Congressman Lipinski, Amtrak battle over Chicago Union Station woes

By Greg Hinz, Crain’s Chicago Business; April 4, 2019 Amtrak finally has issued a detailed explanation of just what went…

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Amtrak strikes deal to redevelop Baltimore Penn Station with local firms, investing $90 million

By Lorraine Mirabella, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun; April 4, 2019 Amtrak has agreed to invest $90 million and work with…

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New York and New Jersey: Amtrak Says Gateway Project Will Be Built and Everyone Must Pay

By Mark Niquette and Ryan Beene, Bloomberg; April 4, 2019 Amtrak executives say a new rail tunnel linking New York…

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Sir Richard Branson-backed Virgin Trains USA locks up funding for Orlando leg

By Ryan Lynch, Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal; April 4, 2019 Virgin Trains USA on April 4 announced its $2.3…

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Billionaire Richard Branson visits South Florida to rebrand Brightline as Virgin Trains (Photos)

By Brian Bandell, Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal; April 4, 2019 Billionaire Richard Branson visited South Florida on Thursday…

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Wye construction set to begin in west Willmar, Minnesota

By Shelby Lindrud, West Central Tribune; April 4, 2019 WILLMAR — After over five years of meetings, plans and agreements,…

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Inspector General’s report says Amtrak wasted $23 million on unneeded office space

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; April 2, 2019 Amtrak wasted at least $23 million by acquiring unneeded office…

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Detroit studies restoring passenger trains to Michigan Central Station

By Joel Kurth and Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Detroit Journalism Cooperative, Bridge Magazine; April 3, 2019 DETROIT –  More than 30…

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Why Sweden Wants to Revive Europe’s Night Trains

By Feargus O’Sullivan, CityLab; April 2, 2019 In the quest to reduce the massive carbon footprint from global transportation, Sweden…

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Amtrak reaches ‘Hail Mary’ time to save Hoosier State train in Lafayette, Indiana

By Dave Bangert, Lafayette Journal & Courier; April 3, 2019 LAFAYETTE, Ind. – From a perch on the walkway that…

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Optimism for second train grows after 2nd WisARP meeting in Portage, Wisconsin

By NOAH VERNAU, Portage Daily Register; April 3, 2019 Those hoping for a second daily Amtrak train traveling across Wisconsin…

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Proposed Canadian Rail Transportation Regulations published in Part I of the Canada Gazette

A press release from the Canadian Transportation Agency; April 1, 2019: GATINEAU, QC, April 1, 2019 /CNW/ – The Canadian Transportation…

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Railroad tracks being raised along Davenport, Iowa riverfront

By Barb Ickes, Quad City Times; April 2, 2019 Stretches of railroad tracks near the Davenport riverfront are being raised…

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How Late Is Late? ‘On Time’ Guidelines For New York;s Long Island Rail Road Service Changing

From CBS New York; April 2, 2019 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Long Island Rail Road will have to change…

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Trans-border: Could passenger train service between Detroit and Toronto reopen?

By Aaron Mondry, Curbed Detroit; April 1, 2019 There hasn’t been passenger rail connecting Detroit and Toronto since the late…

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Union Pacific storing locomotives in Klamath Falls, Oregon railyard

By GERRY O’BRIEN, Editor, Herald and News; April 2, 2019 Drivers, crossing the South Sixth Street overpass to the Union…

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Denver did it right with its Union Station

By Newell Nussbaumer, Buffalo Rising; April 2, 2019 Over the last couple of days, a number of readers have been…

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Florida: Brightline trains often seem empty. Is it a sign of trouble, or just growing pains?

Editor’s Note: The story below is representative of reporting on a new passenger rail project when neither the report nor…

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Investigation: Can you bring a stuffed giraffe on public transit?

By Brian Hickey, Staff, PhillyVoice; April 1, 2019 Say you’re into taxidermy and fate would write a script in which…

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Amtrak Names Roger Harris Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer

A press release from Amtrak; April 1, 2019: WASHINGTON – On Friday, March 29, 2019, the Amtrak Board of Directors…

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Amtrak strands 13-year-old in Battle Creek, Michigan

By Lynsey Mukomel, WOOD TV 8 NBC; April 1, 2019 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A 13-year-old planned to spend…

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Who besides the Chinese and Irish built the transcontinental railroad? Latter-day Saints — lots of them.

By Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune; April 2, 2019 Utah is about to throw a big celebration for the…

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UK: ‘I WAS HUMILIATED’ ‘Smirking’ train manager calls cops on passenger who sat in empty first class when standard was full

By Dan Hall, The Sun; April 2, 2019 A “SMIRKING” train manager called cops on a passenger who sat in…

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Will rail freight service benefit from better technology?

By Jim Blaze, Freight Waves; March 29, 2019 Today, freight railroading has the opportunity to use two business processes to…

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New York State: Buffalo’s Metro Rail gets $100 million for improvements

By Paul Conley, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; April 1, 2019 The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority won a promise from New York…

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