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Las Vegas Xpress acquires affiliated passenger car fleet from United Rail, Inc.
Seeking Alpha - Akanksha Bakshi
Las Vegas Xpress (OTCPK:LVXI +76.1%) announced that its X Train division has acquired the Affiliated Passenger Car Fleet from United Rail, Inc. …
Los Angeles
Amtrak Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Van Nuys, Leaving 100 Passengers Stuck Aboard as Officials Investigate
ktla.com - Marissa Wenzke
An Amtrak train traveling through the Van Nuys area struck and killed a pedestrian early Friday evening, leaving the 100 or so passengers on the …
The Washington Postadded this to Opinions
Opinion
Amtrak is committed to safety
The Washington Post
The Oct. 2 news article “Amtrak makes progress, but safety issues persist” reported on an inspector general’s report on our successful efforts to improve operations and safety. Amtrak, through its board
Transit
Male pedestrian struck and killed by Amtrak train in Van Nuys
dailynews.com - Jonah Valdez
A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday by an Amtrak train in Van Nuys while he was crossing the tracks. At about 4 p.m. the Los Angeles Fire …
USA TODAY
Train Travel
Amtrak Acela leather interiors to be re-purposed into luxury bags
USA TODAY
People for Urban Progress (PUP), an Indianapolis-based nonprofit specializing in advancing civic sustainability, has partnered with Amtrak to re-purpose leather seat covers from 20 refreshed Amtrak Acela
Ann Arbor
Riverview youth pastor acquitted of sexual misconduct on Amtrak
freep.com - Associated Press
A man who was a Detroit-area youth minister has been cleared of charges that he fondled a teen girl on a Michigan train. Blaine Faircloth Jr. was …
POLITICO
New Jersey
Cuomo makes dead-of-night case for a new Hudson River rail tunnel
POLITICO - By DANA RUBINSTEIN
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo climbed out of a flatbed truck and suspended himself over a manhole in the century-old, decomposing tunnel that connects New Jersey to Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail
Los Angeles
Woman Struck and Injured by Amtrak Train in Chatsworth Area
iheart.com - City News Service
Just Now CHATSWORTH (CNS) - A woman was struck by an Amtrak train today in a tunnel in the Chatsworth area and airlifted to a hospital, authorities …
Western Massachusetts
Funding in place for safety upgrades at Longmeadow rail crossing where DPW worker Warren Cowles was killed in train crash
masslive.com - Greg Saulmon | gsaulmon@repub.com
LONGMEADOW — MassDOT will pay $700,000 toward safety upgrades at the railroad crossing where a DPW foreman died in a March 2017 collision with a …
The Wall Street Journal.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo Digs In on Aging Train Tunnel to Penn Station, Telling Trump to Fork Over Funding
The Wall Street Journal. - Paul Berger
Governor plans video for president showing need for federal help on a new tunnel; ‘I hope he gets the message’ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo descended into the Hudson River rail tunnel late Wednesday night
Counterterrorism
Former St. Louis police chief now second-in-command for Amtrak police
stltoday.com - By Christine Byers
WASHINGTON D.C. • Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson has left his job as the security director for the Washington Nationals baseball team to …
Hudson River
Cuomo pushes Trump for Gateway funding with Hudson River tunnels tour
amny.com - www.amny.com
The governor wants the president to appreciate the "severity of the damage."
