Amtrak train derails in Savannah, Georgia with more than 300 passengers on board

By Ellen Eldridge, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; January 4, 2018 Three cars on an Amtrak train with more than 300 passengers…

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New York City’s MTA reveals Genius Challenege finalists to fix subways

By Mark Hallum, Times Ledger; January 2, 2018 The MTA announced 19 finalists in its Genius Challenge to save the…

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Cuomo writes to Trump to save Gateway tunnel project

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 31, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office Sunday sought to rescue the federal…

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Trump to Schumer: ‘Drop dead’

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 30, 2017 “Non-existent”: This is the exact term the United…

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Work to start on Schenectady, New York train station

By Stephen Williams, The Daily Gazette; December 29, 2017 SCHENECTADY — Construction on the new Schenectady rail station should start…

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New York City: The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth

By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL, The New York Times; December 28, 2017 An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget…

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Utica, New York Observer-Dispatch editorial: Cuomo’s efforts help derail Adirondack train junkyard

By The Editorial Board, Observer-Dispatch; December 29, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo followed in his father’s footsteps as a protector of…

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New York and New Jersey: Trump administration kills Gateway tunnel deal

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; December 29, 2017 President Donald Trump dropped his own New Year’s ball—in the…

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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey launches military recruitment effort

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 28, 2017 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) last week launched…

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Editorial regarding Iowa Pacific Holdings: Don’t let up on Adirondack rail storage

By The Editorial Board, The Daily Gazette; December 28, 2017 It’s great that the Cuomo Administration and environmental groups were…

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Iowa Pacific still plans to bring train cars to Adirondacks for storage

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; December 27, 2017 The removal of dozens of tanker cars from tracks north of…

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New York: On-time performance goals blinded Metro-North to troubles ahead

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 28, 2017 This is the second of a two-part Journal News/lohud investigation into what…

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New York City Subway Chief Faces Task of Fixing System Without Choking It

By Henry Goldman, Bloomberg; December 28, 2017 Andy Byford, who becomes president of New York City’s transit system in January,…

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New York: Metro-North tries listening to its workforce in effort to prevent future accidents

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 27, 2017 Written in blood. Metro-North veterans invoke the crude phrase to refer to…

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New York: Four years after Spuyten Duyvil, Metro-North struggles to find its way

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 27, 2017 In this two-part special report, The Journal News/lohud looks at how things went wrong…

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Iowa Pacific Holdings in New York State: Warren Buffet agrees with conservationists over tank cars; Governor Cuomo wants to take the railroad away from Iowa Pacific because he says they have abandoned the original purpose

By Brian Nearing, The Albany Times-Union; December 26, 2017 Albany – After an appeal from the state, a company controlled…

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New York State opinion: Amtrak still sets holiday records

By Don Glynn, Niagara Gazette; December 23, 2017 Don’t let anyone tell you that, for whatever reasons, people no longer…

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Tries Halting Berkshire Hathaway in its Tracks

By Jerry Silverman, Bloomberg Law; December 20, 2017 New York state is urging legendary investor Warren Buffett and his company,…

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The Daily CSX – Rensselaer, New York sighs with relief: None harmed in 16-car train crash

  By Nick Fiala, Reporter, Rensselaer Republican; December 23, 2017 Thursday night’s shocking train derailment undoubtedly made more than a…

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The unique way Amtrak’s Coscia plans to get Gateway done

By Tom Bergeron, ROI; December 21, 2017 Tony Coscia has spent years pulling together all of the public entities required…

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Analysis: Amtrak’s critical projects to increase US rail connectivity

By Joe Baker, Railway Technology; December 18, 2017 Amtrak has launched its ‘Ready to Build’ campaign, highlighting five critical investments…

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New Jersey Transit, Amtrak testing ways to find terrorist bombers at train stations

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; December 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit and Amtrak are working with the Transportation Security Administration on…

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New York: Transformative modernisation of Long Island Rail Road approved

From Global Railway Review; December 15, 2017 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved a design-build contract with 3rd Track…

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Frantic New York City Subway Track Rescue Caught on Camera

By Checkey Beckford, NBC Chicago; December 15, 2017 Riveting cellphone video catches frantic straphangers shouting down an approaching Q train…

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New York, New Jersey reach funding pact for new rail tunnel

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; December 14, 2017 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York and New Jersey…

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