New train station opens for Metra, Amtrak riders in Joliet, Illinois, ending a 6-year wait

By Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune; April 11, 2018 Rail commuting just got easier in Joliet. A grand opening was held…

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New Jersey Transit Seeking to Ease Overcrowding With Rail Car Trade

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; April 10, 2018 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some New Jersey…

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California: Study rejects developer’s call to cut Caltrain downtown extension to two rails

By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, San Francisco Examiner; April 11, 2018 A peer review released Tuesday found that three rail lines…

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Amtrak Plans More Track Work (and Less Pain) at New York Penn Station

“During that diversion, there will be no direct service between New York City and Chicago for the first time since…

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Summer of Hell Part 2? Amtrak announces summer repair work at New York Penn Station

By Nikki M. Mascali, Metro; April 10, 2018 Amtrak will continue its infrastructure renewal work at New York Penn Station…

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California: SMART Gets Grant To Connect Train Service From San Rafael To Larkspur

By Bay City News Service; SFgate.com; April 9, 2018 Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has been awarded $22.5 million to connect…

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South Florida: Do Brightline, other high-speed trains attract more people who want to commit suicide?

By Gil Smart, TCPalm.com; April 9, 2018 It happened again. On Sunday, a pedestrian in Delray Beach was struck and killed by…

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Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Hearing On Hartford Line Rail Car Lease Controversy

By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Courant; April 9, 2018 Connecticut transportation officials knew six years ago that additional rail cars…

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House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster Statement on Administration’s Infrastructure Streamlining Memorandum of Understanding

A press release from the United States House of Representative Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; April 9, 2018: For Immediate Release:…

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Editorial: Connecticut’s Hartford Line Delays Are Embarrassing

By The Editorial Board, Hartford Courant; April 8, 2018 Considering the amount of time and money already spent on the…

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Opinion – How to improve and expand the Northeast rail corridor: Stop doing infrastructure upside down

By John Brown Miller, Washington Examiner; April 8, 2018 The federal role in financing state infrastructure remains upside down. Instead…

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A runaway train carrying 1,000 passengers traveled for miles in India

By Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post; April 9, 2018 It was a scene right out of “Speed”: an out-of-control train traveling…

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Leaders vow to address time delays on new Pacific Surfliner commuter train in California

By Kacey Drescher, KEYT 3; April 6, 2018 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments held…

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California: Getting to Sacramento is about to get a lot easier

By Vito Chiesa, The Modesto Bee; April 6, 2018 Making the stressful drive to Sacramento for an early morning meeting…

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Amtrak Empire Service changes no sweat for Metro-North passengers

By ZAK KOSTRO, The Riverdale Press; April 6, 2018 Amtrak trains passing through Spuyten Duyvil will take a different route…

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New York City studying ways to get more New Yorkers on commuter rail lines

By Joe Anuta, Crain’s New York Business; April 5, 2018 The city’s Department of Transportation is studying ways to get…

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Connecticut DOT Blaming Amtrak For Decision To Lease 30-Year-Old Rail Cars for Hartford Line

By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Courant; April 6, 2018 Connecticut officials are blaming their decision to lease aged rail cars…

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MassDOT: 30-Year-Old Rail Cars Connecticut Is Leasing Not Worth Repairing

By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Courant; April 6, 2018 The 30-year-old rail cars Connecticut is spending $4.45 million to renovate…

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Editorial: Transportation will carry Connecticut’s future

By The Editorial Board, The Day; April 5, 2018 The Romans built roads and spread an empire. President Dwight Eisenhower…

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Grab a book for the train ride on the Long Island Rail Road

From The Long Island Herald; April 4, 2018 The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library collaborated with the Long Island Rail Road to…

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New Joliet, Illinois train station opens Wednesday

By BOB OKON, The Herald-News; April 5, 2018 JOLIET – The new train station is scheduled to open Wednesday. The…

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First Brightline train arrives at Miami station during final stage of construction

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; April 4, 2018 A Brightline train pulled into the MiamiCentral station for…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline adding Friday night trains

By Wayne K. Roustan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 5, 2018 Brightline express passenger service is adding a late train to…

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European Commission approves Škoda Transportation sale

By Quintus Vosman, International Railway Journal; April 4, 2018 THE European Commission (EC) has approved the takeover of Škoda Transportation…

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Site plan approved for Martinsburg, West Virginia Amtrak station upgrades

By Matthew Umstead, Herald-Mail; April 4, 2018 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg Planning Commission approved a site plan Wednesday night…

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