Business leaders push for Amtrak to add stop in Bedford, Virginia

By Joan Tupponce, Virginia Business; January 2, 2018 Business groups and other organizations are trying to persuade the Virginia Department…

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UK: London Bridge station opens new platforms as redevelopment nears completion

By Alistair Smout, Staff, Reuters; January 2, 2018 LONDON (Reuters) – Five new platforms and a large concourse opened at…

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Phoenix, Arizona: Everything You Need to Know About the No Pants Light Rail Ride 2018

By Benjamin Leatherman, Phoenix New Times; January 2, 2018 Phoenix’s annual No Pants Light Rail Ride started out in 2009…

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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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Scotland’s railways poised for greatest improvements since Victorian times

By Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman; December 30, 2017 Passengers will see the greatest improvements on Scotland’s railways in 2018 since…

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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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‘Ride from hell’: Amtrak passengers stuck on train from Chicago to Detroit area for more than 12 hours

From FOX 2, WJBK; January 1, 2018 DETROIT (WJBK) – “It was a train ride from hell.” Passengers aboard Amtrak’s…

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Dutch rail claims improved on time performance, reduced crowding

By Janene Pieters, NLTimes.nl; December 29, 2017 So far the new NS timetable seems to have had positive consequences for…

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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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Michigan: Georgetown Township rejects request for money for rail study

By Cathy Runyon, mlive.com; December 29, 2017 Georgetown Township will not help fund a study on the possibility for local…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline begins service in two weeks, so is the railroad’s expansion inevitable on Florida’s Treasure Coast?

By Andrew Atterbury, TCPalm.com; December 29, 2017 Brightline trains will begin running scheduled passenger service within about two weeks. It’s…

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Ontario: All-day GO train service begins on Toronto-Barrie line

By Nick Westoll, Digital Broadcast Journalist, Global News; December 29, 2017 GO Transit has introduced all-day train service seven days…

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All Aboard Florida: Take a virtual tour of Brightline higher-speed passenger trains

By Wayne K. Roustan, Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; December 29, 2017 What will Brightline passengers see when they pass through…

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Bitter cold disrupts VIA Rail service to northern Manitoba communities

By The Canadian Press; Canadian Business; December 28, 2017 WINNIPEG _ Equipment issues related to extremely cold weather have forced…

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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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Amtrak proposes boarding platform, ADA improvements at Martinsburg, West Virginia train station

By Matthew Umstead, Herald-Mail; December 27, 2017 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Construction of a 440-foot boarding platform at the Caperton Train…

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Ontario Northland: Through timber to tidewater

Written by John Thompson, Canadian Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 28, 2017 Some Railway Age readers will be surprised…

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The Big Day is Arriving for All Aboard Flordia: Brightline higher-speed passenger trains to launch week of January 8

By Wayne K. Roustan, South Florida Sun Sentinel; December 28, 2017 Brightline said Thursday it will begin introductory service of…

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All Aboard Florida: Brightline rail still standing in station awaiting feds’ OK to begin opeations

By Staff, Miami Today; December 26, 2017 The startup luxury Brightline rail service to link Miami with West Palm Beach…

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Unique New Orleans moments: Union Passenger Terminal opens in 1954

Staff Report, The New Orleans Advocate; December 27, 2017 The New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal replaced five railroad stations that…

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Washington State: Sound Transit applies for $1 billion grant for Lynnwood light-rail extension

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 27, 2017 Sound Transit‘s board late last week approved its application for a $1.17 billion…

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Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina train station to be demolished, but future of property unknown

By Ben Graham, Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; December 27, 2017 The Amtrak station on West Cabarrus Street in downtown…

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UK video: Trains to Nottingham delayed by horses running on the track

By Chris Breese, nottstv.com; December 27, 2017 Train services between Nottingham and London St Pancras were disrupted by a group…

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