Home Blog Page 87

Milwaukee ready to Hop … Hartford Line testing … What next for bi-mode?

Expectations are high for Milwaukee's new streetcar.
Expectations are high for Milwaukee's new streetcar. © The Hop

USA: Milwaukee Wisconsin’s New Streetcar Will Provide Transit, Economic Development [masstransitmag.com]

USA: Connecticut DOT gears up for Hartford Line commuter rail testing [progressiverailroading.com]

What next for bi-mode trains? [globalrailnews.com]

USA: Salt Lake, Utah’s light rail trains are air quality sleuths [sciencedaily.com]

USA: Texas Bullet Train Connects To Regular Amtrak Routes To Reach More [cleantechnica.com]

Asia: Indian Railways plans to increase speed of all long distance passenger trains [businesstoday.in]

USA: Auditioning Not for Broadway, but the New York City Subway [citylab.com]

UK: The Queen has invited Meghan Markle to join her on the Royal Train [countryliving.com]

Amtrak to renew fleet … Japan bullet debuts … Can new boss fix NY subway?

Amtrak has upgraded parts of its fleet with Seimans Charger locomotives ahead of the new national replace/rebuild program.
Amtrak has upgraded parts of its fleet with Seimans Charger locomotives ahead of the new national replace/rebuild program. © Amtrak

USA: Amtrak to replace, rebuild national network locomotive fleet [progressiverailroading.com]

Asia: Japan’s newest bullet train makes media debut [japantimes.co.jp]

USA: NYC’s new transit chief has a plan to fix the subway — can it succeed? [ny.curbed.com]

UK: Details of £5bn transformation of Welsh rail services revealed [www.globalrailnews.com]

Here’s why high-speed trains don’t always save that much time [citymetric.com]

USA: Dramatic Changes to NJ Transit Rail Schedules, Trains Take Effect [nbcnewyork.com]

Europe: French rail reform: is SNCF on the brink of privatisation? [railway-technology.com]

USA: Lawmakers want meeting with Amtrak CEO to discuss Southwest route’s future [progressiverailroading.com]

USA: Norfolk, Virginia’s light rail hits 10 million rides after nearly 7 years [pilotonline.com]

Saudis test desert bullet … Raleigh-Charlotte boosted … Cambodia back on track

Saudi Arabia has begun testing its high-speed Haramain
Saudi Arabia has begun testing its high-speed Haramain "desert train" in preparation for next year's launch. © Talgo

Middle East: Haramain high-speed train makes test trip in Saudi Arabia [arabianbusiness.com]

USA: Fourth North Carolina Amtrak train trip between Raleigh, Charlotte set to begin [abc11.com]

Asia: Cambodia’s rail back on track after four decades of woe [nikkei.com]

UK: How Wales’ railways will be transformed with new stations, trains and jobs through investment worth billions [walesonline.co.uk]

Asia: Bangkok Thailand’s hidden train repair yard keeps Thailand on its rails [cnn.com]

USA: The new Amtrak train is ready, but North Carolina’s Raleigh Union Station isn’t [newsobserver.com]

USA: Amtrak’s decision to degrade service threatens its future [heraldandnews.com]

USA: California on track to more emissions reduction with high-speed rail [scienceblog.com]

Europe: Irish Rail is spreading joy to its passengers with a new piano at Connolly Station [breakingnews.ie]

UK: The strange tale of the hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s [wired.co.uk]

Feds mull DC-NYC maglev assist … Churchill train return set … Bangladesh bullet likely

A DC-NYC maglev train would rely on technology similar to that of this Japanese SCMaglev demonstration train.
A DC-NYC maglev train would rely on technology similar to that of this Japanese SCMaglev demonstration train. © Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center

USA: NYC-to-Washington Maglev Train Tempts Congress With 1-Hour Trips [bgov.com]

Canada: Deal reached for Hudson Bay Railway; Port of Churchill [rtands.com]

Asia: Bangladesh Bullet train coming up [bangladeshpost.com]

Africa: Kenya marks 1st anniversary of SGR passenger train amid smooth operation [xinhuanet.com]

Europe: Switzerland’s controversial Jungfrau railway project gets greenlight [swissinfo.ch]

UK: The Science Involved In Making London’s Tube Network Run Smoothly [independent.co.uk]

USA: A framework for “meaningful mobility” across Amtrak’s network [railwayage.com]

USA: Picking Up Steam in Northern California [mantecabulletin.com]

Canada: Broadway subway may significantly alter Vancouver’s urban fabric [straight.com]

Amtrak tries reserved seats … Italy nixes speed hike … Boston’s longest journey

Amtrak is testing reserved first class seating on Acela Express trains.
Amtrak is testing reserved first class seating on Acela Express trains. © Amtrak

USA: Amtrak now offering assigned seating on Acela first class [usatoday.com]

Europe: Italy rejects plans to increase speed to 350km/h [railjournal.com]

USA: How a 3-mile Boston train ride turns into a 120-mile journey [bostonglobe.com]

