OPINION A revised ONTC mandate could allow extended passenger rail service in Northern Ontario

By Lucille Frith, Spokesperson for NEORN, BayToday.ca; January 31, 2018 Corina Moore, ONTC CEO spoke last week about the future…

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Next Stop: Your Room, at the World’s Best Railway Hotels

By Michael Kaminer, The Points Guy; January 27, 2018 Railway hotels conjure a sepia-toned, steam-shrouded era of travel, when rival…

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San Antonio, Texas: SunsetStation has been a transportation hub for more than a century

From San Antonio Express News; January 29, 2018 A century-old train station east of downtown was renovated during the late…

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CTrail in New England: How New Haven to Springfield line will work, cost to build it, ticket prices, train schedules and its MBTA connection

By Jim Kinney, The Republican, masslive.com; January 29, 2018 Anyone who has hit traffic jams at the junction of interstates…

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Texas Central announces proposed downtown Dallas high-speed rail station site

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, Dallas News, The Dallas Morning News; January 29, 2018 Texas Central Partners announced this morning that…

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Scotland: Up to 20 ScotRail trains a day skip their scheduled stops

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; January 28, 2018 The number of ScotRail trains skipping stops – one of passengers’ greatest…

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California: Amtrak train evacuated in Moorpark after man’s behavior raises concerns

By Gretchen Wenner, Ventura County Star; January 27, 2018 An Amtrak train was evacuated Saturday morning in Moorpark after a man…

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Japan: Storm over stranded train: Did social media overreact?

By Ong Hwee Hwee, Digital Editor, The Straits Times; January 28, 2018 In Japan, trains are known for their punctuality,…

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Rail report prioritizes north-south passenger routes through Springfield, Massachusetts

By James F. Lowe, masslive.com; January 26, 2018 BOSTON — A draft report from the state Department of Transportation gives top…

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New Massachusetts DOT plan includes East-West rail study, after years of legislative struggle

By Dan Glaun, masslive.com; January 26, 2018 A newly-released draft of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s 2018 rail plan includes a…

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Napa Valley Wine Train ponders reviving long-dormant Rutherford, California depot

By HOWARD YUNE, Napa Valley Register; January 26, 2018 One of the Napa Valley Wine Train’s future additions Upvalley could…

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Kansas Senate committee looks at passenger rail

By Chad Frey, Newton Kansan, The Ottawa Herald; January 26, 2018 Led by Sen. Carolyn McGinn (R-Sedgwick), the Kansas Senate…

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New York: State lawmakers grill New York City transit agency chief during budget hearing

By The Associated Press, New York Daily News; January 25, 2018 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of dollars being spent…

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Ontario: Is the return of the Northlander passenger train a reality?

By Chris Dawson, BayToday.ca; January 24, 2018 Corina Moore hopes as Ontario Northland continues to build momentum that one day…

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Ontario: Seen as first step to multi-modal system with a future rail ‘spine’

From The North Bay Nugget; January 25, 2018 Two Ontario rail advocacy groups say the recent expansion of Ontario Northland…

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Ontario: Train groups continue lobby efforts for North

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; January 22, 2018 City council has thrown their support behind efforts to renew passenger train…

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New England’s Downeaster Service: Amtrak could make stops along the Midcoast as early as this summer

By Chris Chase, Staff Writer, Coastal Journal; January 23, 2018 NEWCASTLE — A proposal by Amtrak to bring passenger train…

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UK: After 145 years, sharing with stranger on Scotland-London sleeper train to be banned

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; January 21, 2018 Sharing with a stranger on Scotland-London sleeper trains is to be banned…

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Ontario: Metrolinx launches ‘cheeky’ book on how to behave on public transit

From CBC News Toronto; January 24, 2018 GO Transit has produced a book on how to behave on its buses…

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A reporter’s story: I’ve covered NJ Transit for 20 years, here’s what I think Governor Murphy may find in his audit

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; January 24, 2018 When I first started covering NJ Transit, the agency wasn’t considered a national…

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At least three dead after commuter train derails near Milan, Italy

By Emilio Parodi and Francesca Landini, Reuters; January 25, 2018 SEGGIANO DI PIOLTELLO, Italy (Reuters) – At least three people…

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Wales: Dog escapes his home in the Valleys and catches a train to Cardiff

By Marcus Hughes, Reporter, Wales Online; January 22, 2018 A dog who escaped from his Valleys home and caught a…

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Under VIA’s plan, Quebec-to-Windor travel would involve the REM

By Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette; January 25, 2018 The proposed $4-billion project to have dedicated tracks along the Quebec-Windsor route…

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VIA Rail Canada misses stop, send passengers by cab to final destination

From CBC News Windsor; January 23, 2018 A Via Rail passenger heading to Chatham ultimately got to her final destination…

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Jasper, Alberta is Canada’s winter wanderland

By Margo Pfeiff, Los Angeles Times; January 21, 2018 Snowflakes tumbled lazily in the light of the train as it…

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