No Trial For Amtrak Engineer In Deadly Crash Until 2019
cbslocal.com - philadelphia.cbslocal.com
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak engineer charged with manslaughter in a deadly high-speed derailment in Philadelphia won’t go on trial until next year …
Judiciary
More lawsuits filed in deadly DuPont Amtrak derailment
seattlepi.com - Lynsi Burton
Two more victims of the December train derailment in DuPont, Wash. filed lawsuits against Amtrak Tuesday, alleging violations of the state Consumer …
Train Travel
SEPTA Regional Rails Experiencing Delays Due To Amtrak Signal Problem
cbslocal.com - philadelphia.cbslocal.com
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – SEPTA Regional Rail lines may experience some delays Wednesday morning. SEPTA says Amtrak signal …
NewsRadio
Prosecution, defense in 2015 Amtrak derailment case say feds too slow providing evidence
radio.com - Kristen Johanson
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer charged in the fatal 2015 train crash that killed 8 people and injured hundreds …
Victim in Tangipahoa train/truck crash was Greensburg resident |
nola.com - www.nola.com
A truck driver who died in a collision with an Amtrak train in Tangipahoa Parish last week has been identified by authorities as Bobby Jenkins, 62, …
SFGate
Bay City
Amtrak San Joaquins Route Adds Extra Capacity For Holiday Travel
SFGate - Bay City News Service
Amtrak announced today it is preparing for the holiday travel season by adding extra capacity to its Amtrak San Joaquins route, which travels between Oakland and the Central Valley. Amtrak had its largest-ever
Freight Train
Man who avoided one train only to be killed by another has been identified
thenewstribune.com - By Stacia Glenn
A man killed Sunday when he jumped off one set of railroad tracks to avoid a freight train and was hit by an Amtrak train on another set of tracks …
Vietnam War
Clyde W. 'C.W.' Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran and seasoned Amtrak locomotive engineer, dies
baltimoresun.com - Frederick N. Rasmussen
Clyde W. “C.W.” Phillips, a Vietnam War veteran who later became a seasoned Amtrak locomotive engineer, died Sept. 30 from a heart attack at his home …
RVs
Review: Amtrak Empire Builder (Superliner Bedroom) - Live and Let's Fly
boardingarea.com
My journey from from Portland, Oregon to Whitefish, Montana aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder service was not what I expected, but still enjoyable. After …
Los Angeles
Review: Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge Portland Union Station
boardingarea.com - Matthew
While certainly more private than the station itself, the Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge in Portland, Oregon is hardly a compelling highlight. You’ll …
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Link Tank: Why Big Mouth Fails At World-Building
denofgeek.com
Here's why Big Mouth's attempt at world-building in season 2 doesn't really work. The Doctor Who honest trailer pokes fun at the legendary …
Train Travel
Amtrak's Huge Fall Sale Has Tickets as Low as $13
thrillist.com - Joe McGauley
Considering the hellish zoos that airports become when the holidays roll around, taking the train wherever you have to go suddenly seems like the …
Condé Nast Traveleradded this to Travel & Leisure
Los Angeles
Amtrak's Most Scenic Routes Are on Super Sale
Condé Nast Traveler - Meredith Carey
Tickets are as low as $13. No, that's not a typo. Amtrak's latest fall sale has one-way tickets as low as $13 and covers some of its most scenic coastal routes. We're talking Chicago to St. Louis (that's
Los Angeles
Review: Amtrak Coast Starlight Superliner Bedroom Los Angeles To Portland - Live and Let's Fly
boardingarea.com
The day had finally arrived. It was time for the great train adventure. All my life I had wanted to take a long-distance journey on Amtrak and now I …
Southern Livingadded this to Megs Words Of Wisdom
Travel
Love Scenic Train Rides? The Amtrak Across America Sale Is Amazing
Southern Living - Perri Ormont Blumberg
Do you dream of long-distance train travel? How does Dallas to Los Angeles sound to you? Or Missouri to Chi-town? Savannah to DC? All of these …
Forbesadded this to American Vacation
Los Angeles
The 3 Best Rail Vacations For October 2018
Forbes - Alexandra Talty
Traveling by train offers many advantages. Not only does it allow you to see the countryside, but you can relax, chat and even imbibe en route. In other parts of the world like Europe or Asia, traveling
Obama Administration
The Caribbean Beach Where Pigs Swim and Pilot Loses License for Accidentally Eating Marijuana
boardingarea.com - Gary Leff
News and notes from around the interweb:• Former Obama administration Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will head public policy at Lyft. He’ll be …
FRA
Texas bullet train names European operating and construction partners
dallasnews.com - Ray Leszcynski, Communities
A Spanish rail operator and an Italian engineering contractor are the latest to join forces with Texas Central Partners in the plan to build a bullet …