Passenger rail service still needs backing

Commentary By Evan Stair, Santa Fe New Mexican; August 7, 2018 Many hopes rest on the Udall-Moran Southwest Chief Route…

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Cancellations, Delays Plaguing Already Embattled New Jersey Transit

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; August 7, 2018 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Several months after…

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Amtrak Midwest Services Improved for Fall Travel

A press release from Amtrak; August 7, 2018: Easier connections, more pets, bikes & student fares for back-to-school time CHICAGO…

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Central Florida: SunRail ridership on new Osceola section compares to original section

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; August 3, 2018 SunRail numbers for just two days show that stations along the…

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New Jersey Transit to shut down Atlantic City line for 5 months starting in September

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; August 3, 2018 NJ Transit plans to shut down the Atlantic City Line for five months…

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Trailways of New York Announces Connecting Service with Amtrak

A press release from Trailways of New York; August 4, 2018: HURLEY, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Amtrak customers now…

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Technology and Passenger Trains: Apple Maps Adds Support for VIA Rail Canada

By Gary Ng, iPhone in Canada; August 2, 2018 Apple Maps has gained an update to now show data from…

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Video shows California man suffering seizures dragged off train by passenger eager to get home

By Brian Newlin, clickondetroit.com; August 3, 2018 LONG BEACH, Calif. – Police in Long Beach, California are investigating after cellphone…

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Roanoke, Virginia Amtrak Ridership Encouraging for Bedford Stop

Commentary From TheRoanokeStar.com; August 2, 2018 Having passed the six-month milestone since Amtrak ridership to and from the Roanoke Station…

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Amtrak northbound Crescent train derails outside Washington Union Station; no injuries reported

By Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post; August 2, 2018 An Amtrak train derailed Thursday afternoon just outside Washington’s Union Station, but…

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Germany: DB records steep drop in first half profit

By David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; July 27, 2018 GERMAN Rail (DB) recorded a 17.4% drop in Ebit to €974m…

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Senate committee approves one appointee and bill approved relating to assault on passenger train crews

By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; August 2, 2018 ONE AND DONE: The Senate Commerce…

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Government of Canada invests $20.7 million to improve rail safety

A press release from Transport Canada; August 1, 2018: OTTAWA, Aug. 1, 2018 /CNW/ – With over 40,000 kilometres of…

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Amtrak solicits community’s ideas for redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun; July 31, 2018 Baltimoreans peppered developers and Amtrak officials with ideas Tuesday for…

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Why Philadelphia’s Suburban Station is in the heart of the city

By Katherine Nails, Staff Writer, Philly.com; July 30, 2018 In late September 1930, Lit Brothers was having a sale. Suburban…

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THEN AND NOW: Photos that show how glamorous traveling on trains used to be

By Zoë Miller, Thisisinsider.com; July 30, 2018 Planes may get you where you’re going more quickly, but there’s something to…

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The journey is the vacation on this 35-hour train trip on the Coast Starlight

By Nicole Evatt, Associated Press, The Register Citizen; July 30, 2018 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was late Friday night…

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California: Calculations show bullet train can complete route within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Reality may prove slower

By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; July 29, 2018 When California voters approved construction of a bullet train in 2008,…

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Heatwave could cause further rail closures in Sweden

From The Local Sweden; July 30, 2018 More train lines could close temporarily due to the intense heatwave in Sweden,…

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Central Florida: SunRail debuts in Osceola County as commuter rail adds 17 miles and four stations

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; July 30, 2018 SunRail awakened before sunrise Monday with more toot in its Central…

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Ontario woman says her therapy rabbit was barred from train

By CTV News Staff, With a report from CTV Kitchener’s Natalie van Rooy and CTV Ottawa’s Joanne Schnurr, CTV News;…

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City urging Amtrak not to make changes to train route that runs through Lawrence, Kansas

From The Lawrence Journal-World; July 30, 2018 In her years as a volunteer caretaker at the Santa Fe train station…

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A debate: Should Massachusetts build Boston’s North South Rail Link?

YES, by Michael S. Dukakis; NO by William Straus, Boston Globe; July 26, 2018 In 1914 a special state commission…

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British Columbia: Seth Rogen to voice transit etiquette tips on Vancouver’s SkyTrain

By Wanyee Li, StarMetro Vancouver, The Star; July 26, 2018 VANCOUVER—Seth Rogen will be the new guest voice on Metro…

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Amtrak to passengers: Keep Out!!

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; July 26, 2018 A reliable rail industry source who wishes not to…

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