Getting There in Connecticut: Metro-North reduces quiet cars without a peep

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; July 2, 2018 “Train time is your own time” was the old marketing slogan of…

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North Carolina: Here’s when Raleigh Union Station will open. For real, this time.

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; July 2, 2018 RALEIGH – Amtrak says its passengers will begin using Raleigh…

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Japan: JR Tokai bullet trains to carry gear to thwart violent travelers

By AYATERU HOSOZAWA, Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun; June 30,2018 Central Japan Railway Co. said it will equip all its…

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New Zealand signals increase in rail investment

By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; June 30, 2018 THE New Zealand government has signalled its intention to increase investment…

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India: Train with 22 coaches travels 2km without engine

By Lata Rani, Correspondent, Gulf News India; July 1, 2018 Patna: Hundreds of passengers aboard an express train in Bihar…

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India: Gangster held for looting train passengers

By TNN, The Times of India; June 30, 2018 GHAZIABAD: The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Friday arrested a criminal…

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Amtrak prepares for probe of deadly crashes

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; July 2, 2018 BEFORE THE STORM: Amtrak has a…

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Plan for faster train travel in Ontario and Quebec sputters – only 10% of $3.3M spent

By Monique Scotti, National Online Journalist, Politics, Global News; June 29, 2018 More than two years after the federal government…

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Churchill, Manitoba critically low on propane for heat due to broken rail line

By The Canadian Press, National Post; June 29, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued…

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Australian man suffers limb amputations in British Columbia ‘train surfing’ accident

By Simon Little and Erin Ubels, CKNW, Global News; June 30, 2018 An Australian man has been seriously injured after…

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The Daily CSX: New lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents in Maryville train derailment

By Wes Wade,The Daily Times; June 30, 2018 A new lawsuit was filed Friday in Blount County Circuit Court on…

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Canada: At $20 million, CP Rail’s Keith Creel is Calgary’s highest-paid executive

By James Wood, Calgary Herald; June 29, 2018 There was a new face at the top of Canadian Pacific Railway…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline financial documents reveal first quarter ridership, revenue

By Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers; June 29, 2018 Brightline carried 74,780 riders and collected $663,700 in ticket revenue in its…

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The Daily CSX: CSX revives eastern North Carolina intermodal terminal plans – with $118M from state department of tranxsportation

By Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal; June 28,2018 Plans for the Carolina Connecter, a CSX intermodal…

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The Daily CSX: FBI arrests three for CSX robberies spanning 18 years in Buffalo, New York

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; June 29, 2018 Three men in Buffalo, N.Y., have been arrested and charged…

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Washington State: Point Defiance Bypass testing, train travel update

From Tacoma Weekly; June 28, 2018 Following the derailment on an Amtrak train in DuPont on Dec. 18, 2017, Washington…

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Amtrak could pull trains from some non-PTC segments

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Anthony Adragna, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; June 29, 2018 AMTRAK…

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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Fighting For Members’ Jobs At The US/Mexican border

A press release from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; June 27, 2018: INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…

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Amtrak May End Passenger Rail Service In West Kansas. Moran: ‘Amtrak Is Not Doing Its Job’

By Ben Kuebrich, KCUR 89.3; June 28, 2018 Amtrak may end passenger rail service through Dodge City, Garden City and…

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CN upgrades make border crossing seamless

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; June 28,2017 In March 2018, Canadian National (CN) completed a major expansion project…

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Group wants to get transportation on-track in Eastern Oregon

By Antonio Sierra, East Oregonian; June 27, 2018 The acronym for the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Activists is…

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Amtrak in Pursuit of New Equipment to Replace Amfleet I Cars

A press release from Amtrak; June 27, 2018: Proven equipment wanted to operate on routes east of the Mississippi WASHINGTON…

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Canadian Rail safety watchdog calls for training overhaul after 74-car runaway train rolled through Greater Toronto Area

From CBC News; June 27, 2018 A probe into how 74 rail cars were allowed to roll uncontrolled for five…

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Feds approve New Jersey Transit plan that could buy 2 more years for safety system

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; June 27, 2018 NJ Transit received approval from federal regulators Tuesday for a plan that could…

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