Why your Chicago commute could get faster: Metra looks to buy new locomotives, rail cars with state capital money

By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; October 8, 2019 Metra expects to spend close to $2.6 billion in the next five…

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Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s West Lake Corridor Project cleared to enter New Starts Engineering phase

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Mass Transit Magazine; October 8, 2019 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation…

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Federal Railroad Administration offering grants for passenger rail repairs

By Joanna Marsh, Freight Waves; October 8, 2019 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is seeking applications for a grant program…

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Orlando International Airport is right on cusp of major milestone

Editor’s Note: Many passenger rail traditionalists have questioned the wisdom of Brightline/Virgin Trains USA constructing its primary Orlando area train…

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Florida: Want a Brightline train station? Taxpayers may help pay for it

By David Lyons, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel; October 7, 2019 South Florida local governments are finding that if…

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South Florida: Brightline to bring therapy dogs to all three of its stations for World Mental Health Day

By Samantha Kerrigan, CBS12; October 8, 2019 West Palm Beach, Fla. (CBS12) — This Thursday is World Mental Health Day,…

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Atlanta Beltline demonstrators: ‘We pay the tax, now lay the tracks’

By Stephen Deere, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; October 6, 2019 More than 50 activists marched down the Atlanta Beltline on Sunday…

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Editorial: It was a terrible idea to build a new freeway in Los Angeles County. Now it’s on hold for good

By The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times; October 6, 2019 Could the era of building new freeways in California…

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Railroad’s rusting Potomac River span facing overhaul – and maybe more

By Dan Novack, Captial News Service, The Southern Maryland Chronicle; October 6, 2019 WASHINGTON – Of the eight bridges connecting…

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St. Paul Union Depot, transit hub and event center, is fully leased and saw 1 million visitors in 2018

By Shannon Prather, Minneapolis Star Tribune; October 5, 2019 Seven years after the Union Depot’s pricey renovation, Ramsey County leaders…

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Amtrak’s Interregional Growth Opportunities

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; October 7, 2019 Years ago, the Minnesota Association of Railroad Passengers ran an experiment.…

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San Francisco: Caltrain to expand service

By Zachary Clark, Staff, San Mateo Daily Journal; October 4, 2019 With an additional 1.2 million people and jobs expected…

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Chicago Metra to construct third track on Union Pacific West Line

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 4, 2019 Metra and Union Pacific Railroad announced that on Oct. 8 crews will begin…

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Virginia: Officials encourage push for passenger rail service in Montgomery County

By Yann Ranaivo, The Roanoke Times; October 3, 2019 CHRISTIANSBURG — State transportation officials joined a handful of local and…

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Montana: Missoula County lobbies for costly return of passenger rail service

By Dave Stalling, Missoula Current, KXLH 9; October 4, 2019 Missoula County commissioners on Thursday expressed their interest in restoring…

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New Jersey Transit Seeking Developer for Transit Oriented Development Project

By Andrew Corselli, Managing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; October 3, 2019 New Jersey Transit (NJT) recently issued a Request for Expressions of…

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October is Passenger Rail Month in Virginia

A press release from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation; October 1, 2019 Commonwealth celebrates a decade of…

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SunRail cracks down on fare card misuse in Central Florida

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 2, 2019 Next month, Central Florida commuter railroad SunRail will begin tracking fare evasion through…

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Texas: 5 Reasons the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Makes Sense

By Jeff Balke, Houston Press; October 3, 2019 The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to…

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Quebec: Gotta go? You’ll have to hold it (for up to five days) at this Montreal train station

By Tyler Dawson, National Post; October 3, 2019 Picture this: You’re commuting through Montreal, one of Canada’s great cities, and…

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California Opinion: Caltrain needs dedicated source of revenue

By Anna G. Eshoo, Zoe Lofgren and Jackie Speier, The Mercury News; October 3, 2019 We’re fortunate to live in…

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San Francisco Bay Area Officials Lay Groundwork For $100 Billion Transportation Ballot Measure

By Don Ford, KPIX CBS 5 SF Bay Area; October 1, 2019 OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — The greater Bay Area…

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Massachusetts: New survey shows people want east-west rail

By G. Michael Dobbs, The Reminder; October 2, 2019 BOSTON – A new survey on extending and improving passenger rail…

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Chicago: Auburn Gresham Metra stop, which broke ground yesterday, could spur South Side retail

By David Zegeye, Streetsblog Chicago; October 1, 2019 Auburn Gresham used to have a commuter rail station on 79th Street…

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Long Island, New York: Study of Old Rockaway Rail Line’s Revival Back on Track

By Jose Martinez, The City; October 1, 2019 A long-delayed study into whether it’s possible to reactivate a dormant Queens…

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