Amtrak Empire Service changes no sweat for Metro-North passengers

By ZAK KOSTRO, The Riverdale Press; April 6, 2018 Amtrak trains passing through Spuyten Duyvil will take a different route…

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New York City studying ways to get more New Yorkers on commuter rail lines

By Joe Anuta, Crain’s New York Business; April 5, 2018 The city’s Department of Transportation is studying ways to get…

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Editorial: Transportation will carry Connecticut’s future

By The Editorial Board, The Day; April 5, 2018 The Romans built roads and spread an empire. President Dwight Eisenhower…

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Grab a book for the train ride on the Long Island Rail Road

From The Long Island Herald; April 4, 2018 The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library collaborated with the Long Island Rail Road to…

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Connecticut: Rail Car Repairs, Leasing Issues Put Hartford Line Start Date in Doubt

By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Courant; April 4, 2018 Most of the 16 aging Massachusetts rail cars Connecticut is leasing…

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New York Governor Cuomo’s Penn power play fizzles before it starts

By Daniel Geiger, Crain’s New York Business; April 2, 2018 Gov. Andrew Cuomo repeatedly reminds constituents of his accomplishments when…

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Berkshire Flyer Proponents Preview Pilot Program

By Josh Landes, WAMC; April 2, 2018 Advocates for expanding passenger rail to Western Massachusetts believe the Berkshire Flyer project…

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Massachusetts State Senator Adam Hinds: Jump on board the Berkshire Flyer

By Adam Hinds, The Berkshire Eagle; April 1, 2018 PITTSFIELD — Connecting Berkshire County to New York City by passenger…

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New Berlin, Connecticut Train Station To Open Soon

By Bill Leukhardt, Hartford Courant; March 31, 2018 The new Berlin train station, under construction since 2016, should open by…

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The Berkshire Eagle Opinion: Exploring ways to get train service rolling

By The Editorial Board, The Berkshire Eagle; March 30, 2018 The Berkshire Flyer, upon which so many have pinned hopes…

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Governor Cuomo looking to give the state control of New York City’s Penn Station area

By Michelle Colman, 6sqft; March 29, 2018 Less than one week before the state’s deadline to adopt its budget, Governor…

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Why Does New York City Subway Construction Cost So Much? Congress Wants to Find Out

By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL, The New York Times, March 28, 2018 The astronomical costs of building the Second Avenue subway…

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White House admits New York/New Jersey Gateway project would be a good thing

By Marisa Schultz, New York Post; March 28, 2018 WASHINGTON –The White House acknowledged Wednesday the Gateway project would be…

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Feasibility study: Berkshire Flyer passenger rail to New York City would cost $420k yearly to operate

By Kristin Palpini, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 LENOX — It would cost about $420,000 to operate a seasonal…

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Rail expert: With finesse, passenger line from New York City to Berkshires can be restored

By Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle; March 26, 2018 GREAT BARRINGTON — Nothing is easy. Least of all restoring passenger…

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(Federal) sharing is caring

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 26, 2018 SHARING IS CARING:…

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Opinion: Trump is right to resist spending on New York’s way-too-expensive new tunnel

By Josh Barro, Business Insider; March 25, 2018 For President Donald Trump, I’m sure it’s mostly about a grudge. Chuck…

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New York and New Jersey: Fighting Over Funding for Gateway Doesn’t End With Spending Bill

By Mark Niquette, Bloomberg Politics; March 23, 2018 The battle over designating money for the Northeast Corridor rail project is…

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Trains, transit get windfall in Washington omnibus budget bill

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 22, 2018 MAKE IT RAIN:…

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The Gateway Project Doesn’t Need Trump’s Approval

By Alon Levy, City Lab; March 21, 2018 Holding up the spending bill in Congress this week: a fight over…

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Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway

By DANA RUBINSTEIN, RYAN HUTCHINS and LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; March 21, 2018 Congressional leaders have agreed to include $540 million…

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New York Post Editorial: Now we need a Plan B for the Hudson tunnel project

By The Editorial Board, New York Post; March 20, 2018 Cross-Hudson train commuters better hope there’s a Plan B for…

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Still no Washington resolution to Gateway Tunnel project funding

Will Uber fatality shift the debate on self-driving cars? By TANYA SNYDER, With help from Stephanie Beasley and Ted Hesson,…

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Fingernails too long? New York’s Metro-North’s women conductors unhappy with rule change

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; March 19, 2018 Metro-North’s female conductors sport a functional uniform tailored to a mostly male…

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