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The latest passenger rail and transit news

Airos Head Northeast for Commissioning Tests
Transportation Networks Start to Strain Under Gov't Shutdown
Seems Like a Silly Thing…Until You Ride a Dirty Train
Can a Train Really Be ‘Mistake-Proof’?
Harvard W. Morehead: An Appreciation
Progress, Promise, and a Little Soap and Water
USDOT Funding Freeze for Rail Mega-Projects Drags On
Are Trains and Transit Really More Dangerous? The Data Say No
Capitol Hill Roundup: News on WAS, Amtrak Board and Brightline
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A Pop-Up Transit System for a Pop-Up City
I Was Wrong. And I Could Not Be Happier.
Not With a Bang, but a Whimper
Liability Insurance Could Stop Our Trains. Here’s How We Fix It.
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"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."

Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.

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