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For Passenger Service in Santa Cruz, 28 Bridges Need To Be Replaced, Costing Nearly $1B (www.rtands.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by tonytins@pawb.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Amtrak CEO Resigns to 'Ensure' Positive Relationship with Trump Administration (railfan.com)
submitted 4 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Official suggests combining Dallas-Fort Worth area commuter rail operations (www.trains.com)
submitted 4 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Rebranded Rocky Mountaineer Expands Service to Salt Lake City (railfan.com)
submitted 4 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Coaster double-deck coaches unveiled (www.railwaygazette.com)
submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/trains@midwest.social
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Watco to acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad (www.railwaygazette.com)
submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/trains@midwest.social
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Court rejects VTA request for order to end strike for technical reasons (www.trains.com)
submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/trains@midwest.social
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Legislator Calls For State to Sell Alaska Railroad (railfan.com)
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Amtrak-Sponsored Texas HSR Takes a Step Closer – But to What? (www.railwayage.com)
submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/trains@midwest.social
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The big buzz and bigger controversy around Texas during the past several years has been a proposal by a company called Texas Central to build and operate a high-speed rail line between Downtown Dallas and a point in the Houston area, about eight miles from downtown Houston where two highways intersect, a great spot for a parking lot, but not such a great spot for connecting transit to take passengers the “last mile” or more to their final destinations in a place that looks more like Houston.

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Motorcycle group of about 100 lift San Leandro railroad crossing arm; passenger dies (www.ktvu.com)
submitted 5 months ago by jqubed@lemmy.world to c/trains@midwest.social
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The motorcycle passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and the motorcycle driver went to the hospital with critical injuries.

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Night train renaissance: For a greener trip, Europe's rolling back to the past (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 7 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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California's Coast Rail Corridor: an overview (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by litchralee@sh.itjust.works to c/trains@midwest.social
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Lemmy content at: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29311761

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Zero margin of error 😱 (loops.video)
submitted 7 months ago by m_f@midwest.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Finnish trains are very tall! 🇫🇮🚂 (loops.video)
submitted 7 months ago by m_f@midwest.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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Hydrogen Trains Continue To Derail (cleantechnica.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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Caltrain's electrification project is paying off big-time (www.sfgate.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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Here’s What Trump’s Victory Could Mean For Rail (www.ridelunatrain.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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The World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Is Ready For Its Closeup (cleantechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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India's rail network is nearly 100% electrified. The U.S. is at 1% (www.fastcompany.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/trains@midwest.social
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Old Union Pacific Poster, 1869 (777520801000.blogspot.com)
submitted 2 years ago by clouds@lemmus.org to c/trains@midwest.social
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Could federal infrastructure money bring Amtrak to North Florida at last? (news.wfsu.org)
submitted 2 years ago by JackFromWisconsin@midwest.social to c/trains@midwest.social
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