Citizen rail advocates see Canadian National takeover of Southwest Ontario line as trouble for VIA Rail Canada

From Wawa-News.com; November 7, 2018 As part of their observance of National Railway Day on November 7, the All Aboard…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline submits sole proposal to launch Tampa to Orlando passenger rail service

By Richard Danielson, Tampa Bay Times; November 8, 2018 TAMPA — State transportation officials on Wednesday received one proposal to…

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Maine: Amtrak expanding train service to Freeport, Brunswick on November 12th

By The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald; November 2, 2018 More trains from Boston are coming to the Freeport and…

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Reinstate passenger rail service referendum to appear on some Illinois Election Day Ballots

By Ethan Rosuck, WIFR CBS 23 News; November 2, 2018 ROCKFORD, Ill (WIFR) — The topic of bringing back passenger…

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Amtrak’s Problems Actually Extend Much Further Than Recent String of Accidents

By Sarah Skootsky, Observer.com; November 2, 2018 The past few days have been rough for Amtrak. On Thursday morning, a…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline spending reaches $7.2 million in Martin, Indian River counties, but for what?

By Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers, tcpalm.com; November 2, 2018 After spending nearly $7.2 million battling Brightline, Martin and Indian…

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Massachusetts: Berkshire Flyer pilot rail service funded for 2020; passenger rail on Housatonic line remains a question mark

By Terry Cowgill, The Berkshire Edge; October 30, 2018 Pittsfield —The train hasn’t left the station — yet. But the…

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Train from western Massachusetts to Boston could help bring state closer

By Jodi Reed, WWLP 22 News; October 31, 2018 BOSTON (WWLP) – State lawmakers have been trying for years to…

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New York State: Support grows for more Saratoga trains

By Eric Anderson, The Albany Times-Union; October 31, 2018 Saratoga Springs New tracks and stations are in place. But Amtrak…

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Police say North Carolina man found dead on track jumped from Amtrak train

By The Associated Press, The Fayetteville Observer; November 1, 2018 ENFIELD — Police in North Carolina say a man whose…

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Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments will consider studying rail line between Toledo, Detroit

By David Patch, The Toledo Blade; October 30, 2018 Inspired in part by an analysis recently conducted of potential passenger-train…

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Texas Bullet Train named top North American infrastructure project

By Bill Hethcock, Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal; October 30, 2018 The proposed Texas Bullet Train has been named one…

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Exploring terrorism’s latest “train” of thought in Germany

By Bob Taylor, Communities Digital News; October 30, 2018 CHARLOTTE, NC  Whenever evil people come up with some new terror tactic,…

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Amtrak passenger accused of strangling crew member

By News Sources, KTVZ.com, News Channel 21; October 30, 2018 EUGENE, Ore. – A 22-year-old man riding an Amtrak train…

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VIA Rail Canada at 40: Four decades of cuts, heartbreak and lost opportunities

By Staff, Bay Today; October 28, 2018 Forty years ago Monday, VIA Rail Canada was born as an operating railway…

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Connecticut: As Ridership Booms On the Hartford Line, CTrail Riders Are Being Kicked Off Amtrak Trains

By Frankie Graziano, WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio; October 26, 2018 A seat on the 4:32 p.m. train out of Hartford’s…

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California: Interregional council formed to improve coastal rail service

By Staff, Santa Maria Times; October 25, 2018 Santa Barbara County Association of Governments has joined forces with four other…

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Bullet train to the future

By Brandon Formby, Curbed, The Texas Tribune; October 24, 2018 Charlie Calhoun steered his green four-wheeler past the ponds where…

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State Senator Hinds: Berkshire-New York City train plan needs marketing

By Yukun Zhang, Boston University Statehouse Program, The Berkshire Eagle; October 23, 2018 BOSTON — The biggest challenge to implementing…

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Oregon DOT releases DEIS for Eugene-Portland passenger-rail plan

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 22, 2018 The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has unveiled a draft environmental impact statement…

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VIA Rail Canada train chronically late: Rail advocates

By Staff, The Sudbury Star; October 22, 2018 Despite twice lengthening its trip length and agreeing to cut out one…

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Two elephants die in another Sri Lanka train collision

By AFP, Gulf News Sri Lanka; October 21, 2018 Colombo: Two elephants were killed and another critically injured Sunday crossing…

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At least 18 people are reported dead and many more injured after passenger train derails in Taiwan

By AP, AFP Staff Writers, News Corp Australia Network, Cairns Post; October 21, 2018 AT least 18 people have died…

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Hudson Bay Railway’s Churchill line washout cost VIA Rail Canada $1.7M in revenue

By Dylan Robertson, Winnipeg Free Press; October 15, 2018 OTTAWA — Via Rail estimates it lost almost $1.7 million in…

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