Amtrak exploring ending Southwest Chief through-service

By John Green, The Hutchinson News; June 26, 2018 During a meeting last week between Amtrak’s CEO and a small…

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On board the Alaskan train passengers can FLAG DOWN at any point on the route

By Jennifer Newton, MailOnline, June 26, 2018 Train journeys tend to start and end at railway stations. But in Alaska…

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The Daily CSX: CSX trains block Baldwin, Florida roads for hours – baffling residents, hurting businesses

By Emily Sullivan,The Florida Times-Union; June 25, 2018 CSX trains routinely block roads in Baldwin for periods that take minutes…

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Atlanta preservationists mourn loss of Terminal Station Interlocking Tower

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; June 25, 2018 The Interlocking Tower for Atlanta’s Terminal Station, built in 1905, was used…

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Ford’s Michigan Central Station office workers will still see and hear hundreds of thousands of train cars

By Bill Shea, Crain’s Detroit Business; June 24, 2018 The last train to ever pull out of Detroit’s Michigan Central…

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Ford is keeping the passenger tracks at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station

By Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press; June 24, 2018 Dave Dubensky has his work cut out for him. The chairman…

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Opinion: Amtrak as bully

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; June 23, 2018 Amidst extravagant accusations of inhospitable dispatching by host…

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Deaths and deceit: Churchill, Manitoba Hudson Bay rail line has long track record of controversy

By Darren Bernhardt, CBC News; June 23, 2018 The ongoing turmoil surrounding the Hudson Bay rail line to Churchill somehow…

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Passenger rail between Tulsa and Oklahoma City? Company seeks another Eastern Flyer operator

  By Kyle Hinchey, Tulsa World; June 22, 2018 A railroad company is seeking a new operator to run a…

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New Mexico Senator Heinrich balks at Amtrak’s plan to abandon Southwest Chief route

By Hawker Vanguard, KOB 4; June 22, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Southwest Chief has hit another bump in the…

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Virginia transportation budget set at June Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting

From The Augusta Free Press; June 23, 2018 The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the latest budgets and Six-Year Improvement Program…

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VIA Rail Canada modifies the schedule of the Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; June 22, 2018: PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Jun. 22, 2018, 05:42 PM MONTREAL,…

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White House wants to reorganize Department of Transportation; tries to revive air traffic control spinoff plan

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; June 22, 2018 IF WE HAD…

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GE gets yet another big order for railroad locomotives at its Fort Worth, Texas plant

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; June 21, 2018 FORT WORTH – General Electric’s railroad locomotive plant in Fort Worth…

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Alabama Governor Ivey: Amtrak not coming to Mobile

By Staff, WKRG CBS 5; June 21, 2018 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) –  Alabama Governor Kay Ivey says Amtrak is not…

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Opinion analysis: Railroads as the new tax shelter?

By Daniel Hemel, Guest, Supreme Court Of The United States Blog; June 21, 2018 Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has…

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North Carolina Department Of Transportation promotes Orthner to rail division director

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 21, 2018 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced Jason Orthner has been named…

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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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India: Can Bees Help Save Elephants From Train Strikes?

By Mary-Rose Abraham, National Geographic; June 20, 2018 Bengaluru, IndiaConservation scientist Aritra Kshettry had just begun his fieldwork studying the…

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After Iowa Pacific leaves: Warren County, New York plots new railroad strategy

By Don Lehman, Reporter, The Post Star; June 19, 2018 Warren County supervisors have begun plotting a course for the…

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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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Canadian National investing $210 million to expand and strengthen Saskatchewan’s rail infrastructure in 2018

A press release from Canadian National Railway; June 19, 2018: SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, June 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX:CNR)…

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