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What happened to the great passenger trains?
By 1840, the nation had 2,800 miles of railroad track. In his book American Notes, novelist Charles Dickens captured the ...
Brightline lost more than half a billion dollars in 2024, report says
Brightline lost about $549 million in 2024, even as its revenue more than doubled compared with 2023, the privately run ...
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From the Morgue: Frisco initiates passenger service through Cape
The first Frisco passenger train from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis ran in 1904, launching a new era of travel and linking ...
What happens if Amtrak gets privatized?
Amtrak released a white paper that same week explicitly pushing back against calls for privatization. Less than two weeks ...
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Winter Park ski train ridership more than doubles in first season of lower fares as state officials eye further expansion
Park Express, a seasonal passenger train between Denver and the ski resort, more than doubled this ski season amid cheaper ...
Amtrak announces new service to run along Gulf Coast. See the route, 4 stops in Mississippi
Amtrak announced a new Mardi Gras service will start in 2025, running from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louisiana. See the stops in Mississippi.
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It’s been decades since Colorado had inter-city train service. That’s about to change
Colorado’s approach could become a model for expanding passenger rail service, she said. “But, in general, we want to preserve our ability to run freight.” Amtrak Locomotive Engineer Davis ...
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PRASA says almost all train corridors in Western Cape have running trains
Train services, especially on the busy Central Line in Cape Town ground to a halt in 2019 due to rampant theft and vandalism ...
Amtrak, Texas rail line to lease unused Northstar train engines and passenger cars
The Northstar rail line has locomotives and passenger cars that are not being used, and the Met Council on Wednesday signed off on a plan to lease them to Amtrak and a commuter rail service in Texas.