Freight-rail groups: Don’t scrap NAFTA

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 23, 2018 Freight-rail industry representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico are calling for…

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Free Ron Batory!!!

By Fred Frailey, TRAINS Magazine; January 10, 2018 Foolishness by the senators from New York and New Jersey continues. Six…

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North Carolina DOT’s largest rail infrastructure improvement program wraps up

Written by  Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; January 11, 2018 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is celebrating…

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Staggers what? Time for a name change

Written by Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 9, 2018 Have others noticed that aside from those…

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Not everyone on board for Minnesota high-speed rail

By Janet Moore, Star Tribune; January 8, 2018 An environmental study exploring the viability of high-speed passenger rail service between…

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Fixing Curve at Site of Train Derailment in DuPont, Washington Had Not Been State Priority

By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times; January 2, 2018 The curve where Amtrak Cascades 501 derailed Dec. 18, killing three…

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New York/New Jersey – The right Hudson tunnel: Scale back Gateway to save it

By The Editorial Board, New York Daily News; January 3, 2018 Albeit on wrong-headed political grounds, the Trump administration has…

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USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao calls on railroads to speed up Positive Train Control implementation

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 3, 2018 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is urging Class Is, intercity passenger railroads and…

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GOP Rep. Shuster, chairman of House transportation committee, won’t seek reelection

By Cristina Marcos, The Hill; January 2, 2018 Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will not seek reelection this year, becoming the fourth…

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Cuomo writes to Trump to save Gateway tunnel project

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 31, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office Sunday sought to rescue the federal…

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Trump to Schumer: ‘Drop dead’

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 30, 2017 “Non-existent”: This is the exact term the United…

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New York and New Jersey: Trump administration kills Gateway tunnel deal

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 29, 2017 President Donald Trump dropped his own New Year’s ball—in the…

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Canada: Garneau makes push for voice, video recorders in locomotives after Amtrak crash

By The Canadian Press, The Chronicle Herald; December 26, 2017 OTTAWA — A deadly derailment on the west coast of…

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Amtrak Safety — Or Danger — Needs a Hearing, Cantwell Says

By Griffin Connolly, Roll Call; December 22, 2017 Sen. Maria Cantwell has sent a letter requesting a congressional inquiry into…

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Trump Rail Safety Oversight in Focus After Amtrak Crash

By David Shepardson, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; December 21, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As investigators sift through the…

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Washington State Department of Transportation statement on Amtrak Cascades derailment

A press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation; December 18, 2017: Today’s (Monday, Dec. 18) tragic derailment of…

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USDOT seeks to speed up infrastructure projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 19, 2017 The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ recently published agenda includes…

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Vermont moves closer to improved air and rail travel with Canada

From Vermont Business Magazine; December 14, 2017 Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) hails action this week by the Canadian Parliament to…

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New York, New Jersey reach funding pact for new rail tunnel

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; December 14, 2017 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York and New Jersey…

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North Carolina DOT awards $6 million for freight-rail improvements

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 13, 2017 The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced $6 million in funding will be…

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Florida House bill says train conductors, passengers cannot be auto accident witnesses

By A.G. Gancarski, Florida Politics; December 8, 2017 A new Florida House bill says that train conductors and passengers are not,…

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Rail Blocked Crossing Statute Upheld, Departing From Overwhelming Precedent

By Jameson B. Rice, Holland & Knight LLP, Lexology; December 6, 2017 Many states and municipalities have (or used to…

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Illinois DOT’s Annual Traveler Opinion Survey

By Coty Diaz, ciproud.com; December 7, 2017 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking feedback regarding the state’s…

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