Iowa Pacific in New York State: Railroad misses deadline to remove equipment, but is trying

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star; July 17, 2018 JOHNSBURG — Saratoga & North Creek Railway missed a July 15 deadline…

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VIA Rail Canada supports the Canada-China Year of Tourism

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; July 16, 2018: TORONTO, July 16, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – VIA Rail Canada (VIA…

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Europe: Flixtrain expands Hamburg – Cologne services

By Keith Fender, International Railway Journal; July 13, 2018 FLIXTRAIN will expand the service frequency on the Cologne to Hamburg…

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China Makes it Harder to Get OK to Build Subways, Light Rail

By Sun Lizhao and Denise Jia, Caixin; July 13, 2018 China is raising the financial bar for cities seeking approval…

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British Columbia: Rocky Mountaineer’s economic engine keeps chugging in Kamloops

By Jessica Wallace, Kamloops This Week; July 14, 2018 Rocky Mountaineer expects its economic impact on Kamloops to significantly increase…

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Charlotte, North Carolina breaking ground on a new uptown train station this week

By Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer; July 16, 2018 Charlotte officials plan to break ground Friday on the first part…

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How Minnesota is Transforming Itself into a Rail Star

By Jacob Wallace, Summer By Rail; July 14, 2018 Rafael Ortega is not the sort of man you’d expect to…

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Amtrak limiting or closing ticket offices in Colorado and Kansas

By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain; July 13, 2018 Amtrak is cutting back the hours its ticket agent is available…

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Central Florida: Extending SunRail to Orlando International Airport could cost more than $257M

By: Michael Lopardi, WFTV 9 ABC; July 11, 2018 ORLANDO, Fla. – Extending SunRail service to Orlando International Airport could…

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Amtrak train breaks down in Tucson, Arizona for 5 hours; passengers overheat

Written By Kendra Hall, Multi Media Journalist, KOVA News 4 NBC; July 16, 2018 It gets extremely hot in Southern…

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All Aboard Florida: The Big Bubble Takes a Ride on The Brightline

By Sean McCaughan, The Big Bubble Miami; July 14, 2018 The Big Bubble recently took a ride on the Brightline,…

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Rallying around rail in Connecticut

An Editorial From The Day; July 15, 2018 If anything is holding Connecticut back as badly as having to pay…

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Amtrak Cascades train had mechanical failure before deadly crash, whistleblower says

By Chris Daniels, KING 5 NBC; July 12, 2018 An Amtrak electrician says the company sidestepped his safety concerns on…

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All aboard in Texas: Developers are betting millions on new Fort Worth to DFW Airport commuter rail line

By Steve Brown, Real Estate Editor, The Dallas Morning News; July 12, 2018 The first trains won’t start rolling with…

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Banff, Alberta couple say they’ve secured half of $600M needed to build Banff passenger train

By Lucie Edwardson, CBC News; July 12, 2018 If you don’t have the use of a car, chances are Greyhound’s…

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CSX executive joins All Aboard Florida’s Brightline as plans for Tampa/Orlando high-speed rail are put in motion

By Janelle Irwin, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; July 11, 2018 Bob O’Malley, a top executive for CSX Transportation, is…

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Manitoba: Negotiations for Hudson Bay Railway sale back on, says owner, which is seeking repair proposals

From The Thompson Citizen; July 11, 2018 Negotiations with a Northern Manitoba ownership group to buy and repair the Hudson…

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Virginia: Chesterfield County, advocates in Ettrick fight to save Amtrak train station

BY JIM McCONNELL, SENIOR WRITER, Chesterfield Observer; July 11, 2018 On the afternoon of July 2, while many of Chesterfield’s…

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New York: Long Island Rail Road completes key signal at Harold Interlocking

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; July 11, 2018 The Long Island Rail Road has completed the replacement of the entire…

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Chicago: Next phase to detangle massive railroad bottleneck starts next spring

By Carlos Ballesteros, Chicago Sun-Times; July 11, 2018 Construction meant to fix a notorious railroad bottleneck on the South Side…

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The ongoing search for first-and-last-mile solutions

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 2018 This spring, Progressive Railroading reached out to transit agencies…

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VIA Rail Canada services between Winnipeg and Gillam remain suspended

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; July 10, 2018: MONTREAL, July 10, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Heavy rains in recent…

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Illinois: Continuing Amtrak Hiawatha fight, Glenview to pay for $160,000 train traffic analysis

By Alexandra Kukulka, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; July 10, 2018 The village of Glenview has hired a consulting firm to conduct…

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Commuters embrace All Aboard Florida’s Brightline

By Mel Meléndez, Editor-in-Chief, South Florida Business Journal; July 10, 2018 Nearly two months after launching service in Miami, Brightline…

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