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Amtrak Midwest Siemens Charger

Feds boost Chicago-Twin Cities … Tampa eyes Miami hyperloop … Vermont stalls Amtrak return

Wisconsin-Minnesota passenger rail project receiving $31.8M federal grant … Elon Musk-inspired 700 mph hyperloop bullet train planned for Southwest Florida … No Amtrak in Vermont since March, and state won't set a restart date
South Florida Tri-Rail commuter train

Miami commuter rail imperiled … Dallas begins Silver Line proj … Charlotte OKs $50M...

Brightline's expansion threatens affordable, accessible commuter rail ... Dallas: DART contractors begin field construction on Silver rail line ... Charlotte City Council gives green light to $50 million light-rail study
Transit advocates say Minneapolis, Minnesota is among cities where transit projects are threatened.

Trump stalling transit funds? … SF rail extension OK’d … New direction for French...

USA: Transit Advocates ask Is the White House Purposefully Delaying Project Funds? Advocates say the Federal Transit Administration is sitting on nearly $1.8 billion that's...
Baltimore Red Line Station rendering

MD gov-elect vows Balt proj revival … Calgary to boost frequency … NJ eyes...

MD gov-elect vows Baltimore Red Line revival ... Calgary Transit strategy to focus on frequency ... NJ ‘Dinky’ train study prefers LRT/BRT hybrid
Amtrak train

NOLA-Baton Rouge link likely … SoCal bluff failures worry Amtrak … Calgary airport-Banff nears...

CP commits Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail ... Condition of Del Mar bluffs train tracks worries Amtrak ... Calgary airport – Banff rail link a step closer to reality
LA PURPLE LINE PROJECT

LA completes tunnel segment … New locos ordered for Montréal … Beach train faces...

LA Metro completes Purple Line tunnel segment ... New locos ordered for Montréal commuter services ... $50M repair bill may derail Santa Cruz beach train
Denmark's first high-speed rail line has opened between Copenhagen and Ringsted.

Denmark opens high-speed line … Russia starts Arctic service … Ireland pursues battery power

Europe: Denmark’s first high-speed rail line officially inaugurated The new line, which enables speeds of up to 155 mph (250 kmh) between Copenhagen and Ringsted,...

Amtrak inspects Baton Rouge-NOLA … OKC endorses Amtrak expansion … Minneapolis eyes LRT extension

Amtrak runs Baton Rouge-NOLA inspection train ... OKC endorses expanded Amtrak rail service ... Minneapolis eyes Blue Line light-rail extension route
Amtrak ridership increases put the railroad on track for best-ever performance.

Amtrak best-ever year on track … Boston council backs Springfield line … All Japan...

USA: Amtrak on track for best performing year Amtrak’s fiscal-year ridership is up 1.3 percent year over year through March and its operating earnings are...
President-elect Joe Biden

Biden ‘rescue’ targets transit … Amtrak CEO asks security boost … Egypt plans Med...

Biden: $20B for ‘hardest hit’ public transit agencies … Amtrak CEO joins call for more rail security, no-ride list … Egypt agrees deal for Med Sea-Red Sea high-speed link

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