See how multibillion-dollar transit projects have fared at the polls

By Meg Garner, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; October 27, 2017 Nashvillians will vote in May to determine whether they’re willing…

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Singapore Must Junk Hong Kong’s Rail Model

By Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Gadfly; October 26, 2017 Singapore works. Or that was the city-state’s reputation until one December day…

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Windsor resumes fight for inclusion in Ontario’s high-speed rail plan

By Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star, October 26, 2017 It was on the eve of the last Ontario election that Windsor…

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California: 25 years ago, Metrolink let SoCal do the locomotion again

By David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: October 26, 2017 The Red Cars had ended service here a month before…

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Two weeks of feuding between Washington Metro board chair and Maryland end in a whimper

By Faiz Siddiqui and Martine Powers, The Washington Post; October 26, 2017 A contentious two-week public feud between Maryland officials…

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UK: New calls to open train line in north Bristol which suffers from ‘very poor transport’

By Alex Ballinger, Bristol Post; October 25, 2017 A renewed call has been made to open a rail line in…

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St. Louis Union Station aquarium construction begins November 2, owners say

By Mike Faulk, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; October 25, 2017 Union Station’s owners say they will begin construction on the aquarium…

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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Bans Alcohol Ads on Subways, Buses and Trains

By Gwynne Hogan, dnainfo.com; October 25, 2017 NEW YORK CITY — The MTA canned the sale of advertising to beer,…

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Starbucks Door Handles Are 31 Times More Germy Than New York City’s Subways

By Taylor Rock, Editor, The Daily Meal; October 25, 2017 The coffee shop’s door proved slightly less germy than a…

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Amtrak’s next stop: Roanoke, Virginia

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; October 25, 2017 Amtrak is extending passenger rail service to the Roanoke Valley in…

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Amtrak may extend seasonal passenger train service to Rockland, Maine

By Stephen Betts, Village Soup; October 24, 2017 Rockland — Seasonal passenger train service could return to Rockland. The Northern…

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Buffalo, New York: Metro Rail extension to DL&W back on track after Congress restores program

By Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News; October 20, 2017 The Metro Rail expansion into the former DL&W terminal appears…

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Massachusetts: Springfield’s Union Station Project Earns Historic Preservation Honor

By Paul Tuthill, WAMC Northeast Public Radio; October 22, 2017 The $95 million restoration of Union Station in Springfield, Massachusetts…

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UK: Parents’ anger as children pictured ‘crammed’ onto trains on their way home from school

By Tom Houghton, Wales Online; October 20, 2017 Parents have voiced their anger after a photo emerged showing Valleys schoolchildren…

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Asia – Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?

By Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post; October 21, 2017 The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down…

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Florida NIMBYs Can’t Stop America’s First Private High-Speed Rail

By Chris Persaud, Next City; October 23, 2017 Inside a massive West Palm Beach garage, sleek yellow and silver train…

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Hoosier State and Cardinal in Indiana: Amtrak’s on-time performance slowly climbs after slump

By Emma Ea Ambrose, Journal & Courier; October 19, 2017 LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Joe Krause is an Amtrak passenger assistant based…

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Orlando Business Journal Exclusive: Brightline to start moving construction crews into Orlando airport

By Richard Bilbao and Veronica Brezina, Orlando Business Journal; October 19, 2017 It looks like the $3.5 billion Miami-to-Orlando rail…

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Kosovo reinstates domestic passenger services

Written by Keith Fender, International Railway Journal; October 19, 2017 KOSOVO’s national train operator Trainkos has reinstated passenger services between…

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34th Chicago area CREATE project under construction

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…

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Study to look at passenger rail service in Cadillac, Michigan

By Ben Glick, Cadillac News; October 19, 2017 CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac could soon be on track for…

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Connecticut Governor Malloy: CTfastrak Proves Rail Service Will Transform ‘Knowledge Corridor’

By Don Stacom, Hartford Courant; October 17, 2017 When Hartford Line trains start running next spring, they’ll fuel a long-term…

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All Aboard Florida/Brightline: Part of Orlando International Airport’s $3.5 billion expansion prepares to go online

By Christopher Heath; WFTV 9 ABC; October 18, 2017 Part one of the Orlando International Airport’s ambitious $3.5 billion expansion…

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France: Stations served by TGV trains could be slashed

From The Connexion; October 18, 2017 The number of smaller stations in France served by TGV trains (high-speed trains à…

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