Denver: All 66 RTD commuter train cars to be sent for out-of-state repairs after crack found

By Krystyna Biassou, 9 News NBC; January 9, 2019 Every commuter train car in RTD’s fleet must be sent out…

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Chicago: Man gets 3 years for punching Metra conductor after refusing to pay $8 fare

By Sun-Times Wire; Chicago Sun-Times; January 7, 2019 A man was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for punching…

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Texas: Waiting on a train? TEXRail’s on-again, off-again opening set for Thursday

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; January 7, 2019 FORT WORTH After three days of delays, TEXRail has been cleared…

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Construction starting today at New York Penn Station to affect Long Island Rail Road riders

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; January 7, 2019 LIRR riders could find their regular trains more crowded than usual, diverted…

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Rejoice: Boston’s North Station Subway Connection Tunnel Is Finally Here

By Spencer Buell, Boston Magazine; January 7, 2019 The North Station pedestrian tunnel linking the subway to the commuter rail…

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Fort Worth, Texas: TEXRail abruptly calls off plans to run the trains Saturday, citing federal shutdown

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; January 4, 2019 FORT WORTH – Less than 12 hours before the TEXRail commuter…

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New Jersey Transit met safety deadline. But it had to do some weird things

By Curtis Tate, North Jersey Record; January 3, 2019 Yes, NJ Transit finished the required work on a safety system…

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THURSDAY UPDATE: Washington’s Merry-Go-Round on ‘Stop’

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story, published yesterday, January 2nd, indicated there were many unfilled presidential appointments because…

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Infrastructure push will hit familiar roadblocks in new Congress

By Sam Mintz, Politico Morning Transportation; January 2, 2019 … —All 41 railroads required by law to implement positive train…

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New Connecticut DOT boss has trained for the job for more than 40 years

By Emilie Munson, Connecticut Post; December 29, 2018 Joseph Giulietti has walked every mile of the Metro North railroad track…

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Midwest Amtrak riders between St. Louis and Chicago are still waiting for 90 and 110 mph speeds

By Mark Schlinkmann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News; December 31, 2018 While most of a $1.95-billion upgrade of the…

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Man Electrocuted In Port Richmond, Pennsylvania Allegedly Trying To Steal Copper Wiring, Police Say

From CBS Philly 3; December 30, 2018 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A man was electrocuted after allegedly trying to steal copper…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Rail bike company sues train line owner

BY DON LEHMAN, Glens Falls Post Star, Press Republican; December 26, 2018 ELIZABETHTOWN — A rail bike company ousted from a…

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What the government shutdown means for rail

By Paul Conley, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures; December 26, 2018 The effects of the partial shutdown…

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Transport Canada calls on railroads to revise work/rest rules

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 27, 2018 Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered the nation’s railroads to revise their…

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How did New Jersey Transit epically fail commuters in 2018? Let’s count the ways

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; December 26, 2018 When Gov. Phil Murphy appointed a new transportation commissioner in January, he called…

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Expanding Washington’s Long Bridge is key to region’s growing rail needs, officials say

By Luz Laso, The Washington Post; December 22, 2018 For more than a century, the Long Bridge has carried freight…

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Norfolk Southern sues Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over costs of 2016 landslides

By Bob Bauder, Trib Live; December 20, 2018 Norfolk Southern Railroad sued Pittsburgh, seeking more than $1.1 million in damages…

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Feds award PTC grants to Amtrak for the Southwest Chief route, Metra and New Jersey Transit

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 21, 2018 U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) yesterday announced $9.16 million in federal funding toward…

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Amtrak to Improve National Network with New Locomotives

A press release from Amtrak; December 21, 2018: Siemens Mobility awarded $850 million contract for 75 new Tier 4 locomotives…

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U.S. miscalculated benefit of better train brakes, the Associated Press reports

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press, The Spokesman-Review; December 20, 2018 BILLINGS, Mont. – President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential…

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Man who loved riding on top of passenger trains is decapitated by bridge in North Carolina

By Jimmy McCloskey, Metro.co.uk; December 21, 2018 A man who loved riding on top of passenger trains was decapitated after…

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Trial date set for engineer in 2015 Amtrak Northeast Corridor derailment

The Amtrak engineer charged with the deaths of eight people in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia is scheduled to face…

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Cascades Service: Last year’s Amtrak derailment set back regional train service expansion by years

By Tom Banse, NW News Network; December 18, 2018 Last December’s Amtrak derailment near DuPont, Washington, did more than cost…

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Washington State DOT says it’s on track for train safety deadline

By Alex Bruell, Reporter, TDN.com; December 18, 2018 Amtrak and state transportation officials say they’ve completed installation of a new…

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