Amsterdam N-S line debuts … Chicago targets full accessibility … The truth behind Amtrak crashes

A new North-South M52 Metro train stopped at Amsterdam's Metrostation Noord.
A new North-South M52 Metro train stopped at Amsterdam's Metrostation Noord. © Marion Golsteijn | Wikimedia Commons

Europe: Amsterdam Metro’s North-South line officially opened [globalrailnews.com]

USA; New plan calls for Chicago stations to be fully accessible by 2038 [chicago.suntimes.com]

USA: This is the messy truth behind Amtrak train crashes [vice.com]

Asia: Malaysia now looks to postpone, not scrap, high-speed railway with Singapore [globalrailnews.com]

USA: New York MTA crews relocate LIRR tracks to make way for Grand Central entrance [progressiverailroading.com]

UK: Can Chinese expertise help Britain’s future high-speed railway rival Japan’s bullet trains? [scmp.com]

USA: Massachusetts earmarks $100,000 to further Berkshire Flyer planning [berkshireeagle.com]

Canada: $300 million secured for Calgary-Banff passenger rail [rmoutlook.com]

Second Avenue Subway’s next phase won’t be done until 2029 [6sqft.com]

Rome’s Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past [npr.org]

UK: Britain’s railway timetable disaster has been over 150 years in the making [theguardian.com]