Amtrak Cascades service DuPont train crash survivor suing Amtrak; alleges company knew of electrical failure

By KIRO Radio Staff, MyNorthwest.com; June 7, 2018 Amtrak knew there was an electrical problem with a passenger train before…

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The Lake Shore Limited Shuts Down for the First Time in Over a Century

By Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times; June 8, 2018 The train route between New York City and Chicago…

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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin amends bill to mandate Amtrak station agent

  By Phil Kabler, Staff Writer, Charleston Gazette-Mail; June 7, 2018 On the day that Charleston’s Amtrak station became unstaffed,…

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Amtrak Enticing Travelers to Maine with New Rail Pass

By Donald Wood, Travel Pulse; June 8, 2018 For rail travelers looking for an adventure this summer, Amtrak and the…

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Latest scheme to stop UK train overcrowding: Don’t tell waiting passengers that a train is coming and then don’t let them get on

By Nick Enoch, MailOnline; June 8, 2018 The Government has come up with a novel idea to tackle overcrowding on…

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Massachusetts state legislature approves $10M for environmental study of North South Rail Link in Boston

By Don Seiffert, Managing Editor, Boston Business Journal; June 7, 2018 As the results of a year-long study of the…

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Planning greater accessibility at VIA Rail Canada

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; June 6, 2018: OTTAWA, June 6, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Today in Ottawa, VIA Rail Canada…

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Central Florida: All aboard! Wizard of Oz fans can take a train ride from Tavares to the Emerald City

By Martin E. Comas, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; June 7, 2018 Starting Friday, “Wizard of Oz” fans will be able to…

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Final West Virginia Amtrak ticketing position eliminated Wednesday

By Matt Combs, Reporter, The Register-Herald; June 7, 2018 The final human ticket agent position for Amtrak in West Virginia…

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ON THE RIGHT TRACK: ScotRail passengers given boost as bosses announce 17,200 more seats a day on busy Glasgow to Edinburgh trains – just months after cuts

By Jonathan Whitelaw, The Scottish Sun; June 7, 2018 PASSENGERS have been given a boost after ScotRail announced more thousands…

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Some of the Best Amtrak Train Routes

An Opinion By Johnny Jet, Contributor, Forbes; June 7, 2018 Traveling by train can be a lost art form in…

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Train fare increases, rail service cuts in Connecticut canceled

By Susan Shultz, Darien Times; June 6, 2018 After January’s statement that train fares on Metro-North for area commuters might…

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VIA Rail Canada tour starts (or ends) in White River, Ontario

By Richard Plaunt, Sault This Week; June 4, 2018 VIA Rail runs a year round wilderness passenger service between Sudbury…

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Illinois gets $132 million CREATE federal grant to reduce South Side Chicago railroad delays

By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; June 5, 2018 The federal government has awarded a long-awaited $132 million grant to help…

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MARTA to assume ownership of Atlanta Streetcar on July 1st

By Collin Kelley, Atlanta InTown; June 5, 2018 MARTA will assume ownership and day-to-day operations of the Atlanta Streetcar from…

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Transport Workers Union to Amtrak’s Richard Anderson: ‘Stop these cuts!’

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; June 4, 2018 Amtrak’s just-instituted practice of providing sleeping car customers, beginning…

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Ontario: Polar Bear Express resumes service after derailment last week

From CBC News; June 4, 2018 The Polar Bear Express train is expected to start moving again today. Last Wednesday,…

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State agency awards contract for Oklahoma City Santa Fe Station improvements

By Randy Ellis, newsok.com; June 5, 2018 A $2,287,250 contract to continue the work of transforming Oklahoma City’s historic Santa…

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Brightline’s Orlando line could be settled in next few months

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; June 4, 2018 The next few months could go a  long ways toward determining whether…

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UK: Passengers asked whether train fares should be based on quality of service

By Calum Rutter, Surrey Comet; June 4, 2018 Train fares could be based on quality of service in future. It…

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New Jersey Transit delays loom as agency struggles to hire engineers to drive trains to New York City

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; June 2, 2018 Officially, NJ Transit rail passengers will endure six months of modified…

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North Carolina: The new Amtrak train is ready, but Raleigh Union Station isn’t

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; June 3, 2018 RALEIGH – You can now catch an Amtrak train between…

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Automobiles, planes, and—oh yes—trains

By Andrew Selden, Railway Age Magazine; June 1, 2018 Passenger trains don’t operate in a vacuum. They compete for business…

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