New Jersey Transit Cancels Dozens of Train Runs, Warns of More Crowding; Discounts Coming

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; September 20, 2018 New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used…

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New Jersey Transit rider regrets filming man shaving on train

By Natalie Musumeci, New York Post; September 19, 2018 The New Jersey Transit rider who captured the now-viral video of…

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Review Of A Train Ride Across America On Amtrak – Part 1 – Acela Express

By Francis Tapon, Contributor, Forbes; September 18, 2018 When you think of train travel, Europe comes to mind. Or perhaps…

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Unintended consequences

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; September 19, 2018 Underlying the ancient aphorism “be careful what you wish for ……

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Homeless man shamed for shaving on New Jersey Transit train had just left shelter, he says

By The Associated Press, NJ.com; September 17, 2018 A man who was mocked online after he was recorded shaving in his seat…

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Amtrak begins to resume service after Hurricane Florence

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 18, 2018 Amtrak today resumed its regular scheduled Northeast Regional service in Virginia and cities…

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New Jersey Transit Now Allowed To Hire Train Engineers Who Live Out Of State

From WCBS Newsradio 880; September 15, 2018 TRENTON, N.J. (WCBS 880) — New Jersey Transit is looking to bring in…

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Viral Video: New Jersey Transit commuter explains why he was shaving on the train

By The Associated Press, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, WABC; September 15, 2018 NEWARK, New Jersey — A man caught on…

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Alstom and Merrill Technologies Group Celebrate First Power Car Bodyshell for Next-generation Avelia Liberty High-speed Trainsets

A press release from Alstom; September 13, 2018: NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 2018/09/13 – Alstom and Merrill…

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Amtrak to seek PTC extension, will operate current routes after January 1st

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 14, 2018 Amtrak will seek a deadline extension from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to…

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Virginia Railway Express says full commuter rail service will be running Friday

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 13, 2018 Update: Virginia Railway Express on Thursday afternoon said it will operate…

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Getting there: What ‘on time’ means to railroads

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; September 10, 2018 Japanese railroad officials earlier this year apologized for a huge mistake: One…

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Piece of Metal Pierces Roof of New Jersey Transit Train in a Night of Service Disruptions

By Jeffery C. Mays, The New York Times; September 8, 2018 It was supposed to be a 18-minute ride to…

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Opinion: TWU’s “crappy boxed lunch,” a PTC paper tiger—and silence

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 6, 2018 I don’t need to write much about how the…

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New entrance planned for New York Penn Station to ease crowding

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; September 6, 2018 Relief is coming to the LIRR — not more on-time trains,…

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Opinion: Amtrak needs to lead by example

By Chip Kraft, Railway Age Magazine; September 5, 2018 To the degree that the new Amtrak management team is sincerely…

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Talk About Stalled Trans-Hudson Tunnel, Portal Bridge Takes on Ominous Tone

By John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight.com; September 5, 2018 With federal funding for a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel and other long-planned infrastructure…

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The news keeps getting worse. Governor says New Jersey Transit delays will continue into next year.

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; September 5, 2018 Gov. Phil Murphy pulled no punches when he warned commuters that NJ Transit’s problems…

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Alstom: Bridge to the future in Hornell, New York

By Jason Jordan, The Evening Tribune; September 2, 2018 HORNELL — Towering booms and cranes swung steel tonnage into place…

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New York City’s Penn Station Makeover Moves Along, as New Jersey Transit Struggles to Run on Time

By Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times; September 2, 2018 The chairman of Amtrak spent Friday morning explaining why commuting…

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All New York City area Amtrak trains will return to Penn Station

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; August 31, 2018 All aboard Amtrak — at Penn Station again. All area Amtrak…

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Open letter to Richard Anderson

By John Heffner, Senior Counsel, Clark Hill Strasburger, Railway Age Magazine; August 27, 2018 Dear Mr. Anderson: I am writing you both…

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New Jersey Transit’s founding chairman Gambaccini dies

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 27, 2018 New Jersey Transit founding chairman Louis Gambaccini died Aug. 19. He was 87.…

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New York’s Metro-North president blasts frequent cancellations of trains operated by New Jersey Transit

From MidHudsonNews.com; August 24, 2018 NEW YORK – New Jersey Transit operates Metro-North’s commuter train service on the Port Jervis…

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Frank Wilner Opinion – NEC Infrastructure: Unification by Separation

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; August 24, 2018 Watching Washington, August 2018: Human life is measured…

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