Starbucks Door Handles Are 31 Times More Germy Than New York City’s Subways

By Taylor Rock, Editor, The Daily Meal; October 25, 2017 The coffee shop’s door proved slightly less germy than a…

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Buffalo, New York: Metro Rail extension to DL&W back on track after Congress restores program

By Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News; October 20, 2017 The Metro Rail expansion into the former DL&W terminal appears…

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UK: Great Western Railway takes intercity express trains out of service after PR fiasco

By Steven Morris, The Guardian, October 19, 2017 The much-heralded intercity express train has been temporarily taken out of passenger…

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Florida East Coast Railway Concealed Plans to Move Deadly Liquefied Natural Gas Next to 110-mph Passenger Trains

By Sunshine State News, WBOB AM 600; October 23, 2017 Folks along the Florida East Coast rail corridor, a highly…

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Florida: Brightline questions rail proposal

By News Service of Florida, Orlando Sentinel; October 23, 2017 A spokeswoman for the Brightline passenger-rail system questioned the legality…

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Quebec: MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; October 23, 2017 A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who…

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Armed man pulled emergency brake on Amtrak locomotive, Nebraska sheriff says

By Riley Johnson, Lincoln Journal Star; October 23, 2017 An armed man got into a locomotive on an Amtrak train…

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UK: Parents’ anger as children pictured ‘crammed’ onto trains on their way home from school

By Tom Houghton, Wales Online; October 20, 2017 Parents have voiced their anger after a photo emerged showing Valleys schoolchildren…

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Asia – Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?

By Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post; October 21, 2017 The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down…

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Florida: Passenger rail proposal emerges again in Senate

By News Service of Florida; News4Jax.com; October 20, 2017 A controversial proposal for the state to oversee aspects of high-speed…

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34th Chicago area CREATE project under construction

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 18, 2017 Ground has been broken on Phase III (construction…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: First tank train cars arrive for storage in Adirondacks

By Don Lehman, The Post Star; October 18, 2017 Saratoga & North Creek Railway’s first shipment of rail tank cars…

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Finger-pointing intensifies as train cars shipped out of Churchill, Manitoba

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 17, 2017 Omnitrax fired another blast at the federal government and Ottawa wasted no time hitting…

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Temporary repairs to Churchill, Manitoba rail line could get it running in 30 days: Consultant report

By Kelly Malone, CBC News; October 16, 2017 A temporary repair proposal outlines how Omnitrax could get rail service returned to…

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UK: London Overground is experimenting with telling passengers which bits of the next train is busiest

By Jonn Elledge, City Metric; October 17, 2017 One of the most fun things to do, for those who enjoy…

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New York City: MTA tossing overnight subway station cleaning crews in favor of post-rush hour station sweeps

By Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News; October 17, 2017 The MTA is nixing its overnight cleaning crews — part…

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Kenya: 140 cows hit by Madaraka Express since June

By KENNEDY KANGETHE, Capital FM Business; October 17, 2017 NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 – China Roads and Bridges Corporation has…

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New Jersey Transit’s entire system is breaking down at an alarming rate

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; October 17, 2017 NJ Transit trains broke down more in 2017 than they did in 2016,…

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Australia: Bad behaviours driving Brisbane train passengers nuts on peak-hour commutes

By Patrick Williams, ABC.net; October 16, 2017 Feet on the seat is the number one train etiquette gripe bugging Brisbane…

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Churchill, Manitoba will be warm this winter, but its future worries locals

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; October 16, 2017 Trucks laden with heating fuel rumble through Manitoba’s most northern community during the…

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Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s $43 billion build-out strategy

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 16, 2017 WMATA Metrorail extensions, capacity and service enhancements for…

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Draft 2018 California State Rail Plan Supports Amtrak San Joaquins and ACE Expansion

From Caravan News; October 16, 2017 Caltrans has released its Draft 2018 State Rail Plan, which features near-term improvements for…

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Palm Beach Post Exclusive in South Florida: Brightline train derailed in February, causing $408K in damage

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post; October 16, 2017 A Brightline train derailed in February as it moved…

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