Canada: VIA Rail service resumes on most routes following weeks of disruption

From CBC News; March 7, 2020 Via Rail Canada says full service has resumed on most of its routes on…

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U.S., Northeast: Amtrak to suspend nonstop Acela trains between Washington, New York amid coronavirus concerns

By Kaelan Deese, The Hill; March 7, 2020 Amtrak announced Friday it would temporarily suspend its Acela Nonstop trains between Washington and…

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Canada – Greg Gormick: VIA Rail needs to be reformed, not scrapped

By Greg Gormick, Special to National Post; March 5, 2020 In a recent column, Chris Selley argued that Via Rail’s…

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U.S., Florida: Hillsborough County/Tampa leaders tour Orlando’s SunRail, hoping for a train of their own

By Caitlin Johnston, Reporter, Tampa Bay Times; March 5, 2020 ORLANDO — The plan Thursday morning was for a group…

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U.S., Colorado: Amtrak route through Colorado Springs? Grant received to study the idea

By Hanna Knutson, KRDO; March 5, 2020 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The US Department of Transportation announced that it…

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U.S.: Amtrak responds to coronavirus risk with increased train cleaning, waivers to change fees

By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY; March 4, 2020 Amtrak is intensifying its cleaning protocol for trains and stations and waiving reservation…

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U.S.: New Amtrak CEO’s record on safety called into question

By David C. Lester, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; March 4, 2020 On Monday, RT&S reported that Amtrak has hired William…

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U.S., Massachusetts: MassDOT Will Revisit Its East-West Rail Ridership Projections

By Christian MilNeil, Streets Blog Massachusetts; March 2, 2020 MassDOT says that it will revisit cost and ridership projections for…

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U.S.: Amtrak Names William Flynn as CEO and President

A press release from Amtrak; March 2, 2020: WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced that it has named William J. Flynn as…

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U.S., New Hampshire: ‘Railroads Act’ could bring funding opportunities, increased ridership to Claremont

By Patrick Adrian, Reporter, Eagle Times; February 27, 2020 CLAREMONT — New legislation that seeks to expand financing for railroad…

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U.S., New York: BTS’ 5-minute performance in empty Grand Central Terminal took 2 months to organize

By Charles Trepany, USA TODAY; February 26, 2020 On Monday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” fans watched as…

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U.S., Florida: Brightline Reports Substantial Ridership Growth to Begin 2020

From Travel Pulse; February 26, 2020 Brightline has released ridership numbers for the month of January 2020, showing an increase…

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U.S., Florida, Opinion: Annoyed Virgin Trains tore up trees, vegetation along rail line? Just wait | Gil Smart

By Gil Smart, Treasure Coast, TCPalm.com; February 26, 2020 Ah, progress. Earlier this week I started fielding calls from Martin…

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U.S., Illinois: Booze on an Amtrak cruise is illegal, but not obeyed, lawmaker says. Her bill would fix that.

By Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois, The Telegraph; February 26, 2020 SPRINGFIELD — A state lawmaker on Tuesday advanced a…

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U.S.: How to Master the Art of Amtrak Travel

By Corina Quinn, Travel + Leisure. msn.com; February 26, 2020 Riding the rails — it’s a beloved experience that many…

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U.S., California: NCTD Coaster commuter-rail service turns 25

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 26, 2020 The North County Transit District (NCTD) tomorrow will mark 25 years of Coaster…

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U.S., Florida: Brightline completes apartment towers in downtown Miami

By Brian Bandell  – Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; February 27, 2020 The Park-Line Miami apartment towers have been completed…

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U.S., Florida: Virgin Trains’ path to Disney World is undecided. Here’s what experts recommend.

By Richard Bilbao, Senior Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; February 25, 2020 The path that Virgin Trains USA will take…

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Canada, Commentary – Chris Selley: Let’s kill The Canadian, surely the First World’s most dysfunctional train

Editor’s Note: While every effort is made to present a wide range of news and opinion articles on this website…

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Canada: VIA Rail’s Ocean to Resume Service on Friday

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; February 24, 2020: MONTREAL, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – VIA Rail Canada (VIA…

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U.S., Michigan: Plan to build passenger railroad through Cadillac clears big hurdle

By Chris Lamphere, Cadillac News; February 25, 2020 CADILLAC — Over the next couple of years, you might notice excursion…

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U.S., New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority hires temporary president for subway, bus system

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; February 25, 2020 A former federal railroad chief has been tapped to temporarily lead the…

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U.S., California: Costa has a new plan for high-speed rail through Fresno. Here’s how much it’ll cost

By Thaddeus Miller, The Fresno Bee; February 21, 2020 About a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state…

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U.S., Texas: Critics say they’re in for long haul against $15 billion Houston-to-Dallas bullet train

By Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle; February 20, 2020 NAVASOTA — In the same room where many mobilized against the proposed…

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U.S., Michigan: Amtrak blames freight trains for passenger delays getting worse

By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press; February 24, 2020 Americans who travel by train know all about this: Never in…

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