Opinion: Trains and rail make more sense than cars and roads

By Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle; September 2, 2019 International travel always makes me think about the choices we’ve made in…

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Central Florida: Volusia County asks out of SunRail-to-DeLand deal

By Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal; August 29, 2019 ORLANDO — After an announcement that some $34 million in…

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Opinion: Has Amtrak placed itself in jeopardy?

By David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; September 2, 2019 AMTRAK was set up in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to…

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Amtrak’s Southwest Chief lives to ride the rails another day

By Karl Zimmermann, Los Angeles Times; September 2, 2019 “I stay positive,” said Mary Lou, the sleeper attendant on Amtrak’s…

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Southwest Bust: DEA Agents Ambush Amtrak Passengers With Controversial Searches and Seizures

By Amy Martyn, The Intercept; August 31, 2019 A few hours characteristically behind schedule, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief rolls into Albuquerque, New…

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View from the UK: Is Food Served from an Airline that Bad?

By Cristina Diaconu, Feast Magazine; September 3, 2019 Do you have a favourite food? Perhaps you love Pizzas, Chinese or…

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California: New Altamont Corridor Express (ACE®) Saturday Service

From Caravan News; September 3, 2019 The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) is pleased to announce the launch of…

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Indiana Governor Holcomb sees South Shore Line projects as key to Region’s renaissance

By Dan Carden, The Times; August 31, 2019 MERRILLVILLE — Gov. Eric Holcomb remains committed to growing Northwest Indiana, and…

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South Florida: Virgin Trains USA/Brightline to suspend service due to Hurricane Dorian

By Matthew Arrojas, Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; August 30, 2019 Brightline, also know as Virgin Trains USA, will halt…

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VIA Rail Canada: Revenues and ridership up for Q2 2019

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; August 30, 2019: HIGHLIGHTS Ridership up 6.4% Passenger Revenues up 4.9% Funding for…

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Finding ways to keep Amtrak running on time in the Pacific Northwest

By Adam Duvernay, The Register-Guard; August 28, 2019 Eugene may one day be the tail end of a Pacific Northwest-wide…

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Massachusetts adds Valley Flyer trains linking Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke and Springfield

By Danielle Eaton, The Reminder; August 27, 2019 GREATER SPRINGFIELD – A new train service from Greenfield to Springfield is…

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Manitoba: Railway ‘back on track,’ poised for northern gain, say advocates

By Eric Westhaver, Flin Flon Reminder; August 26, 2019 Hope, change and making money – that was the general feeling…

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Iowa Pacific’s Mount Hood Railroad owes nearly $10,000 to Oregon’s Parkdale museum

By Emily Fitzgerald, Hood River News; August 28, 2019 On April 22, 2017, Mt. Hood Railroad hosted a kickoff celebration…

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Norway reviews overnight services as sleeper train fleet ages

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; August 23, 2019 THE Norwegian Railway Directorate is undertaking a review of the country’s…

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UK: ScotRail slated as passenger journeys fall by 1 million

By David Leask, Chief Reporter, The Herald; August 28, 2019 Rocked by a historic cold spell and major engineering disruption,…

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A Brightline first: Couple tie the knot on train at 79 mph in South Florida

By Wayne K. Roustan and Jennifer Lett, South Florida Sun Sentinel; August 24, 2019 Paul Ward and Jules Bandiera got married…

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Passenger rail projects awarded more than $272 million in federal State of Good Repair grants

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Mass Transit Magazine; August 22, 2019 The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $272 million through…

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Advocates continue pushing for more passenger rail service from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the east

By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; August 26, 2019 After more than 10 years of discussing, studying and lobbying about more…

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New Pricing Structure for Ontario Northland passengers

By Staff, BayToday.ca; August 24, 2019 Ontario Northland is introducing new pricing structures on all passenger travel effective September 4. There…

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Discount for Military Veterans Now Available for Travel on Amtrak

A press release from Amtrak; August 26, 2019: Savings valid for Northeast Corridor, nationwide trains WASHINGTON – Amtrak is offering…

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Rolling through Ontario’s autumn colours on The Canadian

By Pat Brennan, Toronto Star, Brampton Guardian; August 22, 2019 The Canadian, Via Rail’s transcontinental passenger train, now pulls out…

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When a Transit Agency Becomes a Suburban Developer

By John Surico, CityLab; August 21, 2019 Like many towns across America, Harrison, New York is desperate to revitalize its…

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Indiana: Michigan City finalizes contribution to proposed South Shore Double Track

By Stan Maddux, Correspondent, The Times; August 22, 2019 MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City has set in stone its contribution of…

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