VIA please come back to Revelstoke, British Columbia

Opinion By Sharon Kurtz, Revelstoke Review; March 6, 2018 Can Revelstoke ever really be a world-class resort town without reliable,…

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Silencing All Aboard Florida’s Brightline: One-fourth of crossings to get no improvements

By Jennifer Sorentrue and Mahima Singh, Staff Writers, Palm Beach Post; March 4, 2018 At 20 of 80 railroad crossings…

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Australia: New South Wales’s $2 billion new trains are too wide to get through tunnels

By Benedict Brook, news.com.au; March 6, 2018 THE NSW Government has an embarrassing problem with $2 billion worth of new…

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Why a Train Trip Across the U.S. Is the Fastest Way to Slow Down

By Eric Weiner, AFAR, March/April 2018 Issue; March 5, 2018 One afternoon, I find myself at Union Station in Washington,…

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A New York opinion – Get serious on Gateway: 
Cut the cost

By William B. Galligan, Crain’s New York Business; March 5, 2018 It’s time to get realistic about the proposed rail…

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Amtrak case goes back to court

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 5, 2018 OMG WE’RE BACK AGAIN: DOT and…

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Post-derailment, Oregon passenger rail struggles to get back on track

By Linda Baker, Oregon Business; March 2, 2018 Oregon Amtrak service was on an upward growth trajectory until December 18,…

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Washington, D.C.: Federal Transit Administration finds tracks in ‘black condition’ but Metro routinely reclassifies them, keeping them in service

By Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post; March 3, 2018 For three consecutive months, federal inspectors warned of deteriorating rail ties…

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All Aboard Florida: With train bills dead in state legislature, safety study language appears in Senate budget offer

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; March 2, 2018 With the derailment of bills seeking state regulation of the private Brightline…

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Lawmakers: Penalize railroads that don’t hit safety deadline

By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press, The Washington Post; March 1, 2018 The mother of a woman killed when…

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New Jersey Transit ‘most at risk’ of missing safety deadline, which could end your commute to New York City

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; March 1, 2018 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit is one of the two northeast commuter railroads…

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Report: USDOT Secretary Chao backs away from Hudson tunnel funding plan

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 2, 2018 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told a U.S. Senate committee yesterday that federal…

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Trump Said to Tell Republicans Not to Approve Hudson Rail Tunnel Funds

By Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink, and Billy House, Bloomberg Politics; March 3, 2018 Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged Donald…

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An infrastructure windfall approaches and PTC news

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 2, 2018 A ‘YUGE’ DOWN…

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Texas sheriffs say high-speed rail developers excluded them from planning, but company officials say that’s not true

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; March 1, 2018 Texas Central Partners responded Thursday to accusations that top…

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UK: Ministers warned against creating ‘Ryanair on the tracks’ amid comfort concerns

By PA, AOL News; March 1, 2018 Train passengers should not feel they have to bring their own inflatable cushions,…

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Details of ex-FRA chief’s side hustle revealed

By LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; February 28, 2018 The former top federal railroad regulator’s side gig as a public relations consultant…

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Five-year contract for MARC Penn line awarded to Amtrak

From Global Railway Review; March 1, 2018 The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) has awarded Amtrak…

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Amtrak, TSA test explosive detection technology at New York Penn Station

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 1, 2018 Amtrak and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have partnered to test new devices…

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Canadian federal budget approves new fleet of trains for VIA Rail, but dedicated tracks still under study

By Brian Platt; National Post; February 28, 2018 OTTAWA — Via Rail is finally getting funding to replace its aging…

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Passenger rail impact study now under way; it’s the second step to rail service for Bristol, Virginia

By DAVID MCGEE, BRISTOL HERALD COURIER; February 28, 2018 BRISTOL, Va. — An international design and consulting firm is beginning…

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Fatal Amtrak Silver Star crash caused more damage than the past decade of South Carolina rail accidents — combined

By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; February 28, 2018 The fatal Amtrak crash outside Columbia in early February caused…

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Cunard Partners With Rocky Mountaineer to Offer Guests Luxury by Rail

A press release from Cunard Line: VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 /CNW/ — Luxury cruise brand Cunard has announced its…

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