Virginia: City of Roanoke considers new multi-modal station downtown

By Alison Wickline, Reporter, WSLS 10 News NBC; February 9, 2018 ROANOKE, Va. – The city of Roanoke is looking…

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Quebec: Montreal’s $6.3-billion light rail network finalized, expected to open in 2021

By The Canadian Press, Daily Commercial News; February 8, 2018 MONTREAL—Montreal’s new rail project that will connect the city to…

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New York City: Return of Queens commuter rail feasible, but costly

By  Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; February 8, 2018 A study conducted by AECOM on behalf of the New York…

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Miami: The county may have found $2 billion to extend Metrorail. But there’s a catch.

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; February 8, 2018 After years of complaints but no new money, Miami-Dade commissioners may have…

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Minnesota: BNSF Backs Out Of Blue Line Extension, Leaving Project In Limbo

By Pat Kessler, WCCO CBS Minnesota: February 8, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A long-planned light rail line from Minneapolis to…

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Black History Month: 100 years before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings made history in New York City

By Kelly-Jane Cotter, Daily Record; February 8, 2018 As an African-American woman living in New York City before the Civil…

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Southeast Michigan: Patterson takes hard line on regional transit plan

By Mike Martindale, The Detroit News, February 7, 2018 Pontiac — Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson made it clear…

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Quebec: Centenarian tunnel choke point for Canadian passenger rail projects

By David Thomas, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 7, 2018 A 100-year-old tunnel through Mont-Royal has become a choke…

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A passenger-centric approach to future thinking in rail

By Paul Priestman, Chairman of PriestmanGoode and Global Creative Director of CRRC Sifang, Global Railway Review; February 6, 2018 The…

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India sets rail budget at record $US 23.3bn

By Srinand Jha, International Railway Journal; February 2, 2018 INDIA’s finance minister Mr Arun Jaitley has announced a budget of…

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida city commission votes 3-2 to reaffirm support for The Wave streetcar

By Larry Barszewski and Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 7, 2018 The Wave streetcar system won approval at the…

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Testing, Cost Among Reasons For Slow Arrival Of ‘Positive Train Control’ Technology

By Mark Rumsey, WFAE 90.7; Februry 6, 2018 It’s been about a decade since Congress passed a law mandating that…

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Head of New Jersey Transit Rail to Step Down as Shakeup Continues

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; February 6, 2018 The head of New Jersey Transit’s rail…

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Indiana lawmakers smooth path for South Shore commuter rail expansion

By Nora Colomer, The Bond Buyer; February 6, 2018 Legislation paving way for a $1 billion expansion of a northern…

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NTSB: Failure to screen New Jersey Transit engineer for sleeping disorder caused 2016 Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; February 6, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board took…

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Two watchdogs have a big plan to save New Jersey Transit. Will it work?

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; February 5, 2018 A pair of state lawmakers who investigated NJ Transit’s problems for 15 months…

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New York City: Happy 105th anniversary, Grand Central Terminal

By Larry Penner, Metro New York; February 5, 2018 Let us all rejoice in celebrating the 105th Anniversary of Grand…

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Some Philadelphia SEPTA Trains Were Canceled on Super Bowl Sunday Because People Didn’t Show Up to Work

By Daniel Rapaport, Sports Illustrated; February 4, 2018 Several Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trains were canceled Sunday after multiple…

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Philadelphia: SEPTA passenger killed trying to jump back on train

By Joseph A. Gambardello, Staff Writer, Philly.com; February 1, 2018 A passenger on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line who apparently got off at…

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Forget Amtrak. The private sector can save the New York/New Jersey Gateway tunnel

By Martin Klepper, Crain’s New York Business; February 2, 2018 The Trump administration is at odds with New York and…

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Editorial Opinion: Rail collisions like the one GOP congressmen experienced aren’t nearly as rare as they should be

An Editorial From The Baltimore Sun; February 1, 2018 The Republican members of Congress on board the Amtrak train that…

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Stadler expands its reach in North America

By Anitra Green, International Railway Journal; February 1, 2018 INVESTMENT in urban rail systems in US cities has been growing…

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Argentina Railway Revives With Upsurge In New Investments

By Denise Chrispim Marin, Global Finance Magazine; February 1, 2018 Some ambitious plans to renew the Argentinian railway system are…

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Alabama: Amtrak station now open at Birmingham Intermodal Facility

By Erin Edgemon, AL.com; February 1, 2018 Amtrak passengers can now catch their trains at the Birmingham Intermodal Facility on Morris…

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Mike Rotkin: Understanding what’s best for transportation in Santa Cruz, California

By Mike Rotkin, Santa Cruz Sentinel; January 31, 2018 Several recent Sentinel letters have argued that preserving the rail line…

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