UK video: Trains to Nottingham delayed by horses running on the track

By Chris Breese, nottstv.com; December 27, 2017 Train services between Nottingham and London St Pancras were disrupted by a group…

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New York: Metro-North tries listening to its workforce in effort to prevent future accidents

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 27, 2017 Written in blood. Metro-North veterans invoke the crude phrase to refer to…

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New York: Four years after Spuyten Duyvil, Metro-North struggles to find its way

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 27, 2017 In this two-part special report, The Journal News/lohud looks at how things went wrong…

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Transit is a top priority for Tampa, Florida residents, Mayor Buckhorn survey shows

By Janelle Irwin, Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal; December 26, 2017 Fixing traffic congestion in the Tampa Bay region is…

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Canada: Garneau makes push for voice, video recorders in locomotives after Amtrak crash

By The Canadian Press, The Chronicle Herald; December 26, 2017 OTTAWA — A deadly derailment on the west coast of…

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Boston: MBTA rips Keolis investigation of train car detachment

By Matt Stout, Boston Herald; December 26, 2017 The MBTA’s private commuter rail operator fumbled the early stages of a…

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Bob Withers in Huntington, West Virginia: Amtrak going off rails in serving customers

By Bob Withers, The Herald-Dispatch; December 26, 2017 Now it’s official. Printed railroad passenger timetables have followed steam locomotives, cabooses,…

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UK: Find out what happened when we learnt to drive an EMT train – sorry about the cow

By Shannyn Quinn, Senior Reporter, Derby Telegraph; December 26, 2017 For your information, driving a train is complex. Sitting in…

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The Canadian on Christmas Day: Residents of Spy Hill, Saskatchewan lauded for helping passengers on frozen train

By The Canadian Press, CTV News; December 26, 2017 SPY HILL, Sask. — Tributes are pouring in from across Canada…

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California: Could Amtrak catastrophe happen here in Sacramento? It almost did, leaving some riders scared and angry

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; December 26, 2017 Could last Monday’s Amtrak train crash in Washington happen here? It…

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California: Driving Metrolink trains is a family affair for these four Inland residents

By Imran Ghori, The Press-Enterprise, Daily Bulletin; December 22, 2017 If you’re on a Metrolink train in the Inland area,…

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North Carolina: Faster train between Raleigh and Charlotte causes excitement, concern

By Tina Terry, WSOCTV.com; December 22, 2017 LANDIS, N.C. – The Piedmont Improvement Project added 27 miles of parallel track,…

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Washington State: Sound Transit a ‘little nervous’ about $1.2B light rail grant

  By Noah Haglund, HeraldNet.com; December 24, 2017 LYNNWOOD — The timeline for getting light rail to Snohomish County slipped…

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New York State opinion: Amtrak still sets holiday records

By Don Glynn, Niagara Gazette; December 23, 2017 Don’t let anyone tell you that, for whatever reasons, people no longer…

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World’s first solar-powered train mixes the old and the new along Australian coast

By Nick Lavars, New Atlas; December 18, 2017 Those visiting the northern New South Wales coastline in Australia will have…

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Central Florida commentary: Today’s SunRail is just the start

By Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel; December 19, 2017 I’m sitting on the top deck of a SunRail car, cruising through…

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Omnitrax not solely to blame for Churchill, Manitoba debacle

By Ian Robson, Winnipeg Sun; December 20, 2017 For more than 100 years, the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay…

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Vancouver, Washington trooper tackles derailment fallout

By Jerzy Shedlock, Staff Writer, The Columbian; December 22, 2017 When Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn started his workday…

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Pregnant Subway Riders in Tokyo Can Request a Seat With Their Phones

By Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure; December 20, 2017 More than 40 years ago, social psychologist Dr. Stanley Milgram gave…

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The Columbian Editorial View: Reflecting on Derailment

From The Columbian Editorial Page; December 24, 2017 The impact of the tragedy and the examination of its causes will…

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Did the emergency response to Amtrak derailment go as planned?

By Rolf Boone, The Olympian, The Spokesman-Review; December 23, 2017 Christopher Barnard Sr., assistant chief of operations for Joint Base…

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Chateau Frontenac celebrates 125 years in Quebec City

By Carmel Kilkenny, Radio Canada International; December 21, 2017 Chateau Frontenac, the crowning glory of Quebec City, is celebrating its…

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All Aboard Florida: Can the Treasure Coast coexist with Brightline passenger rail? We shall see

Opinion by Rich Campbell, TCPalm.com; December 19, 2017 Are you ready for the piercing shriek of passenger train horns? Multiple times…

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When Train Travel was Chic: A Visit to Barstow’s Harvey House

By David and Kay Scott, CNHI News Service, The Effingham Daily News; December 20, 2017 During an early December journey…

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