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First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

How Florida Beat California to High-Speed Rail

One company is betting that it can run a commercially viable passenger rail service without massive federal subsidies.

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Holiday plans? Polar Express at Union Station train tickets go on sale

Chicago Sun-Times

At 84, he has completed his goal of riding all 21,000 miles of the Amtrak network

Nat Read says he has ridden every mile on the Amtrak rail network, and he's never grown tired of looking at the country through a train window.

WEKU

Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

The Independent UK

Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal 2022 Missouri Amtrak derailment, officials say

Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late

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Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana

The Independent UK

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a poor track conditions at the accident site, federal investigators said in a final report on the accident

The Independent UK

Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe

A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor

The Independent UK

Amtrak improvements stay on track after Senate steps in to save funding

Chicago projects would have lost money because of House Republican cuts that threatened to wipe away $1.57 billion in Amtrak funds for 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Washington DC Amtrak train derails in tunnel between stations with 230 people onboard

DC Fire and Rescue Services are responding to an Amtrak train after it derailed with 230 passengers onboard. One worker is being evaluated for a "minor medical condition"

Daily Mirror

Amid crumbling cliffs, California's Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland

LOS ANGELES — It's among the nation's most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California's cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County's wide-open beaches and San Diego's oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for…

Los Angeles Times

Closing Greyhound bus station would hurt those who need affordable transportation

The West Loop location is safe, convenient, easy to navigate and close to public transportation. It is a place people who may be vulnerable, physically handicapped or unable to afford other transportation options can access.

Chicago Sun-Times

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16 people are hospitalized after an Amtrak train crashes into a water truck

Amtrak says the Coast Starlight train was carrying 198 passengers and 13 crew when it rammed into a public works truck on a raised gravel crossing. The truck's driver was taken to a trauma center.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak is on a faster track with new, improved Illinois service

Lincoln Service trains began traveling 110 mph this week, a welcome development in efforts to put our area’s rail on the right track. Better rail service overall would let travelers avoid congested highways and airports.

The Independent UK

Amtrak train with 190 passengers derails after colliding with vehicle in Southern California

Authorities say an Amtrak passenger train carrying 190 passengers derailed after striking a vehicle on tracks in Southern California

Chicago Sun-Times

New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis

Trains on the schedule are traveling up to 110 mph.

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Roll Call

Tester says he and Biden progressing on Amtrak board diversity - Roll Call

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and some Senate Republicans say President Biden's nominees for the Amtrak board have too many from the Northeast.

Chicago Sun-Times

Will state study be end of the line for $6.5 billion One Central transit hub?

Chicago has legitimate transportation infrastructure problems. The $6.5 billion transit station proposal solves none of them.

Reason

As Rail Riders Disappear, the Feds Want To Spend $8.8 Billion Expanding a Rail Station

The rail lines servicing Washington, D.C.'s Union Station are carrying as little as a quarter of their pre-pandemic ridership. Officials still want to triple the station's capacity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Metra dreams big for Rock Island line’s future, but money’s an issue

As COVID funds are set to expire, Metra seeks ways to keep services attractive to a ridership increasingly different from the 9-to-5 Loop commuters that once formed its base.

The Guardian - US

Music, booze, gambling – the old Los Angeles-Las Vegas rail had it all. Can a new high-speed project fill the void?

Proponents hope a sleek inter-city service between the two US cities will revolutionize public transportation in the region and reduce the amount of cars on the road

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak now offering faster trains between Chicago, St. Louis

Trains began traveling up to 110 mph on the route Wednesday — a 20 mph increase over the previous top speed.

Los Angeles Times

The last overnight train between LA and SF ran in 1968. A startup wants to bring it back

The last time an overnight train connected Los Angeles and San Francisco was 55 years ago.

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