World’s first solar-powered train mixes the old and the new along Australian coast

By Nick Lavars, New Atlas; December 18, 2017 Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline in Australia will have…

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Central Florida commentary: Today’s SunRail is just the start

By Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel; December 19, 2017 I’m sitting on the top deck of a SunRail car, cruising through…

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Pregnant Subway Riders in Tokyo Can Request a Seat With Their Phones

By Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure; December 20, 2017 More than 40 years ago, social psychologist Dr. Stanley Milgram gave…

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All Aboard Florida: Can the Treasure Coast coexist with Brightline passenger rail? We shall see

Opinion by Rich Campbell, TCPalm.com; December 19, 2017 Are you ready for the piercing shriek of passenger train horns? Multiple times…

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Can Amtrak avoid creative destruction?

Written by  Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 20, 2017 Watching Washington, December 2017: Ignore Professor Plum…

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The unique way Amtrak’s Coscia plans to get Gateway done

By Tom Bergeron, ROI; December 21, 2017 Tony Coscia has spent years pulling together all of the public entities required…

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Maryland: Federal appeals court rules Purple Line can go forward

By The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun; December 19, 2017 WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction on Maryland’s Purple Line light-rail line…

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New Jersey Transit is a ‘national disgrace’ that must be torn down and rebuilt: Murphy

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 20, 2017 Gov.-elect Phil Murphy pulled no punches about what he thinks is the biggest job…

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California: LAN to manage Salinas rail project construction

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 19, 2017 The Transportation Authority of Monterey County (TAMC) has…

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All Aboard Florida: Counties Continue to Challenge Brightline in Court

By Ed Dean, Sunshine State News; December 20, 2017 In recent years, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties have…

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Spelling out the facts: It Should Have Been a Celebration for New $181 Million Train Route. What Went Wrong?

By Craig Sailor of The News Tribune, The Chronicle; December 19, 2017 They were the first passengers to use a…

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Deadly Rail Crash Revives Questions About Amtrak’s Safety Record

By Ryan Beene, Alan Levin, and Mark Niquette, Bloomberg News; December 19, 2017 The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state…

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USDOT seeks to speed up infrastructure projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 19, 2017 The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ recently published agenda includes…

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Derailed Washington State train was first of new route, added service

By Daniel DeMay, Seattle PI; December 18, 2017 The train that derailed Monday morning was the first Amtrak Cascades high-speed…

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Analysis: Amtrak’s critical projects to increase US rail connectivity

By Joe Baker, Railway Technology; December 18, 2017 Amtrak has launched its ‘Ready to Build’ campaign, highlighting five critical investments…

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Editorial: Amid federal instability, Illinois can’t sit on rail project

By The Editorial Board, The Quad City Times; December 17, 2017 Dawdling isn’t an option in this political environment. Especially…

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Japan: Bullet train makes departure, mistakenly leaves 200 passengers behind on platform

By Meg Murphy, Sora News 24; December 18, 2017 The trains in Japan are often praised for their punctuality, and…

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New Jersey Transit, Amtrak testing ways to find terrorist bombers at train stations

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; December 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are working with the Transportation Security Administration on…

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Long Bridge rail expansion may allow biking, walking between Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia

By Max Smith, WTOP; December 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — Plans to expand a key rail bottleneck for VRE, Amtrak and…

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New York: Transformative modernisation of Long Island Rail Road approved

From Global Railway Review; December 15, 2017 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved a design-build contract with 3rd Track…

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Japan’s transport minister orders inspections for all 4,800 bullet trains after crack found

By Walter Sim, Japan Correspondent, The Straits Times; December 15, 2017 TOKYO – Japan’s transport minister Keiichi Ishii has ordered…

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Amtrak officials say New Jersey Transit owes $121 million for use of tracks from Trenton to New York

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; December 15, 2017 NJ Transit owes Amtrak $121 million for its use of the…

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UK: Reversing the 1960s Beeching rail cuts will help tackle the housing crisis, says Chris Grayling

By Christopher Hope, Chief Political Correspondent, The Telegraph; December 14, 2017 Plans to reopen rail lines by reversing the Beeching…

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Washington State: Tacoma Dome Amtrak Station opens; two Cascades frequencies added

By Jenna Hanchard, Bernard Ellouk, KING 5; December 15, 2017 A new Amtrak station opened at the Tacoma Dome on…

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