California’s Thomas fire suspends part of Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner service, shuts resorts in Ojai and Santa Barbara

By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times; December 12, 2017 Amtrak’s rail service between Oxnard and San Luis Obispo on its…

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San Bernardino, California leaders celebrate debut of new passenger rail from Santa Fe Depot to city transit center

By Brian Whitehead, San Bernardino Sun; December 5, 2017 The new Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail is expected to provide…

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The World’s Greatest Travel System has many children in today’s travel world

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company, in the early days, was the privately owned railroad company in Canada which built Canada’s…

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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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San Francisco Muni’s newest train taken out of service after passenger’s fingernail gets stuck in door

By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, San Francisco Examiner; December 1, 2017 Muni’s newest train was taken out of service Thursday after…

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On track: 5 of the nation’s most prominent rail projects

By Kim Slowey, Construction Dive; November 28, 2017 In the early 19th century, when the first passenger and cargo trains…

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How the Amtrak Dining Car Could Heal the Nation

By GABRIEL KAHANE, The New York Times; November 28, 2017 On Nov. 9, 2016, I boarded the Lake Shore Limited,…

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California: San Jose Downtown Association Executive Director Scott Knies Pushes Back on Diridonification

By The Fly, San Jose Inside; November 22, 2017 Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has…

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California: Hackers attack Sacramento transit system and demand $8,000 ransom

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; November 20, 2017 Computer hackers directly attacked the Sacramento Regional Transit system computers this…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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California: Oceanside Transit Center changes to improve holiday travel, officials say

By City News Service, FOX 5; November 20, 2017 SAN DIEGO — Transportation officials Monday morning will celebrate the completion…

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Southern California: Metrolink’s “Tier 4” locomotive unveiling stopped in its tracks

By Christian Monterrosa and Ryan Painter, The Signal; November 19, 2017 Metrolink was set to unveil its brand new Tier…

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California high-speed rail agency selects German firm as early train operator

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 16, 2017 The California High-Speed Rail Authority‘s (CHSRA) board yesterday approved an early train operator…

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Bike hub opens at Los Angeles Union Station

By Bianca Barragan, Curbed Los Angeles; November 14, 2017 Union Station is upping its bike game. A big, new bike…

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California: Foothill Gold Line Light Rail Extension to Generate $2.6 Billion in Economic Return and Tens of Thousands of Jobs During Construction, Study Reveals

A press release from Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority: MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the Foothill Gold Line…

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Doctors Rank Train Stations for Healthful, #TastyTrainFood; L.A. and D.C. Earn Highest Scores

A press release from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Holiday travelers who ride Amtrak will find numerous healthful meals…

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Draft Supplemental document released for Fresno-Bakersfield section of California HSR project as state seeks to take over environmental reviews

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 10, 2017 The state of California is looking to assume federal environmental…

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California: SMART eyes eastbound rail extension toward Solano County

By Guy Kovner, The Press Democrat; November 10, 2017 Up and running for less than three months on a portion…

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Expensive questions surface with changed passenger car order

California selects Siemens for passenger car order two years after a Nippon-Sharyo prototype failed key test From TRAINS Magazine Newswire;…

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Los Angeles: Beset by utility problems, Metro’s downtown subway project will open a year late

By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times; November 9, 2017 A complicated subway project designed to seamlessly connect three rail…

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Passenger railroads try new social media tools to connect with riders

By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2017 In May, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on…

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San Francisco: BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ train misses mark in test run

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 9, 2017 Bay Area Rapid Transit‘s (BART) new “Fleet of the Future” rail cars failed…

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