Winona, Minnesota City Council Member Paul Schollmeier: Support needed for second train to Chicago

Opinion by Paul Schollmeier, Winona Daily News; March 22, 2018 As Winona develops into a center for the arts and…

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If Ford buys Michigan Central Station, what happens to land nearby in Detroit?

By Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press; March 22, 2018 News of Ford’s potential purchase of the long-vacant Michigan Central Station…

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Canada: There’s a way to relieve farmers of the railroad backlog, but Ottawa’s ignoring it

By Mary-Jane Bennett, Special to Financial Post; March 20, 2018 Angry farm groups, apologetic railway executives and shippers looking for…

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Ford’s Detroit train station dream: Hundreds of workers, cars of future

By Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press; March 21, 2018 Ford wants Michigan Central Station in Corktown as a hub…

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Ford buying Michigan Central Station: What we know and don’t know

From Staff, Detroit Free Press; March 21, 2018 Sources said Monday the automaker is in talks to buy the long-vacant Michigan…

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How much would Ford pay to buy, renovate Michigan Central Station?

By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press; march 20, 2018 A key question facing Ford as it contemplates buying the Michigan…

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Amtrak Just Changed Its Cancellation Policy — Here’s How Much It Will Now Cost to Get a Refund

By Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure; March 21, 2018 Without fanfare, Amtrak has tightened the rules surrounding their refund and…

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Not enough being done to reduce runaway rail cars: Canadian TSB Saskatoon report

By The Canadian Press, Calgary Herald; March 20, 2018 SASKATOON — A report into a runaway railway car that rumbled…

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Congressional leaders etch deal to make $540M available to Gateway

By DANA RUBINSTEIN, RYAN HUTCHINS and LAUREN GARDNER, Politico; March 21, 2018 Congressional leaders have agreed to include $540 million…

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Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal spending bill, despite Trump criticism and accidents

By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY; March 21, 2018 WASHINGTON — Amtrak gets nearly $2 billion in federal funding, rather than a…

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FRA holding PTC meetings with railroads, suppliers

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; March 20, 2018 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) leadership is stepping up its role in…

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Rail summit in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

By Rosalind Russell, Staff, My Espanola Now; March 21, 2018 Redeveloping and expanding rail passenger service is the focus for…

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Surface Transportation Board wants Class I service updates

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; March 21, 2018 Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the…

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How New Jersey Transit will spend its $242 M windfall from Governor Murphy

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; March 20, 2018 There will be more bus drivers, train engineers, and conductors. Bus and rail…

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Crews correct Roanoke, Virginia Amtrak platform gap with spacers

  By Jeff Sturgeon, The Roanoke Times; March 20, 2018 As Roanoke Amtrak riders know, there’s about a foot of…

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California: Pacific Harbor Line marks two decades of service

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 20, 2018 The Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) this year marks its 20th anniversary. The Anacostia…

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New York Post Editorial: Now we need a Plan B for the Hudson tunnel project

By The Editorial Board, New York Post; March 20, 2018 Cross-Hudson train commuters better hope there’s a Plan B for…

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Virginia: CSX maintenance means major service interruptions for Amtrak travelers next week

BY ROBERT ZULLO, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Martinsville Bulletin; March 19, 2018 Amtrak announced major service interruptions and schedule changes that will…

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VIA Rail replacing core fleet with trains capable of using electric and diesel power

By Bill Curry; The Globe And Mail; March 19, 2018 Via Rail will use its first new train procurement in…

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VIA Rail won’t require minimum Canadian content for its new trains

By Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press; National Post; March 19, 2018 MONTREAL — Via Rail won’t establish minimum content requirements…

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The Daily CSX: Nashville health care giant hires former CSX president

By Joel Stinnett, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; March 19, 2018 Change Healthcare has added a former CSX Corp. president to…

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