Frank Wilner: Amtrak denied precision scheduling

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 4, 2018 Watching Washington, September 2018: If two…

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Texas: Trinity Railway Express to miss safety tech deadline, seeks extension to avoid 2019 shutdown

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; August 31, 2018 The Trinity Railway Express will miss a federal deadline…

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FRA allows small railroads to automate hours-of-service records

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 29, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule to allow eligible…

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Despite ‘disaster risk,’ trains haul highly flammable gas cargo across South Florida

Editor’s Note: Railroad public relations executives often have to deal with near-hysterical stories in all types of news media, most…

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PTC = progress toward completion

By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; August 24, 2018 PTC = PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION: Three…

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Connecticut: Restrooms now open on New Haven-Hartford Line rail cars

By Ed Stannard, Post-Chronicle; August 13, 2018 Restrooms on the Hartford Line, the high-speed commuter rail line that began rolling…

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Opinion: The thing about good news …

By David Schanoes, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; July 30, 2018 I thought I’d chance watching the video recording of NTSB’s July…

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Court ruling allows Amtrak, Federal Railroad Administration to set on-time standards

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 23, 2018 A federal appeals court ruled last week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad…

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It’s our shark week

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Bernie Becker, Tanya Snyder and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; July 23, 2018 WHAT…

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Federal Railroad Administration Issues Funding Opportunity with $318 Million for Capital Projects

A press release from The Department of Transportation; July 19, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad…

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Virginia: Chesterfield County, advocates in Ettrick fight to save Amtrak train station

BY JIM McCONNELL, SENIOR WRITER, Chesterfield Observer; July 11, 2018 On the afternoon of July 2, while many of Chesterfield’s…

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Illinois: Continuing Amtrak Hiawatha fight, Glenview to pay for $160,000 train traffic analysis

By Alexandra Kukulka, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; July 10, 2018 The village of Glenview has hired a consulting firm to conduct…

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Railroads have day of reckoning with National Transportation Safety Board

Amtrak Cascades Engineer for Train Number 501 just before fatal crash: “A moment later, he saw the 30-mph speed restriction…

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Amtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington State Crash Last December Didn’t Meet Current Standards

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg; July 10, 2018 The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle last…

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Feds approve New Jersey Transit plan that could buy 2 more years for safety system

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; June 27, 2018 NJ Transit received approval from federal regulators Tuesday for a plan that could…

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Colonial Heights, Virginia on track for new Amtrak Train Station site

By Kelsey Reichenberg, Staff Writer, The Progress-Index; June 25, 2018 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — After several years of multijurisdictional deliberation, impact…

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Illinois DOT leaders extend federal money for passenger rail project

By Jonathan Ketz, WQAD 8; June 26, 2018 CHICAGO, Illinois- There could be more time for leaders in Illinois to…

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FRA and PTC, plus, a new nominee to the Amtrak Board of Directors

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY and TANYA SNYDER, With help from Lauren Gardner and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; June 21, 2018…

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Glenview, Illinois looks to state reps, governor’s office in fight against Amtrak Hiawatha project

By Alexandra Kukulka, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; June 19, 2018 Glenview officials are continuing their fight against the construction of a…

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The Daily CSX: Princeton, Indiana train derailment casts new doubts about CSX’s safety culture

By George Spohr, Evansville Courier & Press; June 19,2018 PRINCETON, Ind. — Three weeks ago, on the heels of the…

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FRA hosts positive train control meeting

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Tanya Snyder, Lauren Gardner and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; June 15, 2018 A…

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BNSF seeks PTC deadline extension due to interoperability delays

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 14, 2018 BNSF Railway Co. has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation for a two-year…

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Illinois DOT needs third extension to keep grant for Quad Cities passenger rail

By Katrina Lamansky, WQAD 8; June 4, 2018 MOLINE, Illinois — For a third time, the Illinois Department of Transportation…

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Richmond, Virginia columnist Michael Paul Williams: Federal Railroad Administration is doing train customers a disservice in bypassing Ettrick for new Petersburg station

By Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times-Dispatch; May 31, 2018 On Thursday, the Amtrak station in Ettrick was the liveliest place…

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FRA’s Dirty Dozen

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Tanya Snyder, Lauren Gardner and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; May 17, 2018 DIRTY…

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