U.S.: Amtrak And The CSX/NS Gulf Coast Tug Of War

By Paul Wilson, Guest Commentator; October 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: We welcome the first commentary contribution from Paul Wilson, a…

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U.S., The Sunset Limited History: From Southern Pacific’s Premier Train to Amtrak’s Stepchild

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 22, 2021 The Sunset Limited, often treated as Amtrak’s “stepchild,” is…

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U.S., Illinois Central to Amtrak History: Riding on The City of New Orleans and The Panama Limited

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; March 10, 2021 The famed-in-song-and elsewhere The City of New Orleans is…

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U.S., Kansas City Southern History: ‘The Sweetheart of American Trains’

Editor’s Note: On this day which is only 11 months until Christmas Day in 2021, we are pleased to welcome…

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U.S., History: Once Upon a Brief Time, Amtrak had a 24-Hour Dining Car

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; December 11, 2020 Long ago but not far away, just before the…

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U.S., Mississippi: Amtrak staff returning to Meridian’s Union Station

By Anne Snabes, The Meridian Star; December 10, 2020 Amtrak is restoring staffing at Meridian’s Union Station, according to a…

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U.S., Wisconsin Commentary: You can see the country’s soul from a train

By Dave Zweifel, The Capital Times; February 7, 2020 I took my annual Amtrak trip a couple of weeks ago,…

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U.S., Alabama: Mobile hops aboard Amtrak support by endorsing Gulf Coast rail commitment

By John Sharp, AL.com; February 4, 2020 With a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the Mobile City Council hopped on board with…

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New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal: Major renovations planned for the city’s train and bus terminal

By Sabrina Wilson, Fox 8 WVUE; September 4, 2019 NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – Union Passenger Terminal is part of…

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City of New Orleans: Amtrak’s back after months of track closures between Memphis, New Orleans

By Wayne Risher, Daily Memphian; August 20, 2019 Amtrak’s City of New Orleans is back at full steam after having…

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New Orleans: Large section of St. Charles streetcar line to close for repairs

From Uptown Messenger; July 8, 2019 Nearly half of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line will shut down for repairs…

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Fact-finding session planned in Mobile, Alabama for coastal Amtrak return

By John Sharp, AL.com; July 6, 2019 A one-way ticket price for riding on a state-supported Amtrak train similar to…

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Mobile, Alabama hesitates on backing coastal Amtrak return

By John Sharp, AL.com; June 25, 2019 Mobile city officials put the brakes Tuesday to a resolution requesting that Gov.…

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Amtrak attempting to revive Gulf Coast line more than a decade after Katrina

By Charles Watson, Fox News; June 19, 2019 GULFPORT, Miss. – Despite decreased ridership, Amtrak is actively working to revive its…

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Governor Kay Ivey says more info needed before Alabama commits money to Amtrak

By The Associated Press, Tuscaloosa News; June 9, 2019 MOBILE — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she needs more information…

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History Abounds Inside and Outside New Orleans’ Union Passenger Terminal

By Matt Haines, Very Local New Orleans; April 25, 2019 It’s likely most New Orleanians know the Union Passenger Terminal…

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Texas: Amtrak’s San Antonio station – Where Chicago Meets Los Angeles

By Valérie Eiseler, Rivard Report; April 14, 2019 When Amtrak’s Texas Eagle leaves its station in historic St. Paul’s Square,…

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New Orleans hits brakes on faster streetcar routes; longer walks to stops drove outrage

BY JEFF ADELSON, The New Orleans Advocate; March 26, 2019 The Regional Transit Authority is pumping the brakes on a…

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Andrew Selden’s Rail Odyssey: A great circle tour of the American West on Amtrak trains

By Andrew Selden; March 24, 2019 In late February my wife and I undertook a three-week, 5,800-mile, great circle loop…

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New Orleans: Transportation planner sees merit in speeding up Canal streetcar service

By Bobby Evans, Contributing Opinion Writer, The Lens; March 22, 2019   The proposed pilot program to improve Canal streetcar…

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More options for travel: Locals in Port Arthur, Texas join cause to bring daily passenger train service to area

By Mary Meaux, The News; March 11, 2019 Local, area and statewide entities are getting behind a push to ask…

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City of New Orleans Amtrak Passenger Speaks Out On Bus Malfunctions

By Rebecca Butcher, LocalMemphis.com; March 3, 2019 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – Memphis-bound Amtrak passengers traveling from New Orleans were evacuated…

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Memphis-bound Amtrak City of New Orleans passengers evacuate burning bus in Louisiana

By Luke Jones, News Channel 3 CBS WREG; March 1, 2019 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. – A chartered…

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New Orleans streetcars to run all night along Canal Street, Riverfront

By Beau Evans, The Times-Picayune; September 25, 2018 Streetcars running down Canal Street will soon take a turn and run…

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Ohio senators attempt to force Amtrak to restaff Cincinnati Union Terminal and other stations

By Cameron Knight and Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati Enquirer; July 26, 2018 Rail supporters were devastated in May when Amtrak announced…

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