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Displaying its original British Rail paint scheme is this HST, at Peterborough on the East Coast route in August 1984. Keith Fender In its final livery – for the new London North Eastern Railway franchise — a London Kings Cross-to-Aberdeen HST heads north near Stonehaven, Scotland, on Aug. 17, 2019. The trains are about to […]
New York F Train riders await an approaching Queens-bound train at 23rd Street. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has passed its 2020 budget, including a provision to hire 500 new police officers. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — While a provision for the hiring of police officers led to a split vote, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board […]
WASHINGTON — Dedicated money from highway tolls could help fund improvements to the DC Metro rail system and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail line, WTOP radio reports. The station reports that funds from Interstate 66 tolls inside the Capital Beltway could allow the state of Virginia to sell bonds to finance construction of a new […]
Crowds greet an Amtrak inspection train at Mobile, Ala., on Feb 18, 2016. Mobile’s city council is set to vote on financial support for the return of Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast. Bob Johnston MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile’s city council will vote Dec. 31 whether to make a financial commitment to efforts to restore […]
In the twilight of an August evening, a New York No. 1 subway train prepares to head underground again after surfacing at 135th Street for the 125th Street station. The latest statistics show continued improvement in subway performance. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — Metropolitan Transportation Authority statistics show continued improvement in subway performance. Numbers released […]
HAMILTON, Ontario — The Ontario provincial government has cancelled C$1 billion in funding for a proposed light rail project in Hamilton, a decision that Hamilton mayor Fred Eisenberger called “a betrayal” of his city. Monday’s decision came on an afternoon the CBC called “chaotic,” as a press conference to announce the move was cancelled in […]
Right-of-way construction (foreground) is underway at Orlando International Airport on Nov. 23, 2019, as viewed from the PeopleMover to the parking garage adjacent to the Virgin Trains/Brightline station. Brian Thorniley ORLANDO, Fla. — Virgin Trains USA has confirmed it is meeting with the Walt Disney Co. to establish a station at Walt Disney World. The […]
BOSTON — Fare gates are coming to Boston’s three busiest commuter rail stations in an effort to improve fare collections. Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter trains, will install the gates at North Station, South Station, and the Back Bay station in 2020, the Boston Globe reports, with North Station […]
KENT, Wash. — Sound Transit will receive a $790 million grant and $639 million low-interest loan to extend its light rail system from SeaTac to Federal Way, Wash. Construction is slated to begin in 2020. The federal funds will provide about 25% of the money needed for the estimated $3.1 billion project. Other funding will […]
All this month — December 2019 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include Rio Grande diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. You might […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is considering airline-style nonrefundable fares and ticket-change fees, according to a leaked memo. The tech website BGR, quoting from a paywalled Business insider report, says the changes could come as soon as January. They would make the lowest-priced “saver” fares nonrefundable and non-changeable 24 hours after purchase, and impose a 25% cancellation […]
A Google Maps 3D view shows a portion of the Dumbarton Rail Bridge, idle since 1982. Work is advancing on selection of station sites for a rail line that would revive the route across San Francisco Bay. Google Maps REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Sites for possible Redwood City stations on a new Dumbarton commuter rail […]
