New Zealand signals increase in rail investment

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; June 30, 2018 THE New Zealand government has signalled its intention to increase investment…

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India: Train with 22 coaches travels 2km without engine

By Lata Rani, Correspondent, Gulf News India; July 1, 2018 Patna: Hundreds of passengers aboard an express train in Bihar…

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India: Gangster held for looting train passengers

By TNN, The Times of India; June 30, 2018 GHAZIABAD: The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Friday arrested a criminal…

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Amtrak prepares for probe of deadly crashes

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; July 2, 2018 BEFORE THE STORM: Amtrak has a…

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Plan for faster train travel in Ontario and Quebec sputters – only 10% of $3.3M spent

By Monique Scotti, National Online Journalist, Politics, Global News; June 29, 2018 More than two years after the federal government…

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Australian man suffers limb amputations in British Columbia ‘train surfing’ accident

By Simon Little and Erin Ubels, CKNW, Global News; June 30, 2018 An Australian man has been seriously injured after…

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The Daily CSX: New lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents in Maryville train derailment

By Wes Wade,The Daily Times; June 30, 2018 A new lawsuit was filed Friday in Blount County Circuit Court on…

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Washington State: Point Defiance Bypass testing, train travel update

From Tacoma Weekly; June 28, 2018 Following the derailment on an Amtrak train in DuPont on Dec. 18, 2017, Washington…

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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Fighting For Members’ Jobs At The US/Mexican border

A press release from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; June 27, 2018: INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…

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Amtrak May End Passenger Rail Service In West Kansas. Moran: ‘Amtrak Is Not Doing Its Job’

By Ben Kuebrich, KCUR 89.3; June 28, 2018 Amtrak may end passenger rail service through Dodge City, Garden City and…

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Canadian Rail safety watchdog calls for training overhaul after 74-car runaway train rolled through Greater Toronto Area

From CBC News; June 27, 2018 A probe into how 74 rail cars were allowed to roll uncontrolled for five…

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Feds approve New Jersey Transit plan that could buy 2 more years for safety system

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; June 27, 2018 NJ Transit received approval from federal regulators Tuesday for a plan that could…

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Passengers in India hold up train for an hour; get toilets cleaned

By Jaskaran Singh, TNN, The Times of India; June 27, 2018 AMBALA: The stink from train toilets forced the air-conditioned…

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Colonial Heights, Virginia on track for new Amtrak Train Station site

By Kelsey Reichenberg, Staff Writer, The Progress-Index; June 25, 2018 COLONIAL HEIGHTS — After several years of multijurisdictional deliberation, impact…

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Changes to Amtrak’s Southwest Chief could mean fewer visitors to Flagstaff, Arizona

By Adrian Skabelund, Staff Reporter, Arizona Daily Sun; June 26, 2018 Flagstaff could see fewer tourist dollars coming through the city if…

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Deaths and deceit: Churchill, Manitoba Hudson Bay rail line has long track record of controversy

By Darren Bernhardt, CBC News; June 23, 2018 The ongoing turmoil surrounding the Hudson Bay rail line to Churchill somehow…

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White House wants to reorganize Department of Transportation; tries to revive air traffic control spinoff plan

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; June 22, 2018 IF WE HAD…

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North Carolina Department Of Transportation promotes Orthner to rail division director

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 21, 2018 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced Jason Orthner has been named…

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144-year-old Jackson, Michigan train station getting upgrades from Amtrak

By Taylor DesOrmeau, mlive.com; June 21, 2018 JACKSON, MI – Jackson’s 144-year-old train station is seeing some improvements this summer.…

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FRA and PTC, plus, a new nominee to the Amtrak Board of Directors

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY and TANYA SNYDER, With help from Lauren Gardner and Brianna Gurciullo, Politico Morning Transportation; June 21, 2018…

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India: Can Bees Help Save Elephants From Train Strikes?

By Mary-Rose Abraham, National Geographic; June 20, 2018 Bengaluru, IndiaConservation scientist Aritra Kshettry had just begun his fieldwork studying the…

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Amtrak: New York’s Empire Corridor improvements on schedule

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; June 20, 2018 When upstate trains return to Penn Station in September, commuters may find…

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Metro-North record-breaking overtime makes track workers millions, jobs remain vacant

By Thomas C. Zambito and Frank Esposito, Rockland/Westchester Journal News; June 20,2018 From misfortune have come millions. In May 2013,…

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