New York Lawmakers Press for LaGuardia Airport Rail Link

By Katie Honan and Paul Berger, The Wall Street Journal; June 18, 2018 LaGuardia Airport is pushing ahead with plans…

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Conductors, commuters alike take to social media, blogs to spark conversation

By Colleen Ferguson, Rockland/Westchester Journal News; June 18, 2018 For Howard Rosenstein, the Facebook posts started one freezing February morning…

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Southbound City of New Orleans train breaks down en route to Memphis

By David Royer, WREG News Channel 3; June 15, 2018 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An Amtrak train en route from Chicago…

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Hartford Line Could Be Boon To Connecticut’s Housing Market

By Kenneth R. Gosselin, Reporter, Hartford Courant; June 15, 2018 For decades, the Metro-North rail line has allowed workers to…

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Sneak Preview: Ride The Hartford Line With Us Before Saturday’s Grand Opening Of New Commuter Railroad in Connecticut

By Matthew Ormseth, Reporter, Hartford Courant; June 13, 2018 There was a whistle — a short one, not very loud…

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Launch of New Hartford Passenger Line Part of ‘Train Renaissance’ in Connecticut

By Claire Hall, UConn Today; June 14, 2018 The Hartford Line is a new commuter rail service between New Haven…

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Tunnel collapse forces Amtrak to bus Coast Starlight passengers through central Oregon

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; June 13, 2018 Amtrak’s Coast Startlight train still leaves from Tacoma every day, but…

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Chicago Metra apologizes for crammed trains on BNSF line after changes

By Marni Pyke, Chicago Daily Herald; June 12, 2018 Two days into its revised schedules on the BNSF Line, Metra…

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Expanded north-south rail service from Springfield, Massachusetts to begin in June 2019

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; June 12, 2018 About a year from now, travelers will be able to leave Greenfield on…

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Northampton, Massachusetts mayor sees busy train station getting busier with planned north-south Knowledge Corridor service expansion

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; June 13, 2018 Northampton Mayor David J. Narkewicz knows that an old technology — the passenger…

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Connecticut: Hartford Line’s CTrail Trains To Run Without Bathrooms After ADA Complaint

By Rebecca Lurye, Reporter, Hartford Courant; June 12, 2018 A complaint from a state disability advocacy organization has shuttered bathrooms…

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Amtrak Debuts NEC Corridor Café Menu Featuring New Items Including Gourmet Boar’s Head® Menu Options

A press release from Amtrak; June 13, 2018: Healthier Dining Selections Now Available for Northeast Corridor Customers WASHINGTON – Beginning…

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India: After Reports Of Toilet Water Being Used, IRCTC To Livestream Trains’ Kitchens For Passengers

By Sanjay Dutta and Mahendra K Singh, India Times; June 13, 2018 The railways has decided to live-stream footage of…

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Indonesia: More ‘Sleeper’ luxury trains to be operated if demand increases

From The News Desk, The Jakarta Post; June 13, 2018 State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has said…

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Passenger rail supporters expect new provincial government in Ontario to make good on campaign promise

By Staff, Northern Ontario Business; June 12, 2018 Citizens campaigning for the return of passenger rail in northeastern and southwestern Ontario…

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Despite New CTrail Commuter Line, Rail Upgrades Lag North Of Hartford, Connecticut

By Rebecca Lurye, Reporter, Hartford Courant; June 12, 2018 While the new Hartford Line will roll through several modern train…

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Connecticut: Supporters hope new CTrail Hartford Line changes car culture

By The Associated Press, MyPlainview.com; June 11, 2018 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With a clutch of offices up and down…

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Fares eliminated on downtown Tampa trolley following Florida Department Of Transportation grant

By Devin Rodriguez, Staff Writer, Tampa Bay Times; June 12, 2018 TAMPA — Fares on the TECO Line Streetcar in…

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Purchase by Ford of Detroit’s Michigan Central train depot adds new chapter to long history

By Breana Noble, The Detroit News; June 11, 2018 Michigan Central Depot was busy, Bill Worden recalled of his visit…

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania train station plans don’t include newsstand

By Logan Wilson, WHTM ABC 27 News; June 11, 2018 HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Coffee, books, and a welcoming smile:…

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New Mexico railroad in jeopardy, seeking funding for track repairs

By Hawker Vanguard, KOB 4; June 09, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The railroad has always been a defining feature of…

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U.S. Sen. Udall Advances Amendment To Ensure Southwest Chief Has Access To Federal Funding

A press release from United States Senator Tom Udall appearing in Los Alamos Daily Post; June 9, 2018: WASHINGTON, D.C.…

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North Carolina: Here’s when Raleigh’s Union Station will open and why it has taken so long

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; June 11, 2018 RALEIGH – After several delays, Raleigh’s new $111 million downtown…

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Getting there is half the fun

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Capital LLC, Railway Age Magazine; June 8, 2018 Almost 20 years ago, there was a…

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