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Amtrak Missouri River Runner

Amtrak adding 2nd Missouri train … VIA Canada strike averted … Texas Central on...

Amtrak adding second Missouri cross-state train ... Tentative agreement averts VIA Rail Canada ... Texas Central moving ahead after favorable ruling
California bullet train rendering with question mark superimposed

Calif bullet funds face redirect … NYC adds tap-and-go pay … Dutch hyperloop site...

In a blow to the bullet train, California might shift billions to L.A. and Bay Area projects ... So Long, Swiping. New York's ‘Tap-and-Go’ Subway Is Here ... Europe: A Dutch startup has made Europe's first functioning Hyperloop system
After five years restoration, historic Union Pacific Big Boy No 4014 locomotive has returned to the rails in time for the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad's 150th anniversary.

Big Boy’s comeback on track … Doha metro launched … Why the USA can’t...

USA: Refurbished ‘Big Boy’ locomotive fires up crowds in US West It weighs more than a Boeing 747 and could pull 16 Statues of Liberty...
Dome Station, Tacoma

Washington State bypass reopening … Boston opens 2 new stations … Ohio governor’s Amtrak...

Washington State bypass reopening 4 years after derailment … Boston’s MBTA is opening 2 new Green Line stations … Ohio governor’s support sought for Amtrak expansion

$2.5B to California passenger rail … WV railroad fix after 40 years … Optimism...

California awards $2.5B to passenger rail ... WV railroad repaired after nearly 40 years ... MnDOT optimistic about Twin Cities-Duluth
Rendering of Series N700 high-speed train is representative of the equipment Texas Central plans to bring into service.

Texas bullet build partners named … Wellington NZ rail upgrade OK’d … El Paso...

USA: Texas bullet train names European operating and construction partners A Spanish rail operator and an Italian engineering contractor are the latest to join forces...
San Clemente cliffs

California cliff collapse halts trains … Austin transit plan approved … France unveils greener...

California cliff collapse halts Amtrak and commuter rail services ... Austin transit planning budget receives approval for FY 2021-22 ... France’s president unveils greener next-gen high-speed TGV
Denver RTD A Line train at airport

GPS problems bedevil Denver RTD … Amtrak accessibility slammed … Last train to Europe

GPS problems bedevil Denver RTD ... After $25,000 fee, wheelchair users wait for better Amtrak stations, trains ... Last train to Europe: all aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye
Japan's new Maglev Chuo Shinkansen

Japan’s maglev faces enviro concerns … HK eyes post-covid tram … Sizing up tomorrow’s...

Japan's new bullet train faces environmental concerns ... This driverless tram design from Hong Kong may be perfect for post-covid transport ... The subway of the future has stations on the surface
A Chinese on-train behavioral warning video has been posted on Twitter by journalist James O'Malley.

Video warns Chinese rail travelers … Commuter rail returns to Zimbabwe … Delhi metro...

Asia: Tourist secretly records chilling train announcement in China, sparks Twitter debate A traveller has shared footage of an unusual train announcement to Twitter —...

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