Las Vegas editorial: All aboard the train to Victorville, California

An Editorial Opinion From The Las Vegas Review-Journal; September 29, 2018 Talk of a high-speed train connecting Las Vegas and…

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The ACE: An increasingly popular California rail line that actually works for working people

By Joe Mathews, Zócalo Public Square, Desert Sun; September 28, 2018 As the ACE pulls into the Santa Clara station, the conductor…

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Los Angeles: Inside Union Station’s Soaring Art Deco Brewpub

By Farley Elliott, Los Angeles Eater; September 27, 2018 There’s a special new player in the Downtown drinking scene, and…

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Riding the Brightline, America’s Train of the Future

By Paul Rubio, Conde Nast Traveler; September 25, 2018 It seems every business nowadays labels itself an industry “disrupter.” But…

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Gas-tax repeal backers to launch new campaign to halt California’s bullet train

By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times; September 25, 2018 Backers of a November initiative to repeal the gas-tax increase said…

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$2 Billion ‘Grand Central of the West’ terminal is shut down over safety concerns

By Bradford Betz, Fox News; September 26, 2018 A San Francisco transit terminal which took nearly 10 years to build…

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Caltrain weekend service to San Francisco cut for 6 months during construction

By Michael Cabanatuan, SFGate.com; September 25, 2018 Weekend Caltrain riders won’t be able to ride the train to or from…

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XpressWest acquisition renews hope for Las Vegas area high-speed rail

By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal; September 22, 2018 Last week, Brightline, a privately owned and operated intercity passenger…

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California: SMART to begin work on extension of commuter rail to Windsor

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, September 19, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors Wednesday authorized spending…

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A startup tries to revive train travel in America

From The Economist; September 20, 2018 RAILWAYS played an integral role in the development of modern America. The first coast-to-coast…

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Take the No. 5 train to Santa Monica? Los Angeles Metro may rename its rail lines

By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times; September 19, 2018 Instead of taking the Blue Line to Long Beach, how…

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Metro Is Bringing a Retro Arcade to Los Angeles Union Station

By Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine; September 20, 2018 Metro knows people think of Union Station as little more than…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline goes west, plans Los Angeles-Las Vegas high speed rail

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 18, 2018 With its funding plans clearer, South Florida passenger start-up…

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Take a ride on firefighting train battling the Delta Fire in California

By David Caraccio, The Sacramento Bee; September 14, 2018 Special equipment, locomotives and water cars are being used by Union…

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Caltrain reports uptick in average weekday ridership

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 13, 2018 Caltrain logged 65,095 average weekday passengers during its annual ridership count conducted earlier…

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Caltrans Unveils 2018 California State Rail Plan

A press release from Caltrans; September 10, 2018: SACRAMENTO – Caltrans released the 2018 State Rail Plan on Monday, calling…

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San Francisco’s new $2.2 billion transit center, the ‘Grand Central Station of the West,’ is officially open to the public — take a look around

By Katie Canales, Business Insider; SFGate.com; September 9, 2018 San Francisco’s highly-anticipated Salesforce Transit Center and the new park located…

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Streetcar projects flourish as cities seek to attract businesses, millennials

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 2018 When Oklahoma City opens its OKC Streetcar service later…

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My Amtrak Story: From Milwaukee to San Francisco

By Gina Doyle, Progressive Railroading Magazine, September 2018 Fifty-one hours train time — plus 90 minutes from Milwaukee to Chicago.…

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San Francisco Muni cuts training hours to boost number of train operators, combat driver shortage

By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, San Francisco Examiner; September 8, 2018 In its scramble to roll out qualified train operators quickly…

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Opinion: Safer rail operations for nation is legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash

By Art Leahy, The Orange County Register; September 8, 2018 Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years…

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California: Alameda Corridor-East freight-rail trench to be dedicated

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 7, 2018 California state, federal and local municipal officials next week will dedicate the 1.4-mile…

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California panel OKs $2 billion in transportation, rail improvement projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 4, 2018 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved more than $2 billion in funding…

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California, Texas riding different tracks to high-speed rail

By David Castellon, The Business Journal; August 31, 2018 For nearly eight years, Californians have engaged in a deep and…

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California: North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; September 1, 2018 Two long-term and ambitious projects tied to North Coast rail operations…

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