Explore the Last Frontier on the Alaska Railroad

By Staff, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; May 15, 2018 FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Railroad offers a unique vantage point for visitors…

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Don Phillips Opinion: A bright light in dark places

By Don Phillips, Railway Age Magazine; May 15, 2018 Joe Boardman was not my favorite person during most of his…

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Canadian National Railway eyes smaller deals, but doubts big mergers are near

By Eric Atkins, The Globe And Mail; May 15, 2018 Canadian National Railway Co. is eyeing smaller takeover targets to…

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Why high wind orders are now a thing on the railroad, and how they affect Virginia Railway E trains

From VRE via Potomac Local; May 15, 2018 From Virginia Railway Express: [Monday] night, in response to the high winds…

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All Aboard Florida’s Brightline picks Lyft for exclusive partnership

By Emon Reiser, Digital Producer, South Florida Business Journal; May 15, 2018 Brightline, the $3 billion passenger rail project that…

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Miami-Dade County assuming control of Miami Intermodal Center

By Jesse Scheckner, Miami Today; May 15, 2018 Miami-Dade County will assume control the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), a multi-million…

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Hump yards, dwell times and velocity: a trio of railroad execs discuss the state of their companies

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; May 16, 2018 It was a hat trick of three railroads at the…

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Bill would make assaulting rail crew members a federal offense

By Mary Wisniewski, Chicago Tribune; May 16, 2018 On the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an Amtrak conductor in…

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Topeka, Kansas to seek Congress members’ help in keeping Amtrak agent

By Tim Hrenchir,The Topeka Capital-Journal; May 15, 2018 Topeka’s city government is seeking help from members of Congress in asking…

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Fire officials investigate suspicious rail car fires in San Luis Obispo, California

By Christina Favuzzi,  KSBY6 NBC; May 16, 2018 UPDATE (7:25 a.m.) – Firefighters remain on scene at the railroad tracks…

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Association of American Railroads’ Hamberger, well done

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; May 16, 2018 HAMBERGER,…

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Virginia: Trains to leave station in Ettrick; new Petersburg area station to be built in Colonial Heights

BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER, Chesterfield Observer; May 16, 2018 Despite years of spirited lobbying by county leaders, Virginia State…

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Bikes on train service available from Richmond, Virginia’s Main Street Station

By Alix Bryan, WTVR CBS 6; May 15, 2018 RICHMOND, Va. — Cyclists interested in exploring both ends of the…

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Would you like some trains with your coffee?

An Opinion By F.K. Plous, Railway Age Magazine; May 15, 2018 Why doesn’t the United States have a big, fast,…

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Cincinnati opinion: Staff cuts at Amtrak station wrong direction for rail here

By Jacob Fessler, Opinion Contributor, The Cincinnati Enquirer; May 15, 2018 Effective June 5, Amtrak plans to eliminate the two…

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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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A Japanese rail company issued an official apology after a train left 25 seconds early

By Alexandra Ma, Business Insider; May 15, 2018 A Japanese railway company has issued an official apology after one of…

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Competition is key as high speed rail keeps growing

By Benjamin Zelki, Railway Gazette; May 15, 2018 INTERNATIONAL: The global reach of high speed rail continues to expand, while…

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

May 15, 2018FRA Public Affairsfrapa@dot.gov 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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Lake State Railway in Michigan: A plan comes together

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; May 15, 2018 SAGINAW, Mich. – It may have taken 25 years,…

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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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The Daily CSX: Short on workers, CSX again warns employees about time-off policies

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; May 15, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) is again struggling to staff during…

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Colorado: ‘Next stop, Pueblo’?

An Editorial From The Pueblo Chieftain; May 15, 2018 Better late than never. It didn’t happen until the final week…

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More Amtrak and VRE service recommended in Virginia

By Max Smith, WTOP; May 15, 2018 WASHINGTON — A plan to significantly increase the number of Amtrak trains between…

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