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Check out the latest Train Travel News from USA, Canada, and beyond including Amtrak, VIA Rail, Alaska Railroad, Brightline, plus rail transit and scenic railroads

AmtrakSiemens Airo trainset

New Amtrak cars to roll in ’26 … Train-buy signals N Ontario return …...

Amtrak previews future coaches set for '26 debut ... Ontario buying 3 trainsets for Northlander return ... Amtrak Gulf Coast service due sometime in 2023
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 Siemens Charger

$4.3B to fund Amtrak advances … LA Metro launches LRT project … $108M asked...

$Amtrak gets $4.3B to improve intercity network ... LA Metro breaks ground on Valley LRT project ... $108M asked for Springfield - Worcester upgrade

Amtrak ridership up by 10M … Washington averts rail strike … Charlotte station tests...

Amtrak ridership jumps by over 10 million ... Biden signs legislation averting rail strike ... First test train arrives at new Charlotte station
Brightline train

SoFla commuter relief ahead … WV restores tourist train bridge … Austin eyes transit-area...

South Florida commuters see rail relief ahead ... WV rebuilding rail bridge along tourist train route ... Austin eyes future transit-oriented development
Amtrak Gulf Coast route

Amtrak returning to Gulf Coast … Boston-SE Mass by late ’23 … Amtrak set...

Agreement signals Amtrak Gulf Coast comeback ... Boston South Coast Rail on track for late 2023 ... Amtrak set for $1.5B Maryland NEC bridge proj
San Francisco Central Subway

San Francisco subway line opens … Chicago holiday train returns … Amtrak adds Thanksgiving...

Subway opening marks San Francisco milestone ... Chicago CTA announces return of holiday train ... Amtrak offering expanded Thanksgiving service
Hudson Gateway tunnel concept

Hudson tunnel buildout set for ’24 … Vegas-LA proj to start next year …...

$16B Hudson tunnel proj set to start in late 2024 ... Vegas - LA high-speed construction due next year ... D.C. Metro opens Silver Line extension to Dulles
Proposed Gulf Coast route

STB delays final Gulf hearing … Florida DOT to fund Broward line … Bluff...

STB grants delay in final Gulf Coast hearing ... Florida DOT to help fund Broward commuter line ... Bluff repairs keep San Diego rail link shut down
Metrolink Burbank Station

Burbank speed-up proj starts … Cincy streetcar ridership soars … Mass voters affirm South...

Work starts on Burbank speed improvement proj ... Record 100K+ ride Cincinnati Streetcar in October ... Massachusetts voters say 'yes' to South Coast Rail

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