All Aboard Florida: With train bills dead in state legislature, safety study language appears in Senate budget offer

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; March 2, 2018 With the derailment of bills seeking state regulation of the private Brightline…

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Texas sheriffs say high-speed rail developers excluded them from planning, but company officials say that’s not true

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; March 1, 2018 Texas Central Partners responded Thursday to accusations that top…

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Getting There on All Aboard Florida: First profitable passenger railroad goes forward

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; February 27, 2018 There has not been a profitable passenger railroad in the United States.…

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All Aboard Florida: West Palm to install markers at 13 Brightline crossings for safety

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; February 23, 2018 WEST PALM BEACH — Thirteen rail crossings that were…

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Opinion: The Texas bullet train marries environmentalism, capitalism

By Trammell S. Crow, Contributor, The Dallas Morning News; February 23, 2018 The Texas Bullet Train got a big boost…

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JOE MATHEWS Opinion: Losing my children to California’s overcrowded train

By Joe Mathews, Bakersfield Californian; February 22, 2018 If California’s train deniers are right — that no one ever rides…

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State Legislators Hausman, Slocum: Minnesota should accept federal funding for passenger rail

By Alice Hausman and Linda Slocum, Pioneer Press; February 22, 2018 Passenger rail connects people to places, providing an efficient,…

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Faster than flying: the high-speed rail routes taking on the air industry

By Eva Grey, Railway Technology; February 19, 2018 A recent analysis found that on certain routes across Asia and Europe,…

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Bullet train sparks fight as old as Texas: progress v tradition

By Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle; February 16, 2018 COTTON GIN, Texas – William Shelton will not let go of the…

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California: Train tunnel or trench too pricey, new study finds

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY, Staff Writer, Daily Post; February 17, 2018 Digging a trench or boring a tunnel for the Caltrain…

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How much room do you really get on the train?

By Tara Nolan, Global Railway Review; February 16, 2018 Research published by Loco2, the only search and booking engine for…

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All Aboard Florida: First building at Brightline’s Miami station completed

By Brian Bandell, Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; February 19, 2018 Florida East Coast Industries has completed 3 MiamiCentral,…

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South Florida: Here’s one way to curtail railroad deaths, but experts say it’s pricey

By Lisa J. Huriash, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 17, 2018 There’s an extra safety tool to stave off the…

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Florida: Business leader pitches Tampa Bay light rail, but not on backs of local taxpayers

By Mitch Perry, Florida Politics; February 16, 2018 There are a lot of issues in the Tampa Bay area, but…

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Florida East Coast Railway sues Miami developer for alleged trespass

By Katherine Kallergis, The Real Deal South Florida Real Estate News; February 14, 2018 Jacksonville-based Florida East Coast Railway is…

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Texas Central responds to High Speed Rail comments

From Staff Reports, Corsicana Daily Sun; February 15, 2018 Texas Central, the company behind the High Speed Rail project, reached…

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All Aboard Florida: Martin, Indian River counties file new lawsuit in attempt to block Brightline expansion

By Arnie Rosenberg, TCPalm.com; February 13, 2018 Martin and Indian River counties, and anti-rail-expansion group CARE FL, went back to…

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Southern Ontario high-speed rail plan shifting into high gear

By Staff, Northern Ontario Business; February 13, 2018 Just days after Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle shot down…

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Ryanair on rails? Spain’s high-speed AVE train tries a low-cost formula

By Ramón Muñoz, El Pais; February 9  2018 Spain’s state railway company, Renfe, is experimenting with low-cost formulas that mirror…

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Acela pull-apart preliminary findings: FRA

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration has issued preliminary findings on…

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All Aboard Florida: Who’s in charge of Brightline safety gates? Spat between feds, state concerns local officials

By Colleen Wixon, TCPalm.com; February 6, 2018 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An argument between two transportation agencies — over whose job it…

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All Aboard Florida: Citing train deaths, Miami-Dade mayor wants safety check before Brightline comes south

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald; February 6, 2018 Before Brightline comes rolling through Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez has asked…

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Amtrak Acela train breaks apart at 125 mph

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; February 6, 2018 A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline train deaths prompt city to boost gate security

By Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 1, 2018 South Florida has seen an alarming number of people trying…

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Virginia Rail Crash Highlights Media, Government’s Lopsided Approach to Rail Safety

An Opinion From Christian Britschgi, Reason.com; February 1, 2018 An iron law of safety hysteria is that it is drawn…

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