UK: Ministers warned against creating ‘Ryanair on the tracks’ amid comfort concerns

By PA, AOL News; March 1, 2018 Train passengers should not feel they have to bring their own inflatable cushions,…

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Cunard Partners With Rocky Mountaineer to Offer Guests Luxury by Rail

A press release from Cunard Line: VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 /CNW/ — Luxury cruise brand Cunard has announced its…

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France Unveils Plan to Make Railway Company More Competitive

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; February 26, 2018 PARIS (AP) — French Prime minister Edouard Philippe…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Railways revenue hits 25-year high

By Branislav Pekic, International Railway Journal; February 23, 2018 BOSNIA and Herzegovina Federal Railways (ŽFBiH), one of two companies operating…

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Train versus plane: what’s the fastest way between London and Amsterdam?

By Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent, Independent; February 21, 2018 The inaugural Eurostar service took three hours, 44 minutes from London…

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Faster than flying: the high-speed rail routes taking on the air industry

By Eva Grey, Railway Technology; February 19, 2018 A recent analysis found that on certain routes across Asia and Europe,…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: ‘Train to Christmas Town’ performers finally receive pay, weeks after attraction closed

From KATU News; February 16, 2018 HOOD RIVER, Ore — Santa’s helpers on the “Train to Christmas Town” say they’ve finally…

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Iowa Pacific in Oregon: ‘Train to Christmas Town’ actors say Mount Hood Railroad still owes them money

By Joe Douglass, KATU News 2; February 13, 2018 HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Nearly a month and a half after the…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Train engine derails, is left running for a week

  By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; February 12, 2018 JOHNSBURG — A Saratoga & North Creek Railway locomotive derailed…

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India: Five elephants killed due to train-hit in Assam

From A Correspondent Report, The Shillong Times; February 11, 2018 GUWAHATI: At least five wild elephants were killed after they…

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Ryanair on rails? Spain’s high-speed AVE train tries a low-cost formula

By Ramón Muñoz, El Pais; February 9  2018 Spain’s state railway company, Renfe, is experimenting with low-cost formulas that mirror…

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UK: Virgin East Coast is close to financial collapse

From The Economist; February 8, 2018 THE East Coast mainline is Britain’s most scenic long-distance railway. Connecting London to Edinburgh…

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India sets rail budget at record $US 23.3bn

By Srinand Jha, International Railway Journal; February 2, 2018 INDIA’s finance minister Mr Arun Jaitley has announced a budget of…

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Irish Rail ordered to pay €16,000 for false imprisonment of passenger

From The Journal.ie; January 31, 2018 IRISH RAIL WAS guilty of having made “unwarranted slurs” in court against a 26-year-old…

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OPINION A revised ONTC mandate could allow extended passenger rail service in Northern Ontario

By Lucille Frith, Spokesperson for NEORN, BayToday.ca; January 31, 2018 Corina Moore, ONTC CEO spoke last week about the future…

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Best American train trips for beer, wine, and spirits lovers

By Amanda Gabriele, Supercall; January 12, 2018 Air travel is a drag. With all the delays, baggage limits and overpriced…

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Britain’s biggest rail franchise gives poor value for money, says government watchdog

By Mark Ellis, Mirror; January 10, 2018 Britain’s biggest rail franchise has been branded the worst service over the last…

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UK: Virgin Trains stops selling Daily Mail newspaper on trains

By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press, Tri-City Herald; January 9, 2018 LONDON – Virgin Trains and the Daily Mail are sparring…

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Texas State Railroad ends 2017 on high note

Special to the Progress, Jacksonville Progress; January 6, 2018 Texas State Railroad’s 2017 was a year marked with transition and…

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Scotland’s railways poised for greatest improvements since Victorian times

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; December 30, 2017 Passengers will see the greatest improvements on Scotland’s railways in 2018 since…

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World’s first solar-powered train mixes the old and the new along Australian coast

By Nick Lavars, New Atlas; December 18, 2017 Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline in Australia will have…

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Iowa Pacific Holdings owned Mount Hood Railroad’s Christmas train derails for 2nd time in month; no one hurt

By Aimee Green, The Oregonian; December 22, 2017 A scenic tourist train carrying families sipping on hot cocoa and listening…

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Japan: Bullet train makes departure, mistakenly leaves 200 passengers behind on platform

By Meg Murphy, Sora News 24; December 18, 2017 The trains in Japan are often praised for their punctuality, and…

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