Amtrak to close Riverside, California call center, eliminating 550 jobs

By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise; November 14, 2018 Amtrak said Wednesday it will close its Riverside reservation center in January,…

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Amtrak: A failure of public enterprise?

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 14, 2018 From the November 2018 issue of Railway Age:…

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G.I. magazine’s military friendly employer list includes five railroads

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 13, 2018 Five major railroads appear on the 2019 Military Friendly® Employers list recently issued…

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Book Review: An anti-passenger-rail manifesto

Opinion By David Peter Alan, Chair, Lackawanna Coalition, Railway Age Magazine; November 13, 2018 “Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains…

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Fixing Chicago’s freight rail congestion

By Katie Pyzyk, Smart Cities Dive; November 12, 2018 As goods and raw materials make their way to all parts…

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Amtrak video goes behind scenes of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station restoration

By Michael Tanenbaum, Staff, Philly Voice; November 9, 2018 Anyone who’s spent much time in or around 30th Street Station…

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Private investment group helps International Rail Partners form RailUSA, parent of Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad

Editor’s Note: Yesterday’s report from the Jacksonville Business Journal brought the news a major piece of CSX trackage in Florida…

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Off the Rails: Amtrak station built near Miami International Airport with taxpayer dollars goes unused

By Brian Entin, WSVN 7 News; November 5, 2018 (WSVN) – Millions of taxpayer dollars were used to build a…

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The Daily CSX: CSX selling 373 miles of track in Florida, Georgia

Editor’s Note: The former Seaboard Air Line/Louisville & Nashville track across Florida’s panhandle which is being sold is the route…

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Rail Reinvented: 8 Train Stations With Awesome Comeback Stories

By Brittany Anas, livability.com; October 8, 2018 Some of America’s best comeback stories are playing out in a most unlikely…

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Editorial: Make Toledo-to-Detroit train a reality

By The Editorial Board, The Toledo Blade; November 4, 2018 Anyone who has pounded a steering wheel in frustration trying…

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Maine: Amtrak expanding train service to Freeport, Brunswick on November 12th

By The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald; November 2, 2018 More trains from Boston are coming to the Freeport and…

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Maine: Passenger rail study cites ‘latent demand’ for Lewiston-Auburn connection to Portland

By Andrew Rice, Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald; November 4, 2018 AUBURN — If you build it, they will come…

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Pulling out the stops for a Bedford, Virginia Amtrak stop

By Shannon Keith, The News & Advance; November 2, 2018 BEDFORD — A grassroots organization in Bedford and Franklin counties…

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Getting There: Amtrak service failing in Connecticut

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; November 5, 2018 I’m usually a huge Amtrak fan. But not today. Sure, I love…

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Reinstate passenger rail service referendum to appear on some Illinois Election Day Ballots

By Ethan Rosuck, WIFR CBS 23 News; November 2, 2018 ROCKFORD, Ill (WIFR) — The topic of bringing back passenger…

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Amtrak’s Problems Actually Extend Much Further Than Recent String of Accidents

By Sarah Skootsky, Observer.com; November 2, 2018 The past few days have been rough for Amtrak. On Thursday morning, a…

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New York City’s East Side Access last big push goes to Skanska

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 1, 2018 The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Oct.…

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Massachusetts: Berkshire Flyer pilot rail service funded for 2020; passenger rail on Housatonic line remains a question mark

By Terry Cowgill, The Berkshire Edge; October 30, 2018 Pittsfield —The train hasn’t left the station — yet. But the…

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New York State: Support grows for more Saratoga trains

By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; October 31, 2018 Saratoga Springs New tracks and stations are in place. But Amtrak…

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Police say North Carolina man found dead on track jumped from Amtrak train

By The Associated Press, The Fayetteville Observer; November 1, 2018 ENFIELD — Police in North Carolina say a man whose…

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Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments will consider studying rail line between Toledo, Detroit

By David Patch, The Toledo Blade; October 30, 2018 Inspired in part by an analysis recently conducted of potential passenger-train…

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Amtrak thrives in Roanoke, Virginia one year after return of passenger rail service

By Jessica Jewell, Weekend Anchor/Reporter, WSLS 10 News NBC; October 30, 2018 ROANOKE, Va. – Amtrak continues thriving in the…

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Amtrak reveals next steps in Chicago Union Station development

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 30, 2018 Amtrak, Union Station Redevelopment Partners and Chicago city officials on Sunday announced the…

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