You can’t make this stuff up about Iowa Pacific: Railroad Chief Ed Ellis Defends Tank-Car Storage In A Song

By Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer; November 6, 2017 Last week we posted a song by Dan Berggren titled “Junkyard Express,”…

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The ghost trains of northern England that refuse to die

By Godfrey Holmes, Independent; November 1, 2017 Some folk arrive at a railway station crestfallen to find their train’s been…

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First Nations-led railroad would be first of its kind in Ontario

From CBC News Sudbury; October 30, 2017 The Missanabie Cree First Nation is on track to become Ontario’s first Indigenous-led…

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South Florida: Brightline wins approval to sell $600M in bonds for first phase

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; October 30, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline has won approval to sell…

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South Florida: When will Brightline trains leave the station?

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel; October 27, 2017 Florida’s new high-speed train is supposed to hit the tracks in…

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Florida East Coast Railway Concealed Plans to Move Deadly Liquefied Natural Gas Next to 110-mph Passenger Trains

By Sunshine State News, WBOB AM 600; October 23, 2017 Folks along the Florida East Coast rail corridor, a highly…

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Florida NIMBYs Can’t Stop America’s First Private High-Speed Rail

By Chris Persaud, Next City; October 23, 2017 Inside a massive West Palm Beach garage, sleek yellow and silver train…

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Florida: Passenger rail proposal emerges again in Senate

By News Service of Florida; News4Jax.com; October 20, 2017 A controversial proposal for the state to oversee aspects of high-speed…

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Orlando Business Journal Exclusive: Brightline to start moving construction crews into Orlando airport

By Richard Bilbao and Veronica Brezina, Orlando Business Journal; October 19, 2017 It looks like the $3.5 billion Miami-to-Orlando rail…

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Kosovo reinstates domestic passenger services

Written by Keith Fender, International Railway Journal; October 19, 2017 KOSOVO’s national train operator Trainkos has reinstated passenger services between…

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Study to look at passenger rail service in Cadillac, Michigan

By Ben Glick, Cadillac News; October 19, 2017 CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac could soon be on track for…

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All Aboard Florida/Brightline: Part of Orlando International Airport’s $3.5 billion expansion prepares to go online

By Christopher Heath; WFTV 9 ABC; October 18, 2017 Part one of the Orlando International Airport’s ambitious $3.5 billion expansion…

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Washington: Prince George’s County leaders challenge new high-speed train, tunnel plan

By Max Smith, WTOP; October 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — With many residents worried about the impacts of a potential $10…

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UK: Swanage-Wareham rail line reconnection ‘a success’

From BBC News; October 18, 2017 The first regular passenger train services to run between the mainline and a Dorset…

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Europe: Leo Express poised to launch Krakow – Prague services

Written by Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; October 16, 2017 LEO Express announced on October 13 that it will become…

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New Hampshire May Get a Free Commuter Rail Line…and Not For The First Time

By Todd Bookman, New Hampshire Public Radio; October 17, 2017 Commuter rail fans in New Hampshire received some good news…

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Palm Beach Post Exclusive in South Florida: Brightline train derailed in February, causing $408K in damage

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; October 16, 2017 A Brightline train derailed in February as it moved…

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Record levels of private investment in UK rail

By Andy Roden, Rail Magazine; October 13, 2017 Private companies invested a total of £925 million in Britain’s rail network…

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Florida: Brightline starts site work for $2B Orlando connection

By Veronica Brezina, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; October 12, 2017 The developer and operator of the $3.5 billion Brightline…

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Norwegian passenger service tendering underway

From Railway Gazette; October 12, 2017 NORWAY: Invitations to tender for the Lot 1 Sør passenger train operating contract were…

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Los Angeles Union Station redevelopment moves forward

Written by  David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; October 11, 2017 LOS Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) will stage a…

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San Diego: Sale of historic Santa Fe Depot completed

By Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune; October 11, 2017 The Santa Fe Depot was sold Wednesday with plans announced for…

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Baltimore: Northeast Maglev pitches five-minute trip from BWI to downtown as Amazon incentive

By Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun; October 11, 2017 A five-minute maglev trip between downtown Baltimore and BWI Marshall Airport…

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New Hampshire: Nashua Alderman Unanimously Approve Commuter Rail Memorandum

By The Associated Press, New Hampshire Public Radio; October 11, 2017 Aldermen in New Hampshire have approved a memorandum that…

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Iowa Pacific: New Christmas train trip to be based at Stony Creek ranch in New York State

By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; October 11, 2017 STONY CREEK — Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s new holiday train…

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