Bombardier Secures Rail Services Contract Extension with Maryland Transit Administration

A press release from Bombardier Transportation; March 26, 2018: – Operations and maintenance contract with one of the largest multi-modal…

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(Federal) sharing is caring

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 26, 2018 SHARING IS CARING:…

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Opinion: Trump is right to resist spending on New York’s way-too-expensive new tunnel

By Josh Barro, Business Insider; March 25, 2018 For President Donald Trump, I’m sure it’s mostly about a grudge. Chuck…

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New York and New Jersey: Fighting Over Funding for Gateway Doesn’t End With Spending Bill

By Mark Niquette, Bloomberg Politics; March 23, 2018 The battle over designating money for the Northeast Corridor rail project is…

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Omnibus Easter egg hunt

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; March 23, 2018 EASTER…

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Breakthrough In Baltimore, Maryland: How Amtrak’s Plans For Penn Station Could Re-Establish The City

By Tara Lerman, Bisnow; March 21, 2018 Baltimore’s Penn Station is getting a makeover, and it could change the face…

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Did Kenya get a loan to build a railway, or vice versa?

From The Economist; March 22, 2018 WHEN Kenya launched its new railway last year, connecting the coastal city of Mombasa…

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Chicago Metra Board approves contract to upgrade Rock Island rehab shops

A press release from Metra; March 21, 2018: The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $29.4 million contract for…

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Trains, transit get windfall in Washington omnibus budget bill

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 22, 2018 MAKE IT RAIN:…

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The Gateway Project Doesn’t Need Trump’s Approval

By Alon Levy, City Lab; March 21, 2018 Holding up the spending bill in Congress this week: a fight over…

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Wisconsin: Dunn County Board backs rail service proposal

By Ben Rueter, Leader-Telegram; March 22, 2018 MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board voted in favor of a potential rail…

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Amtrak Just Changed Its Cancellation Policy — Here’s How Much It Will Now Cost to Get a Refund

By Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure; March 21, 2018 Without fanfare, Amtrak has tightened the rules surrounding their refund and…

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Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway

By DANA RUBINSTEIN, RYAN HUTCHINS and LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; March 21, 2018 Congressional leaders have agreed to include $540 million…

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Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal spending bill, despite Trump criticism and accidents

By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY; March 21, 2018 WASHINGTON — Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal funding, rather than a…

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FRA holding PTC meetings with railroads, suppliers

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; March 20, 2018 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) leadership is stepping up its role in…

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How New Jersey Transit will spend its $242 M windfall from Governor Murphy

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; March 20, 2018 There will be more bus drivers, train engineers, and conductors. Bus and rail…

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New York Post Editorial: Now we need a Plan B for the Hudson tunnel project

By The Editorial Board, New York Post; March 20, 2018 Cross-Hudson train commuters better hope there’s a Plan B for…

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Australian state Victoria signs agreement for Inland Rail project

From Railway Technology; March 19, 2018 The Government of Victoria has signed a bilateral agreement with Australian Deputy Prime Minister…

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Still no Washington resolution to Gateway Tunnel project funding

Will Uber fatality shift the debate on self-driving cars? By TANYA SNYDER, With help from Stephanie Beasley and Ted Hesson,…

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Fingernails too long? New York’s Metro-North’s women conductors unhappy with rule change

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; March 19, 2018 Metro-North’s female conductors sport a functional uniform tailored to a mostly male…

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New York: Say goodbye to bar carts on Long Island Rail Road platforms

By Dean Balsamini, Susan Edelman and Michael Gray, New York Post; March 17, 2018 It’s last call for alcohol on…

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From the editor of Progressive Railroading Magazine: Batory to use data-driven decision making as FRA administrator

By Pat Foran, Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 2018 About seven months after he’d been nominated, longtime railroader Ron Batory…

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New Jersey Governor Murphy, New York Governor Cuomo share blame for Gateway funding woes

An Opinion By Larry Penner, Transportation Historian and Advocate, ROI; March 19, 2018 Previous governors of New York and New…

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Gateway Overseers Say New New York City Rail-Commuter Tunnel Is Inevitable

By Henry Goldman, Bloomberg; March 16, 2018 The $12.7 billion Gateway commuter-rail tunnel opposed by President Donald Trump will get…

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New York Opinion – Gateway’s the wrong way: A $31 billion tunnel project won’t get built; New York should sell Trump on a cheaper, smarter plan

By The Editorial Board; New York Daily News; March 17, 2018 Ok. Ok. This is heresy in New York, but…

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