Extra Amtrak Trains Scheduled in Northeast for Thanksgiving Travel

A press release from Amtrak; October 30, 2017: WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the busiest travel week of the year,…

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How I Rolled on the Crescent: New York to New Orleans by Rail

By ROBERT SIMONSON, The New York Times; November 1, 2017 Everyone I told said the same thing: “Oh, my God!…

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New Jersey: North Brunswick is riding high on train station announcement

By Jennifer Amato, Managing Editor, centraljersey.com; October 31, 2017 NORTH BRUNSWICK – Shop. Dine. Ride. Live. The tagline for the…

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New York City’s public transit somehow ranked best in the nation

By Danielle Furfaro and Lia Eustachewich, New York Post; October 29, 2017 What the F? City straphangers just endured a…

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Connecticut: Wallingford train station to open Monday; first to open as part of CTrail Hartford Line

From myrecordjournal.com; October 31, 2017 WALLINGFORD — The town’s new train station on North Cherry Street is scheduled to open…

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Some tough choices — and pushback — along the proposed California bullet train route

By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; October 29, 2017 Urban neighborhoods, protected wetlands, olive orchards, a federal reservoir and a…

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First Nations-led railroad would be first of its kind in Ontario

From CBC News Sudbury; October 30, 2017 The Missanabie Cree First Nation is on track to become Ontario’s first Indigenous-led…

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VIA Rail’s silence on 22-hour delay angers passengers on Edmonton-Vancouver run

From CBC News, Edmonton; October 31, 2017 For five years Tracy Goodwin planned to ride Via Rail through the Rocky…

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Philadelphia: These are SEPTA’s worst rail lines. Here’s why.

By Justine McDaniel, Jason Laughlin & Dylan Purcell, Staff Writers, Philly.com; October 31, 2017 For commuters heading home to Bucks…

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Virginia: Amtrak returns to Roanoke

By Jeff Sturgeon, The Roanoke Times; October 30, 2017 Amtrak brought back passenger rail Monday. A blue passenger train reached…

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Virginia: First Amtrak train leaves downtown Roanoke platform

By Erin Brookshier – Virginia Today Reporter, WSLS 10 News NBC; October 31, 2017 ROANOKE, Va. – The first Amtrak…

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South Florida: Brightline wins approval to sell $600M in bonds for first phase

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; October 30, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline has won approval to sell…

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More departures between Toronto and Ottawa for VIA Rail Canada

A press release from VIA Rail Canada: TORONTO, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Starting November 5, VIA Rail will be offering…

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Layne: Amtrak’s return to Roanoke part of new Virginia economy

By Aubrey Layne, Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Chair of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, The Roanoke Times; October 30, 2017…

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Roanoke, Virginia editorial: The politics of Amtrak

By The Editorial Board, The Roanoke Times; October 29, 2017 On Tuesday, an Amtrak train will pull out of Roanoke…

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Virginia Opinion: The two-station option is right for Richmond

Anderson and Pantele column: The two-station option is right for Richmond By Ken Anderson and Bill Pantele, Guest Columnists, Richmond…

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South Africa: Council approves plan to take over Cape Town’s trains

From GroundUp, Daily Maverick: October 27, 2017 Brett Herron, Mayco Member for Transportation and Urban Development, presented a business plan…

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South Florida: When will Brightline trains leave the station?

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel; October 27, 2017 Florida’s new high-speed train is supposed to hit the tracks in…

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Amtrak Apologizes After Passenger Forced To Remove Anti-Trump Button in Chicago

By Heather Cherone and Linze Rice, dnainfo; October 27, 2017 DOWNTOWN — A Chicago woman traveling by Amtrak to Seattle Friday told DNAinfo…

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New York City: Undercover and underground with NYPD elite anti-crime subway unit

By Tim Fleischer, WABC Eyewitness News 7; October 27, 2017 BRONX, New York (WABC) — Undercover. Underground. Members of an…

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Massachusetts: ‘Our collective prosperity’ at stake in Boston-Springfield rail project, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says

By Shira Schoenberg, masslive.com; October 27, 2017 U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Friday he is happy Berkshire lawmakers are…

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New Jersey Transit posts lowest annual ridership since Superstorm Sandy

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; October 27, 2017 NJ Transit’s ridership declined 3 percent last year, reflecting the impact of a major crash,…

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