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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 · Sep 21, 2023

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 · Sep 21, 2023

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.

Reason · Sep 20, 2023

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 · Jul 28, 2023

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 · Jul 27, 2023

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 · Jul 22, 2023

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 · Jul 22, 2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023

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 · Jun 30, 2023

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 · Jun 29, 2023