UK: Backlash over Arriva Trains Wales lost wallet return charge

From BBC News; September 14, 2018 A rail firm is changing its policy following a backlash after a passenger was…

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Wales: CHOO CHOO LOO BOO HOO Train with broken toilets leaves six passengers behind mid-journey after promising to wait for them while they used station loos

By Alex West, The Sun; September 15, 2018 PASSENGERS were told a train with none of its toilets working would…

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Despite delays, All Aboard Florida’s Brightline is now on track, says president

By Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald; September 14, 2018 After years of planning, lobbying and long delays, the privately funded Brightline…

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Caltrain reports uptick in average weekday ridership

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 13, 2018 Caltrain logged 65,095 average weekday passengers during its annual ridership count conducted earlier…

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Virginia Railway Express says full commuter rail service will be running Friday

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 13, 2018 Update: Virginia Railway Express on Thursday afternoon said it will operate…

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Wales: Arriva demands 10% of the cash found in lost wallet after passenger asks for its safe return

By Marcus Hughes, Reporter, WalesOnline; September 14, 2018 Arriva Trains Wales has been criticised after it was revealed the company…

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UK: Brand new train to London breaks down near Exeter and 350 passengers evacuated

By Jacqui Merrington and Sarah Waddington, Head of Content, Plymouth Herald; September 14, 2018 Around 350 passengers had to be…

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Amtrak May Put Passengers on Buses in Fight Over Safety Upgrade

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg; September 13, 2018 As railroads across the nation race to complete a congressional deadline for installing…

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Illinois Blocking Amtrak Expansion to Wisconsin

By Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee; September 12, 2018 Despite the fact that rush hour trains on the Amtrak Hiawatha Service…

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Canada: Dozens choose death by train each year. Transit agencies are stepping up

By Michael Mui, StarMetro Vancouver, The Star; September 12, 2018 Dr. Antoon Leenaars recalls a patient who saw the same…

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Grant Could Help Bring Passenger Rail to Downtown Jacksonville, Florida; Ease San Marco Train Woes

By Bill Delaney, WJCT; September 12, 2018 Though it has largely flown under the radar, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and…

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Commentary on SunRail: Promise or peril? Central Florida’s transit crisis

By Deirdre Macnab, My Word Columnist, Orlando Sentinel; September 11, 2018 As the Orlando Sentinel recently reported, SunRail faces a…

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India: 2 held for drugging train passengers and looting them

From TNN, The Times of India; September 12, 2018 MUMBAI: Two men have been arrested from Bengal in connection .. Click…

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Bipartisan Senators To House THUD Appropriators: Preserve Funding For Amtrak’s Southwest Chief

By Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post; September 11, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom…

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Caltrans Unveils 2018 California State Rail Plan

A press release from Caltrans; September 10, 2018: SACRAMENTO – Caltrans released the 2018 State Rail Plan on Monday, calling…

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Trains canceled, airlines waiving fees as East Coast braces for Hurricane Florence

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 10, 2018 Hur­ri­cane Florence is rap­id­ly ap­proach­ing the East Coast — and on…

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San Francisco’s new $2.2 billion transit center, the ‘Grand Central Station of the West,’ is officially open to the public — take a look around

By Katie Canales, Business Insider; SFGate.com; September 9, 2018 San Francisco’s highly-anticipated Salesforce Transit Center and the new park located…

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Chicago Union Station remake: Let’s keep it classic

By Richard Wronski, Chicago Transportation Journal; September 9, 2018 Yet another proposal to remake historic Chicago Union Station is expected…

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New England: CTRail On Track To Surpass 1st Year Ridership Goals

By Fred Vigeant, WSHU; September 10, 2018 The recently launched commuter rail service linking Hartford and New Haven with Springfield,…

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Getting there: What ‘on time’ means to railroads

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; September 10, 2018 Japanese railroad officials earlier this year apologized for a huge mistake: One…

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How new rules jeopardize China’s subway projects

By BEN HEUBL, Data Journalist, Nikkei Asian Review; September 10, 2018 LONDON — In an effort to rein in spending…

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Streetcar projects flourish as cities seek to attract businesses, millennials

By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 2018 When Oklahoma City opens its OKC Streetcar service later…

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No platform doors, but special measures to ensure no falls on tracks at Hong Kong high-speed rail link terminus, union leader says

By Cannix Yau, South China Morning Post; September 9, 2018 It would be next to impossible for passengers to jump…

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