, The Hour; September 19, 2018 If you ride the Shore Line East railroad on a regular basis,…

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New Jersey Transit rider regrets filming man shaving on train

By Natalie Musumeci, New York Post; September 19, 2018 The New Jersey Transit rider who captured the now-viral video of…

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New York State Senator Kaminsky: Survey reveals Long Island Rail Road commuters displeased with service

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 18, 2018 A state lawmaker’s survey of Long Island Rail Road riders in his…

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Why can’t you get a seat on Metro-North? It’s complicated, but let us explain

By Thomas C. Zambito, Rockland/Westchester Journal News; September 19, 2018 Wondering why you can’t get a seat on Metro-North even…

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