‘Time for action’: How Jean-Jacques Ruest put Canadian National Railway’s turnaround on the fast track

By Alicja Siekierska, Financial Post; September 4, 2018 After Jean-Jacques Ruest took over the reins at Canadian National Railway Co.…

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California panel OKs $2 billion in transportation, rail improvement projects

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 4, 2018 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved more than $2 billion in funding…

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Days commuting are not time lost, but time found

By Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times; September 2, 2018 Lost? I’m reading a new report claiming Chicagoans “lost” an average of 503 days…

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Frank Wilner: Amtrak denied precision scheduling

By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 4, 2018 Watching Washington, September 2018: If two…

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Several Amtrak trains are canceled in North Carolina because of track work

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; September 3, 2018 RALEIGH – If you’re planning to take Amtrak to or…

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California, Texas riding different tracks to high-speed rail

By David Castellon, The Business Journal; August 31, 2018 For nearly eight years, Californians have engaged in a deep and…

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Alstom: Bridge to the future in Hornell, New York

By Jason Jordan, The Evening Tribune; September 2, 2018 HORNELL — Towering booms and cranes swung steel tonnage into place…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fight Montana Fires

By Justin Franz, Flathead Beacon; September 2, 2018 While the thought of fire is often accompanied by the image of…

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The Daily CSX: CSX coal cars derail near Amtrak station in Newport News, Virginia

By Josh Reyes, Reporter, Daily Press; September 2, 2018 CSX coal cars derailed in Newport News Sunday afternoon, according to…

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Here for long haul: BNSF Railway investments mirror footprint in Oklahoma

  By Rhett Morgan, Tulsa World, September 2, 2018 An objective of President Abraham Lincoln, who never lived to witness…

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New York City’s Penn Station Makeover Moves Along, as New Jersey Transit Struggles to Run on Time

By Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times; September 2, 2018 The chairman of Amtrak spent Friday morning explaining why commuting…

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After Iowa Pacific in New York State: State says it isn’t seeking shutdown of rail line

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star, Adirondack Daily Enterprise; September 2, 2018 The state Department of Environmental Conservation clarified its position…

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Seattle, Washington Streetcar Construction Costs Jump to $252 Million

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; September 1, 2018 SEATTLE (AP) — The cost of a Seattle…

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Lillooet, British Columbia renews calls for passenger rail service

By Brandon Barrett, Pique Magazine; September 1, 2018 Mayor Marg Lampman still remembers a time when the Cariboo Prospector would…

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London – The Victoria line at 50: Incredible photos show the Queen on the underground after new line opened in 1968 as it celebrates half a century of running today

By Bridie Pearson-jones For Mailonline, Daily Mail; September 1, 2018 Yesterday it was announced the Elizabeth line is facing further…

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Hoboken train crash survivors seek tens of millions in damages from New Jersey Transit

By Curtis Tate,Richard Cowen and Tom Nobile, North Jersey Record; September 1, 2018 More than 30 lawsuits have been filed…

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California: North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; September 1, 2018 Two long-term and ambitious projects tied to North Coast rail operations…

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Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, sold — repairs to begin ‘immediately’

From CBC News; August 31, 2018 Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba are set to begin immediately,…

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Churchill, Manitoba residents hopeful railway deal will revitalize their shuttered port

By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, National Observer; September 2, 2018 News of a deal to sell and repair a…

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SunRail future hits impasse between state, Central Florida governments

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; August 31, 2018 Central Florida’s expected takeover of SunRail from the state in three…

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Central Florida: SunRail considers expanding to Orlando International Airport

By Bailey Myers, Spectrum News 13; August 30, 2018 ORLANDO, Fla. — As a new high speed rail gets the…

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Increased revenues and ridership for VIA Rail Canada in second quarter 2018

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; August 31, 2018: MONTREAL, Aug. 31, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – For the second quarter…

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Deal reached to buy Hudson Bay Railway line, only land link to Churchill, Manitoba

By Daniel Otis, Writer, CTV News; August 31, 2018 More than a year after spring flooding severely damaged Churchill’s only…

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Help guide future of train station in Port Huron, Michigan

By The Editorial Board of The Times Herald; August 31, 2018 Port Huron’s Amtrak station is a hidden victim of…

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