Dallas/Fort Worth: New Plan Would Put Security on Every DART Train, Around the Clock

From NBC DFW 5; November 15, 2016 A new plan was presented to the DART Transit Board on Tuesday that…

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Canada moves forward with legal action against OmniTRAX over Hudson Bay Railway

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 15, 2017 What began with a 200-year flood event may now be…

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South Carolina: ‘Trains have more power than God,’ Columbia mayor gripes after trains snarl traffic

By Sarah Ellis, The State; November 15, 2017 Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin was thinking about an old saying among politicians…

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Bill in Florida to tighten All Aboard Florida rules gets approval – but so does train

By Scott Powers, Florida Politics; November 14, 2017 A bill that would set tougher rules and safety requirements on the…

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Texas: November 15th marks fifth anniversary of parade float-train crash

By Stewart Doreen, Midland Reporter-Telegram; November 15, 2017 Today, the Reporter-Telegram remembers arguably the most horrific incident in the history…

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Iowa Pacific: Empty Rail Cars Roll Into the Adirondacks, Stirring Controversy

By Paul Post, The New York Times; November 13, 2017 MINERVA, N.Y. — The Hudson River is a small stream…

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Boston: Bradford boy gets train ride of his life

By Mike LaBella, Eagle-Tribune; November 14, 2016 HAVERHILL — Eleven-year-old Jesse DiChiara had the rare opportunity to stand alongside the…

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Safety took a back seat at Amtrak, feds say. Then workers died

By Jason Laughlin, Staff Writer, Philly.com; November 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — Federal investigators found one safety violation, then another, and…

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Amtrak Continues Next Phase of New York Penn Station Infrastructure Renewal Work

A press release from Amtrak; November 13, 2017 NEW YORK – Amtrak is announcing a series of track renewal projects…

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Boston: MBTA obtains $382 million in federal loans for PTC work

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 14, 2017 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has secured $382 million in federal loans…

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Trump administration finalizes opioid testing rule for transportation workers

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill; November 13, 2017 The Trump administration has finalized a rule requiring opioid testing for certain…

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Florida East Coast Railway rolls out LNG for locomotives

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 10, 2017 Florida East Coast Railway has become the first…

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Europe: BOMBSHELL TEXTS – Eurostar is texting passengers warning them not to bring BOMBS on trains around Remembrance Day

By Caroline McGuire, Digital Travel Editor, The Sun; November 10, 2017 BRITS travelling on Eurostar in the near future have…

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USDOT and FRA: Kan moves ahead, Batory still stalled

Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 10, 2017 The United States Senate has advanced President Trump’s…

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Texas: Why TEX Rail commuter train cars may be safer than older models

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; November 10, 2017 The new passenger train cars being built for the planned TEX…

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Passenger railroads try new social media tools to connect with riders

By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2017 In May, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on…

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New York Police Department orders more transit cops to patrol subways alone, leaving some worried for their safety

By Thomas Tracy, Dan Rivoli, and Graham Rayman, New York Daily News; November 9, 2017 The NYPD has ordered more…

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San Francisco: BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ train misses mark in test run

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 9, 2017 Bay Area Rapid Transit‘s (BART) new “Fleet of the Future” rail cars failed…

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Op-ed Opinion: On infrastructure, take a page from Silicon Valley’s book

By Kevin Price, Crain’s New York Business; November 9, 2017 Last month the biggest players in public transportation convened to shed…

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Dozens of New Jersey Transit engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 8, 2017 More than one in 10 New Jersey Transit train engineers who…

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Senate panel confirms slew of Trump transportation nominees

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill, November 8, 2017 A Senate panel on Wednesday confirmed a slew of President Trump’s picks…

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Miami: Relief for Metrorail passengers not coming until 2018, despite larger budget

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 6, 2017 The last-minute budget reprieve Metrorail won from Miami-Dade County in September hasn’t…

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Washington State: Spokane voters reject proposal to fine oil trains

By The Associated Press, The Columbian; November 8, 2017 SPOKANE — Voters in Spokane have rejected a proposal to fine…

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Illinois: Demand Exists for Lake Forest Amtrak Station

LAKE FOREST — Strong demand exists for an Amtrak stop at the west Lake Forest train station, though several obstacles…

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