Consultant launches audit of New Jersey Transit

By David Hutter, NJBIZ.com; May 15, 2018 Atlanta-based consulting firm North Highland Co., awarded a $1.3 million contract in April,…

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FRA Issues $250 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity for PTC Projects

May 15, 2018FRA Public [email protected] 2018 PTC Q1 data released shows railroads continue to make progress implementing PTC systems WASHINGTON—The…

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Downtown Line in Singapore to trial system showing how full train cars are

By Adrian Lim, Transport Correspondent, The Straits Times; May 15, 2018 Downtown Line MRT commuters will soon get a better…

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New York State: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority wants to redevelop stand-alone rail stations into mixed-use projects

By Jonathan D. Epstein, The Buffalo News; May 14, 2018 Imagine leaving your Buffalo apartment in the morning, going downstairs,…

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Amtrak, MTA need to join forces to finish new terminal in New York

By The Editorial Board, amNewYork; May 11, 2018 Far below the city, beneath the busy roads of Queens and Manhattan’s…

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Ontario: Ottawa leaders lay final piece of rail for O-Train Confederation Line

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 14, 2018 Canadian elected officials earlier this month gathered to install the final piece of…

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Behind the Scenes of Brightline, Miami’s Privately Funded Train Project

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald, Tribune Content Agency, GovTech.com; May 11, 2018 (TNS) — Past several blocks of machinery and…

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Japan’s famously polite train commuters lose their cool sometimes. There were 825 attacks last year

By Julian Ryall, South China Morning Post; May 14, 2018 Issei Izawa only started university in April, but he already…

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California: Ribbon cutting held for Metrolink station connecting to Burbank airport

By  Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; May 11, 2018 The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), Metrolink and…

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Behave yourself! New Jersey Transit will be watching you on the train

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 11, 2018 NJ Transit is installing surveillance cameras inside trains, joining other regional transit agencies…

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New Jersey Transit makes Forbes best employers list, riders howl in disbelief

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; May 10, 2018 NJ Transit’s self-proclaimed slogan is “the way to go” and according to Forbes,…

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Creditors lead efforts to sell Brazil’s Odebrecht rail unit: sources

By Tatiana Bautzer and Carolina Mandl, Reuters; May 10, 2018 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian creditors of conglomerate Odebrecht SA…

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California: Salinas commuter rail extension project gets $10 million SB 1 gas tax grant

By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald; May 9, 2018 Salinas >> A long-sought Transportation Agency for Monterey County project aimed at…

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At Washington Union Station, new technology that detects explosives, weapons is tested

By Neal Augenstein, WTOP; May 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — New security technology that can help detect if a would-be terrorist…

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Massachusetts: Springfield Union Station will get new $8.2 million rail passenger platform by November; MassDOT awards contract to Framingham company

By Jim Kinney, masslive.com; May 8, 2018 SPRINGFIELD — Work will begin later this month on a revamped Platform C…

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UK: ScotRail faces record fines over ‘disappointing’ passenger service failures

From Rail Technology Magazine; May 8, 2018 ScotRail is facing record-high fines after multiple failures to hit performance targets set…

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Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders

By Mike Vilensky, The Wall Street Journal; May 8, 2018 Every day, the frustrations of New York City subway riders…

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Central Florida’s SunRail offers tour of new Poinciana station

By Veronica Brezina, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; May 7, 2018 As SunRail preps for its $186.9 million Southern Expansion,…

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California: Work starts on Coaster station improvements

By Phil Diehl, Reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune; May 5, 2018 Construction has begun on a pedestrian underpass, elevated platforms,…

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North Carolina: Completed Raleigh Union Station will serve as a catalyst for the city’s Warehouse District

By David Malone, Associate Editor, Building Design + Construction; May 3, 2018 Skanska USA and Clancy & Theys and in…

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Ontario: Parties try to get on track with voters as transit emerges as campaign issue

From CBC News; May 3, 2018 As Ontario’s political parties prepare for the start of the spring election campaign next…

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After 55 years, chairman emeritus Laurent Beaudoin leaves Bombardier

By The Canadian Press, Montreal Gazette; May 3, 2018 MONTREAL — The man who steered Bombardier from snowmobile maker to…

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What Amtrak Wants For Its 30th Street Station in Philly

By Rachel Kaufman, Next City; May 3, 2018 Amtrak has released a Request for Qualifications for a master developer for…

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New Jersey Transit to cancel some trains to catch up on required PTC safety system

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; May 3, 2018 Facing increasing difficulty meeting a year-end deadline to install a collision-avoidance…

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