Cardinal passengers stranded in Culpeper, Virginia after Amtrak crash involving GOP legislators

By Daniel Tyson, CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT, The Free Lance-Star; January 31, 2018 Fabien Navidi’s body movements Wednesday afternoon were nearly robotic.…

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NTSB Launches Go-Team to Investigate Today’s Amtrak Accident

A press release from the National Transportation Safety Board: WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board has…

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Alex Jones said the GOP Amtrak crash was a “kamikaze” attack, because of course he did

By Rachel, Leah, Salon; January 31, 2018 On Wednesday, Alex Jones claimed that an incident in which a train carrying GOP lawmakers crashed into a…

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Facebook Pushes ‘False Flag’ Amtrak Conspiracies in Trending Section

By Ben Collins, Daily Beast; January 31, 2018 The “People Are Saying” section of Facebook’s curated Trending News feature prominently…

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Trump calls for $1.5 trillion infrastructure package

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 31, 2018 President Donald Trump called on Congress last night to produce legislation that will…

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Glenview, Illinois Group Forms To Challenge Amtrak Hiawatha Service Rail Project

By Tom Robb, Journal & Topics; January 31, 2018 Members of a new group and village officials, who say environmental…

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State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee asks Congress for dedicated rail funding

By Chris Galford, Transportation Today News; January 31, 2018 A panel made up of state officials and Amtrak representatives has,…

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One person killed when Amtrak train in Crozet, Virginia carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat collides with truck

By Hawes Spencer, Martine Powers, Faiz Siddiqui and Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post; January 31, 2018 CROZET, Va. — One…

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Rail crossing at Virginia crash site of GOP chartered train has warning signals

By The Associated Press, The Virginian-Pilot; January 31, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The railroad crossing where a train carrying Republican…

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State DOTs, regulators and railroads collaborate on grade crossing upgrades, closures

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 2018 Despite a decrease in the number of grade crossing…

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Train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck in Virginia

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill; January 31, 2018 A train carrying Republican lawmakers to their GOP retreat in West Virginia…

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Report: FRA chief counsel Reyes serving as acting administrator

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 30, 2018 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Chief Counsel Juan Reyes has become the agency’s acting…

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Next Stop: Your Room, at the World’s Best Railway Hotels

By Michael Kaminer, The Points Guy; January 27, 2018 Railway hotels conjure a sepia-toned, steam-shrouded era of travel, when rival…

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San Antonio, Texas: SunsetStation has been a transportation hub for more than a century

From San Antonio Express News; January 29, 2018 A century-old train station east of downtown was renovated during the late…

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CTrail in New England: How New Haven to Springfield line will work, cost to build it, ticket prices, train schedules and its MBTA connection

By Jim Kinney, The Republican, masslive.com; January 29, 2018 Anyone who has hit traffic jams at the junction of interstates…

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Former train conductor says safety is virtually non-existent at Amtrak

By Tatevik Aprikyan and Q13 News Staff, Q13 Fox; January 28, 2018 SEATTLE – Just over a month after Amtrak Train…

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California: Amtrak train evacuated in Moorpark after man’s behavior raises concerns

By Gretchen Wenner, Ventura County Star; January 27, 2018 An Amtrak train was evacuated Saturday morning in Moorpark after a man…

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Rail report prioritizes north-south passenger routes through Springfield, Massachusetts

By James F. Lowe, masslive.com; January 26, 2018 BOSTON — A draft report from the state Department of Transportation gives top…

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New Massachusetts DOT plan includes East-West rail study, after years of legislative struggle

By Dan Glaun, masslive.com; January 26, 2018 A newly-released draft of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s 2018 rail plan includes a…

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Citizens group promotes bringing a passenger rail service back through Rockford, Illinois

By Kourtney Adams, WIFR CBS 23; January 26, 2018 ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) — There’s been talk of bringing a passenger…

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Kansas Senate committee looks at passenger rail

By Chad Frey, Newton Kansan, The Ottawa Herald; January 26, 2018 Led by Sen. Carolyn McGinn (R-Sedgwick), the Kansas Senate…

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New England’s Downeaster Service: Amtrak could make stops along the Midcoast as early as this summer

By Chris Chase, Staff Writer, Coastal Journal; January 23, 2018 NEWCASTLE — A proposal by Amtrak to bring passenger train…

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NTSB: Amtrak engineer missed signs before deadly Washington State derailment

By Stephen Cohen, SeattlePI.com; January 25, 2018 Federal investigators say the engineer at the controls of the Amtrak passenger train…

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The Daily CSX: CSX considers sale of former Boston & Albany line

By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; January 24, 2018 CSX Transportation is considering the sale of as much as 8,000…

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Bombardier Rail Chief Sees 10% Sales Growth Extending Into 2018

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 Bombardier Inc. expects to see another year of 10 percent sales growth from…

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