Opinion: Safer rail operations for nation is legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash

By Art Leahy, The Orange County Register; September 8, 2018 Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years…

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California: Alameda Corridor-East freight-rail trench to be dedicated

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 7, 2018 California state, federal and local municipal officials next week will dedicate the 1.4-mile…

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Warm reception in Churchill, Manitoba for new owners of port and railway

By Erin Brohman, CBC News; September 5, 2018 The heads of two major companies who now own the Hudson Bay…

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New York: Empire Corridor rail improvements in the works

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; September 6, 2018 Commuters along the Empire Corridor will see some improvements as work progresses…

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New York Governor Cuomo: Third track the answer to many Long Island Rail Road problems

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; September 5, 2018 A long-debated plan to unclog one of the most troublesome bottlenecks in…

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Opinion: Amtrak needs to lead by example

By Chip Kraft, Railway Age Magazine; September 5, 2018 To the degree that the new Amtrak management team is sincerely…

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Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington rolls ahead with rail-realignment study

By Gareth McGrath, Staff, Wilmington Star News; September 5, 2018 WILMINGTON — Calling it a potentially “transformative project” for Wilmington,…

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Talk About Stalled Trans-Hudson Tunnel, Portal Bridge Takes on Ominous Tone

By John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight.com; September 5, 2018 With federal funding for a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel and other long-planned infrastructure…

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Gust of wind a possible reason for 23-car Union Pacific train derailment in Utah

By Rhett Wilkinson, Staff Reporter, Millard County Chronicle Progress; September 4, 2018 Citing “Mother Nature,” “mixed freight” was damaged after…

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California panel OKs $2 billion in transportation, rail improvement projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 4, 2018 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved more than $2 billion in funding…

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Several Amtrak trains are canceled in North Carolina because of track work

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; September 3, 2018 RALEIGH – If you’re planning to take Amtrak to or…

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Alstom: Bridge to the future in Hornell, New York

By Jason Jordan, The Evening Tribune; September 2, 2018 HORNELL — Towering booms and cranes swung steel tonnage into place…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fight Montana Fires

By Justin Franz, Flathead Beacon; September 2, 2018 While the thought of fire is often accompanied by the image of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX coal cars derail near Amtrak station in Newport News, Virginia

By Josh Reyes, Reporter, Daily Press; September 2, 2018 CSX coal cars derailed in Newport News Sunday afternoon, according to…

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New York City’s Penn Station Makeover Moves Along, as New Jersey Transit Struggles to Run on Time

By Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times; September 2, 2018 The chairman of Amtrak spent Friday morning explaining why commuting…

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Hoboken train crash survivors seek tens of millions in damages from New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate,Richard Cowen and Tom Nobile, North Jersey Record; September 1, 2018 More than 30 lawsuits have been filed…

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Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, sold — repairs to begin ‘immediately’

From CBC News; August 31, 2018 Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba are set to begin immediately,…

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Increased revenues and ridership for VIA Rail Canada in second quarter 2018

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; August 31, 2018: MONTREAL, Aug. 31, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – For the second quarter…

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Texas: Trinity Railway Express to miss safety tech deadline, seeks extension to avoid 2019 shutdown

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; August 31, 2018 The Trinity Railway Express will miss a federal deadline…

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Boy injured while trying to ‘rail surf’ train in Jersey City, New Jersey

By Chris Sheldon, NJ.com; August 30, 2018 A boy was hurt Thursday night when he attempted grab the outside of…

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Manitoba: Deal for sale of Churchill line ‘will be completed shortly,’ Hudson Bay Railway assures federal regulator

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; August 29, 2018 Hudson Bay Railway is telling Canada’s federal transportation regulator a deal to…

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Ohio: Train station proposal causes friction between Elyria, Lorain County

By Scott Mahoney, The Chronicle-Telegram; August 30, 2018 ELYRIA — The county’s long-awaited passenger rail platform project, which would replace…

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Nearly 500 passengers stuck on Amtrak Empire Builder passenger trains stalled by flooding

From WAOW News 9 ABC; August 29, 2018 UPDATE (WKOW) — Both Amtrak Empire Builder trains that were delayed in Central Wisconsin have…

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Rail safety issue not expected to impact Vermont

By GORDON DRITSCHILO, Staff Writer, Rutland Herald; August 28, 2018 Despite a dire-sounding story in a national rail publication, local…

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