It started in the 19th century as the Canada Railway News Company, now Cara’s ready for U.S. and Canadian expansion after the Keg’s purchase

By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 23, 2018 TORONTO — Cara Operations Ltd. is beefing up its…

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Amtrak to improve access at Latrobe, Pennsylvania train station

By Jeff Himler, Trib Live; January 24, 2018 Amtrak intends to make changes at its train station in Latrobe to…

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Toronto Union Station renovation delayed again, will cost $23M more

By Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter, Toronto Star; January 19, 2018 The troubled revitalization of Union Station has hit another setback,…

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Passenger rail platform project a go in Elyria, Ohio

By Scott Mahoney, The Chronicle-Telegram; January 17, 2018 ELYRIA — The county’s long-awaited passenger rail platform project, which would replace…

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First phase of Amtrak parking lot expansion finished at Staples Mill station in Richmond, Virginia

BY ROBERT ZULLO, Richmond Times-Dispatch; January 16, 2018 The first phase of work to expand the cramped parking lot at…

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Pennsylvania: Amtrak station plans delayed again; platform, bridge, Emaus extension pushed into 2020s

By Dan Miller, Press & Journal; January 10, 2018 Construction of the new Amtrak train station in Middletown was supposed…

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The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse

By Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek; January 10, 2018 To get to New York’s Penn Station, every northbound Amtrak passenger makes…

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Jackson, Michigan Amtrak ticket window to stay open 5 days a week, but that could change

By Taylor DesOrmeau, mlive.com; January 8, 2018 JACKSON, MI – Train riders can continue buying tickets from the Jackson depot…

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10 historical facts you didn’t know about Toronto Union Station

Sponsored Feature Presented by Toronto Union Station, NOW; January 4, 2018 Union Station was designated a national historic site of…

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Heading by train to Grand Canyon? Williams Amtrak station closes, forcing shuttle from Flagstaff, Arizona

  By FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press, Arizona Daily Sun; January 3, 2018 WILLIAMS  — The train rolled in well past…

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Amtrak preps for next New York Penn Station repair phase

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 4, 2018 Amtrak tomorrow will kick off the next round of track renewal projects at…

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Work to start on Schenectady, New York train station

By Stephen Williams, The Daily Gazette; December 29, 2017 SCHENECTADY — Construction on the new Schenectady rail station should start…

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Amtrak proposes boarding platform, ADA improvements at Martinsburg, West Virginia train station

By Matthew Umstead, Herald-Mail; December 27, 2017 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Construction of a 440-foot boarding platform at the Caperton Train…

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Unique New Orleans moments: Union Passenger Terminal opens in 1954

Staff Report, The New Orleans Advocate; December 27, 2017 The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal replaced five railroad stations that…

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Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina train station to be demolished, but future of property unknown

By Ben Graham, Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; December 27, 2017 The Amtrak station on West Cabarrus Street in downtown…

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When Train Travel was Chic: A Visit to Barstow’s Harvey House

By David and Kay Scott, CNHI News Service, The Effingham Daily News; December 20, 2017 During an early December journey…

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Downtown Tampa’s Union Station on the verge of becoming special events venue

By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Senior Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; December 19, 2017 Tampa’s historic Union Station is on the…

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Maryland: Amtrak names team to redevelop Baltimore’s Penn Station, surrounding Amtrak properties

By Sarah Gantz, The Baltimore Sun; December 14, 2017 The long-discussed redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station and nearby Amtrak properties…

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Washington State: Confusion, potential sprint across dangerous tracks after Amtrak, Sounder station merger

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 11, 2017 Changes at the Tacoma Sounder train station at Freighthouse Square have…

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Alton, Illinois train depot comes down; FDR and Eleanor, Gerald Ford stopped at station

By Linda N. Weller, The Telegraph; December 11, 2017 ALTON — A trackhoe began tearing away at the old Alton…

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Oklahoma City Santa Fe Station Re-Opens After $28 Million In Renovations

By Karl Torp, News 9; December 7, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY – After 3 years of construction, the first phases of…

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$2 million restoration of Lawrence, Kansas Santa Fe depot moves forward

By Rochelle Valverde, Lawrence Journal-World; December 6, 2017 Following delays, the restoration of the Santa Fe train station is once…

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Fires at New York City’s two busiest train hubs occur around same time

By Staff, New York Business Journal; December 6, 2017 Firefighters were called to combat two separate fires that took place…

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Pennsylvania: Erie’s Union Station marks 90th year Most Popular Our Picks

By Jim Martin, GoErie.com; December 4, 2017 Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Erie-based Logistics Plus, doesn’t claim to be…

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Odors, long lines, closures plague Los Angeles Union Station bathrooms, so Metro will spend millions to fix them

By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News; November 30, 2017 William Meyers was recovering from a bladder operation…

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