New York & Atlantic Railway Workers Sue, Citing Discrimination and Low Pay

By COLIN MOYNIHAN, The New York Times; February 14, 2018 For more than a year, Mario Pesantez said, he was…

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New Jersey Transit trains could be banned from tunnels to New York City at end of year

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; February 15, 2018 WASHINGTON — NJ Transit trains could be kept out of the Hudson River tunnels…

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New Jersey Transit to Add Train Cars in Bid to Ease Chronic Overcrowding

By Elise Young, Bloomberg, February 15, 2018 New Jersey Transit is adding 40 train cars to relieve chronic crowding at…

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Siemens, Atlanta Streetcar ink digital services pact

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 15, 2018 Siemens has formed a long-term technical and digital service partnership with the Atlanta…

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Union Pacific facing dozen lawsuits alleging cancer-causing substances in workplace

  By Russell Hubbard, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; February 15, 2018 A dozen former Union Pacific workers have filed identical…

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Railroad officials tell Congress many won’t meet deadline for lifesaving automatic braking systems

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; February 15, 2018 A decade after Congress ordered the nation’s railroads to install…

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Report: ‘Human decision making’ was likely one of the main culprits in the Amtrak Silver Star-CSX train crash

By Jeremy Turnage, Digital Content Manager, WIS 10; February 15, 2018 WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A preliminary report by…

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Amtrak threatens service cut on tracks lacking speed control

From The Tampa Bay Times; February 15, 2018 Amtrak’s president and CEO says the railroad will consider suspending service on…

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The Daily CSX: As CSX workforce shrinks, accidents pile up and morale plummets

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 14, 2018 The rate of accidents involving CSX Corp. trains have been…

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These people were hit by trains — and lived to talk about it

By Lisa J. Huriash and Erika Pesantes, Reporters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 13, 2018 Pascual Vasquez Morales can’t remember the…

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Senate confirms Batory, others to DOT posts

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; February 14, 2018 SENATE…

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All Aboard Florida: Martin, Indian River counties file new lawsuit in attempt to block Brightline expansion

By Arnie Rosenberg, TCPalm.com; February 13, 2018 Martin and Indian River counties, and anti-rail-expansion group CARE FL, went back to…

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Attorney: Man accused of terrorism on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Nebraska might not have known what he was doing

By RILEY JOHNSON, Lincoln Journal Star; February 13, 2018 A Missouri man accused of terrorism in an incident that stopped…

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FINALLY! Senate confirms top rail safety official

By David Shepardson, Reuters; February 13, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed late on Tuesday a former…

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Amtrak Train From Chicago To Michigan Unexpectedly Stops Twice, Leaves Passengers Sick

By Michele Fiore, WBBM Newsradio, CBS 2 Chicago; February 13, 2018 CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Amtrak passengers making their way…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Train engine derails, is left running for a week

  By DON LEHMAN, The Post Star; February 12, 2018 JOHNSBURG — A Saratoga & North Creek Railway locomotive derailed…

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Greece: New alignment opens with the longest railway tunnel in the Balkans

From Railway Gazette; February 12, 2018 GREECE: The first train ran on the recently-completed 54 km Tithorea – Lianokladi line…

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Association of American Railroads praises start of Trump infrastructure plan

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 12, 2018 The Association of American Railroads today said it supports…

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Powerful LED-based train headlight optimized for energy savings

A press release from The Optical Society; February 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight…

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Manitoba: New group pushes Winnipeg rail yard move

By Aldo Santin, Winnipeg Free Press; February 12, 2018 A community activist and a former Manitoba Appeals Court judge have…

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New York: Metro-North’s legal costs soar to $90M for Spuyten Duyvil and other rail accidents

By Thomas C. Zambito, LoHud.com; February 12, 2018 Metro-North has spent nearly $90 million to resolve legal claims for deaths…

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Coalition seeks Northeast Corridor funding in Trump’s infrastructure plan 8 Shares Share Tweet Share Email Share

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 12, 2018 As President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited infrastructure plan today, a coalition of…

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Trump budget proposes again to cut federal funding for Amtrak in half, which Congress has rejected

By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, KING 5 News NBC; February 12, 2018 WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed again in his…

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Maryland: Entire Baltimore Metro Subway System To Remain Closed For Up To 4 Weeks

By Amy Yensi, WJZ CBS Baltimore; February 11, 2018 BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration…

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America’s railroad blues are self-inflicted wounds

By Jon Talton, Columnist, The Seattle Times; February 10, 2018 From the Dec. 18th derailment of Amtrak Cascades 501 to…

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