Australia: Designs for Melbourne, Victoria’s new metro stations revealed [9news.com.au]

USA: Virginia to study Amtrak extension [railwayage.com]

All of UK ‘should have high-speed rail by 2050’ [scotsman.com]

SF’s BART reaches Antioch … Malaysia scraps Singapore link … Korean railpolitick

BART DMU ready to board passengers at Antioch Station on opening day, Bay Area, California.
BART DMU ready to board passengers at Antioch Station on opening day, Bay Area, California. © Pi1415926535 | Wikimedia Commons

USA: San Francisco’s Antioch BART extension rolls with rave reviews on first day of service [mercurynews.com]

Asia: Malaysia’s new PM scraps Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high-speed rail [globalrailnews.com]

Asia: War and Peace and Trains: Geopolitics and railways on the Korean peninsula [citymetric.com]

USA: Rocky Mountain Hyperloop project advances to second half of study [globalrailwayreview.com]

USA: Berkshire Flyer Project Takes Another Step Forward [wamc.org]

Europe: Russian Railways to implement Moscow-Kazan High-Speed Rail project [rustourismnews.com]

Canada: Via Rail cancels service between Sudbury and White River, Ontario as CP Rail strike looms [cbc.ca]

Maglev trains: why aren’t we gliding home on hovering carriages? [theguardian.com]

5 futuristic transportation technologies that will transform the world [geospatialworld.net]

Ft Worth set for TEXRail … London tunnel preview … Amtrak adds nursing rooms

TEXRail train on public display at new Fort Worth maintenance facility.
TEXRail train on public display at new Fort Worth maintenance facility. © TEXRail

USA: TEXRail Unveils New Commuter Train in Fort Worth, Texas [dallasinnovates.com]

UK: First look at epic new Crossrail tunnel ride under London, England [cnn.com]

USA: Amtrak Adds Nursing Rooms for Breastfeeding Moms to 5 Train Stations [people.com]

USA: The folly of dismantling Amtrak’s National Network [railwayage.com]

Switzerland has the best railways in Europe: survey [thelocal.ch]

Asia: A closer look at Malaysia’s 3 mega rail projects [freemalaysiatoday.com]

USA: Metro narrows the options for a light-rail line from downtown Los Angeles to Artesia, California [latimes.co]

More Vegan Food Options Could Be Coming To Planes And Trains [livekindly.co]

USA: Forward-Looking Plan Calls for Creating More Rail in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas [nbcdfw.com]

Mexico’s grand canyon … Thailand: kingdom of rails … On a good times roll

The eastbound El Chepe winds its way up Mexico's Copper Canyon.
The eastbound El Chepe winds its way up Mexico's Copper Canyon. © Florian Blümm | Dreamstime.com

Touring Mexico’s grand Copper Canyon by train [houstonchronicle.com]

The kingdom of rails: Is the best way to see Thailand by train? [adventure.com]

Romancing the rails on Amtrak’s Crescent [edition.cnn.com]

Explore the Last Frontier on the Alaska Railroad [newsminer.com]

Step Aboard A Passenger Train In Saudi Arabia [npr.org]

When and Where You Should Travel By Train Domestically [forbes.com]

Transit under threat? … US full speed ahead … Japan’s station psychology

Atlanta, Georgia's MARTA is among US transit providers showing steepest declines in ridership.
Atlanta, Georgia's MARTA is among US transit providers showing steepest declines in ridership. © Jarett Stewart | Flickr

Transit under threat? … US full speed ahead … Japan’s station psychology – Train News – May 23, 2018: Asia, Europe, Station, Subway, USA

USA transit systems are shedding riders. Are they under threat? [thetransportpolitic.com]

USA: Full Speed Ahead [pmnetwork-digital.com]

Asia: The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations [citylab.com]

Europe: In Budapest, a railway run by children [cnn.com]

USA: Unexpected Discovery During First Tour Of Abandoned Boston Subway Tunnel [cbslocal.com]

Cape Cod train returns … Meltdown Monday hits UK … Hello Kitty on track

MBTA CapeFlyer launches its Boston - Cape Cod summer season on Memorial Day Weekend.
MBTA CapeFlyer launches its Boston - Cape Cod summer season on Memorial Day Weekend. © Grouper Marketing & Creative

USA: CapeFLYER, popular weekend Cape Cod train service, returns [wcvb.com]

UK: Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Northern trains cancelled and delayed [bbc.com]

Asia: Hello Kitty bullet train to debut in Japan on June 30 [japantimes.co.jp]

USA: All aboard as Brightline launches fast train service to Miami, Florida [sun-sentinel.com]

USA: Southwest Chief could be derailed by new Amtrak policy [chieftain.com]

Europe: Moscow’s Big Circle Line’s 8 new stations to be opened within two years [railwaypro.com]

USA: SunRail, Brightline passenger rail services in Central Florida chug ahead [orlandosentinel.com]

UK: Britain’s new digital railway network [bbc.com]

Asia: China researching even faster high-speed trains [xinhuanet.com]

1...868788Page 87 of 88

RECENT POSTS