After announcing rebrand, Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, files to go public

By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; November 16, 2018 On the same day it announced a major rebranding as Richard Branson’s…

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Private funding needed under C$6bn VIA Rail Canada investment plan

From Railway Gazette; November 15, 2018 CANADA: National passenger operator VIA Rail says that private-sector backing will be needed to…

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Minnesota: $2 billion Minneapolis-Eden Prairie light-rail project cleared to begin construction

By Staff, Pioneer Press; November 14, 2018 A federal agency has given a key approval to the Southwest Light Rail…

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Brightline forms strategic partnership with Virgin; to become Virgin Trains USA

A press release from Brightline; November 16, 2018: EXPRESS INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM TO BECOME VIRGIN TRAINS USA MIAMI, Fla.…

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Amtrak Sets Revenue and Earnings Records Delivers Best Operating Performance in Company History

A press release from Amtrak; November 16, 2018: WASHINGTON – Continuing financial improvements in recent years, Amtrak again posted record revenue and…

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Manitoba: When Churchill needed Ottawa, the town was ignored. Now, Ottawa needs Churchill

Opinion By Ken Hansen, MacLean’s; November 13, 2018 The first train in 18 months on the Hudson Bay Railway pulled…

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7 reasons why traveling by train is better than flying

By Laura McCamy, Business Insider; November 13, 2018 The train takes longer than flying and, for some trips, it doesn’t…

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Brightline passenger rail in Florida: Trains whisper, doors swish, bubbly flows

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; November 14, 2018 There was a hint of disappointment recently on a Brightline train,…

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U.S Transportation Secretary Chao Announces Availability of $272 Million for ‘State of Good Repair’ Rail Projects

A press release from the United States Department of Transportation; November 15, 2018: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal…

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Amtrak to close Riverside, California call center, eliminating 550 jobs

By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise; November 14, 2018 Amtrak said Wednesday it will close its Riverside reservation center in January,…

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Amtrak’s Anderson not a random choice

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 14, 2018 Watching Washington, November 2018: When a…

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Amtrak: A failure of public enterprise?

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 14, 2018 From the November 2018 issue of Railway Age:…

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Amtrak Office of Inspector General says railroad can cut up to $6.4 million in costs

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 13, 2018 Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, released Nov. 9,…

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U.S. transit agencies likely to step up use of public-private partnerships, industry execs say

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2018 In spring 2018, a group of executives representing Fortune…

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Book Review: An anti-passenger-rail manifesto

Opinion By David Peter Alan, Chair, Lackawanna Coalition, Railway Age Magazine; November 13, 2018 “Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains…

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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority set to buy Grand Central Terminal for $35M

By Dan Rivoli, Transit Reporter, New York Daily News; November 13, 2018 The MTA will soon be the new landlord…

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Fixing Chicago’s freight rail congestion

By Katie Pyzyk, Smart Cities Dive; November 12, 2018 As goods and raw materials make their way to all parts…

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Rail advocates in Ontario want government to consider transportation strategy – including passenger rail

By Elaine Della-Mattia, The Sault Star; November 12, 2018 Passenger rail advocates are hoping the provincial government take the time…

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Amtrak video goes behind scenes of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station restoration

By Michael Tanenbaum, Staff, Philly Voice; November 9, 2018 Anyone who’s spent much time in or around 30th Street Station…

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Did your train break down? Legislators want New Jersey Transit to give you a refund

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; November 9, 2018 When an NJ Transit train breaks down and strands commuters for an hour or…

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The Netherlands’ new train cars are nicer than your office

By Mark Wilson, Fast Company; November 8, 2018 Next year, 373 million people will find themselves on Dutch National Railway…

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Editorial Opinion: Treasure Coast deserves a Brightline train stop (or two)

By Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board, TCPalm.com; November 8, 2018 The proposals have been tendered.  Time will tell if Brightline is…

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New England: Hartford Line adds trains to Springfield Union Station

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; November 8, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — CTrail will have one additional Hartford Line train — on weekends…

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Nevada: Local leaders hopeful for Las Vegas, Victorville high-speed rail

By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal; November 10, 2018 Southern Nevada leaders in tourism and transportation have given the…

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Milwaukee’s The Hop reports ridership over 16,000 during streetcar’s opening weekend

By Maredithe Meyer, BizTimes; November 09, 2018 During its first three days of passenger service, downtown Milwaukee’s new streetcar generated…

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