U.S., The big railroad Amtrak forgot: The Chicago and North Western System was a huge granger railroad and operated lots and lots of passenger trains

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; November 23, 2022 The Chicago and North Western System was a major…

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U.S., Ohio: Understanding for Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak and beyond the critical national implications of a Cincinnati route hub with car-lines to both east and west coasts

Editor’s Note: Guest Commentator William Lindley illuminates the concept of a new George Washington as a useful replacement for Stephen…

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U.S., Northeast Corridor: Former Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian found not guilty in 2015 derailment

By CBS3 Staff, CBS Philly; March 4, 2022 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After a week-long trial, a jury has found Brandon…

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U.S., California: ‘Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:’ The Forgotten ‘Stars’ Film Buffs Should Know About

By Jim Alkon, Booktrib; July 15th, 2020 Names like Chaplin, Garbo, Keaton and Stanwyck among countless others come to mind…

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Canada, Ontario: ‘In 30 years … this is the worst I’ve seen’: Smiths Falls, Perth travel agencies reeling over coronavirus crisis

By Desmond Devoy, Smiths Falls Record News; March 19, 2020 There are as many as 60 cancellation files sitting on…

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Railroaders will be working on Thanksgiving Day so you can travel to be with family and friends

Today is Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, the busiest travel day of the year. Sunday will be nearly as busy…

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Here’s Why We’ve Failed to Figure Out Why Infrastructure Costs So Much

By Josh Barro, Intelligencer, New York Magazine; July 24, 2019 Last year, in a provision tucked away in an appropriations…

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Regional Transit Authority updates its master transit plan for Southeast Michigan

By Aaron Mondry, Curbed Detroit; July 15, 2019 After failing to pass a regional transit millage in 2016, the Regional…

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New player to test Indianapolis-Chicago bus service, replacing Amtrak’s Hoosier State service

By Susan Orr, Indianapolis Business Journal; May 31, 2019 New York City-based transportation startup OurBus plans to test a daily…

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Boston Surface Railroad Company looks to raise capital ahead of 2020 opening

By LAUREN CLEM, Staff Writer, The Valley Breeze; May 15, 2019 WOONSOCKET – Plans for an intercity passenger rail between…

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Precision Crew Scheduling: What would Hunter say?

By William C. Keppen, Jr., Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2019 I knew Hunter Harrison when he was a Burlington Northern…

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Opinion: The railroads still belong to Hunter Harrison — even now that he’s gone

By Howard Green, Financial Post; January 24, 2019 Anyone who can furnish a resume showing they worked under four-time railroad…

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Another procession to the morgue, this time after 2 Chicago officers struck and killed by train

By Jeremy Gorner, William Lee, Madeline Buckley and Hannah Leone, Chicago Tribune; December 18, 2018 A long procession of police…

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Ontario’s Goderich-Exeter Railway leased segment reverts to Canadian National

By Stephen C. Host, Railway Age Magazine; November 20, 2018 At midnight on Nov. 16, 2018, the 20-year lease of…

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New York & Atlantic Railway: focusing on industrial development on Long Island

November 5, 2018 Here’s a railroad that is telling the story of its great strengths to the audience groups who…

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Yankee Leisure Group Expands Operations to Sydney

By Newsdesk, Travel Agent Magazine; October 5, 2018 Yankee Leisure Group (YLG) has announced the opening of its new office…

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How the Washington & Old Dominion railroad created Northern Virginia’s suburbs

By Gregg Otten, Guest Contributor, Greater Greater Washington; October 3, 2018 Today, the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) is a…

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Student designing maps aimed at making it easier to travel across British Columbia without a car

By Andrew Kurjata, CBC News; September 28, 2018 An education student at the University of Victoria has channeled his “passion…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: THAI Smile lifts standard of in-flight service

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passengers are doing: JetBlue Brings EatUp® Café Fresh Food to More Latin America and Caribbean Routes

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food service operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Emirates expands on inflight entertainment, launches food and wine channel

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about managing food servcie operations and passenger expectations. – Corridorrail.com…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Deluxe wine and food on the water

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…

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What other passenger carriers are doing: Celebrity Cruises unveils revolutionary ship Edge

Editor’s Note: This is another story in an ongoing series about what other common carrier passenger operators are doing about…

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United Airlines changes up cheeseburger for third time

Editor’s Note: Yes, this is a story about a legacy airline and the food it serves to its passengers. Why…

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The Daily CSX: CSX Announces Senior Executive Changes

A press release from CSX Corporation; July 9, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)…

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