Three Reasons Why High-Speed Rail Has Not Caught On in U.S.
Regulatory hurdles, eminent domain/land acquisition obstacles, and lack of demand are the main reasons why the United States is one of the few industrialized nations lacking high-speed rail, according...
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Amtrak Receives $2.45 Billion Federally Secured Loan for New Acela Trains
Publication Date: Fri, 08/26/2016
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Problems on Denver's New Commuter Rail Lines Threaten Shutdown by Federal...
Who would have guessed that the nation's newest commuter rail lines would be plagued by problems that most riders don't even consider?Publication Date: Wed, 11/02/2016
View ArticleFocus on Positive Train Control after Amtrak Train 501 Derails in Washington
Another deadly passenger train derailment and once again, the spotlight turns to the GPS-enabled railroad safety technology known as positive train control, or PTC, that potentially could have...
View ArticleWill GOP Reconsider Redirecting Amtrak Funding After Train Crash?
"Republicans were heading to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for their annual planning retreat, a day after party members cheered for Trump’s first Publication Date: Thu,...
View ArticleAmtrak Suffers Third Fatal Crash in Less than Two Months
Amtrak Train 91, carrying about 139 passengers and eight crew members, left Boston shortly after 6 AM on Saturday, Feb. 3, headed for Miami.Publication Date: Mon, 02/05/2018
View ArticleDrivers: Beware Following GPS Navigation Instructions Too Closely
The car hit Saturday night was a classic, 1950s-era Autin-Healey, identifiable by its grill, about the only recognizable part remaining after being dragged about a quarter-mile by a soPublication Date:...
View ArticleTrump Attempts to Deny Funding for Hudson River Rail Tunnel Project
First, the U.S.Publication Date: Fri, 03/02/2018
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High-Speed Rail to Partner with Amtrak in Texas
"Passengers on the proposed Texas bullet train would have access to connections with Amtrak's national routes as part a new agreement between the national train service and Texas Central," reports...
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Transit Industry Leadership Expresses Optimism About Meeting Upcoming Safety...
Commuter rail systems are facing a December 31 deadline to put into place parts of positive train control (PTC) safety features, mandates stipulated by Congress in tPublication Date: Wed, 08/15/2018
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Train to Denver Airport Threatened with Closure over Crossing Gate Woes
"In a Nov.Publication Date: Thu, 11/29/2018
View ArticleTrump Administration Targets California High-Speed Rail After Border Wall...
President Trump, like most Republicans, has never been a fan of high-speed rail and the CalifornPublication Date: Tue, 02/19/2019
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Yes, Trump Can Recoup the $3.5 Billion Awarded to California High-Speed Rail
Did California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) "dramatically downsize the high-speed rail project," as Planetizen and other outlets inferred from his first Publication Date: Thu, 02/21/2019
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Passenger Rail to Gulf Coast Closer to Reality
"This February, the City of Mobile, AL took a bold step toward restoring passenger rail service to New Orleans: the city approved the funding necessary to apply for a $8 million grant from...
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Federal Review of High-Speed Maglev Train Between D.C. and Baltimore Nearing...
The Federal Railroad Administration in January released a preliminary review of a proposal to build a high-speed maglev train system between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.Publication Date: Fri, 01/15/2021
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