New Long Island Rail Road president Phillip Eng: ‘We are going to get this right’

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 17, 2018 The LIRR’s new president began the process of rebuilding the strained relationship…

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New York State: Plans for new Buffalo train station revealed

By Kelly Dudzik, WGRZ NBC 2; April 16, 2018 BUFFALO, N.Y. — We are getting a look at the plans…

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Germantown, New York plans Earth Day protest against Amtrak barriers to Hudson River

By William J. Kemble, Daily Freeman; April 14, 2018 GERMANTOWN, N.Y. >> Earth Day will be the occasion for a…

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Patrick Nowakowski, embattled head of the Long Island Rail Road, to step down

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 12, 2018 Long Island Rail Road president Patrick Nowakowski will resign from his office…

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You Can See America’s Most Stunning Sights By Purchasing a Single Amtrak Ticket on the Empire Builder

By John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure; April 10, 2018 A little while ago college friends rented a house in…

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Amtrak Plans More Track Work (and Less Pain) at New York Penn Station

“During that diversion, there will be no direct service between New York City and Chicago for the first time since…

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Actor T.J. Miller busted by FBI for calling in fake bomb threat on Amtrak train

BY Andrew Keshner, Rocco Parascandola, and Thomas Tracy; New York Daily News; April 10, 2018 Former “Silicon Valley” star T.J.…

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Summer of Hell Part 2? Amtrak announces summer repair work at New York Penn Station

By Nikki M. Mascali, Metro; April 10, 2018 Amtrak will continue its infrastructure renewal work at New York Penn Station…

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New York State: Another train operator reaches out to replace Iowa Pacific Holdings

By Don Lehman; The Post Star; April 9, 2018 Tourist trains may not be dead on Warren County’s rail line…

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Opinion – How to improve and expand the Northeast rail corridor: Stop doing infrastructure upside down

By John Brown Miller, Washington Examiner; April 8, 2018 The federal role in financing state infrastructure remains upside down. Instead…

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Commentary: Make Adirondack Railroads In New York State A Priority

By Larry Roth, Adirondack Almanack; April 7, 2018 Four unprecedented March Nor’easters caused millions of dollars in damage, kept utilities…

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New York State: Should state buy the Tahawus rail line?

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; April 6, 2018 The controversy over the use of a thirty-mile rail line in the…

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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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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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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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New York’s Saratoga & North Creek Railroad to shut down following snow train run on April 7

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; April 2, 2018 Saratoga & North Creek Railway notified its local partners that it…

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Scenic Saratoga & North Creek Railway future in doubt

By Paul Post, The Saratogian; April 2, 2018 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> A scenic, but financially-plagued railroad has apparently reached…

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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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Iowa Pacific Holdings threatens to pull out of New York State without $5 million payment

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; March 29, 2018 QUEENSBURY — The owner of Saratoga & North Creek Railway told…

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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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