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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New York City Lawmakers: East Side Access project needs more help from Amtrak

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; May 11, 2018 Three federal lawmakers are urging Amtrak to better cooperate with the MTA’s…

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Michigan: Passenger rail study arriving soon

BY JORDAN TRAVIS, The Traverse City Record-Eagle; May 13, 2018 TRAVERSE CITY — It has been 52 years since the…

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Australia: Sydney Trains struggling to keep train drivers

By Matt O’Sullivan, WAtoday; May 14, 2018 The state’s passenger rail operators are struggling to retain train drivers, undermining efforts…

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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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Central Florida: Here’s how many riders SunRail expects its newest stations to have

By Veronica Brezina, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; May 14, 2018 SunRail is chugging toward opening its $186.9 million Southern…

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Are SNCF and the French government planning a back-door privatisation of rail system?

By Staff, Global Construction Review; May 14, 2018 An internal SNFC document seen by French magazine Le Parisien suggests that…

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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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Double track: Montana Rail Link wants to hasten trains through Missoula

By Kim Briggeman, Missoulian, May 13, 2018 Adding an extended siding across the overpass at East Missoula is another step…

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Brightline Texas? Brightline Examines Expanding Outside Florida

By Mike Vogel, Florida Trend Magazine; May 14, 2018 As privately owned and run intercity passenger train Brightline begins service…

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Amtrak Refreshes Interiors of Acela Express Trains

A press release from Amtrak; May 14, 2018: Updates will provide a more modern, comfortable customer experience WASHINGTON, May 14,…

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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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Canadian Pacific announces results of annual meeting of shareholders and director elections

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway Limited; May 10, 2018: CALGARY, May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway…

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British Columbia: ‘It is obviously hard’: despite promises, little progress on Vancouver Island’s E&N Railroad

By Justin McElroy, CBC News; May 10, 2018 There may be a new government, but the discussion over Vancouver Island’s…

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Canadian federal government Liberals reject second round of Senate transport amendments

By Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics; May 11, 2018 The Trudeau government says it will reject two Senate amendments to its proposed…

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Canada: Lac-Megantic rail bypass to be funded jointly by federal, Quebec governments

By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press, CTV News; May 11, 2018 LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Nearly five years after a train…

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Marshall, Texas City Commission passes resolution in support of Marshall’s Amtrak agent

By Robin Y. Richardson, The Marshall News Messenger; May 11, 2018 The Marshall City Commission approved, on Thursday, a resolution…

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U.S. Sen. Durbin asks feds to help improve Amtrak speed on Carbondale route in Illinois

By Dustin Duncan, The Southern; May 10, 2018 CARBONDALE — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pressed the Federal Railroad Administration Thursday…

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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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Trespasser strikes, the whole dirty truth

By Doug Riddell, Railway Age Magazine; May 10, 2018 What I’m going to suggest will probably have the risk assessment…

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Teens killed by Amtrak train were watching passing train on parallel tracks heading in opposite direction when they were struck

By Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Roanoke Times; May 10, 2018 Two Chesterfield County teens were standing on one set…

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Politico Morning Transportation: Hail to the (Southwest) Chief

By STEPHANIE BEASLEY, With help from Lauren Gardner, Tanya Snyder and Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico Morning Transportation; May 11, 2018 HAIL…

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