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Congressman Nehls’ Masquerade Ball

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: A heap of chutzpah was served up last month by House Railroad Subcommittee Chairperson Troy Nehls (R-Tex.) at a hearing more masquerade ball than inquiry

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Norfolk Southern Proving Critics Wrong

After Norfolk Southern prevailed in its hard-fought proxy fight victory earlier this year, we wrote that “as Norfolk Southern finally pulls out of the station, leaving its activist detractors shouting on the

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Ahead of Major Repair Projects, PATH Reimagines Customer Communications

Rebecca Riehl easily blended into the crowd of people on PATH’s Journal Square platform on a recent weekday. It’s not hard for her, as a daily rider herself. But she wasn’t just waiting for the train. She chatted with customers, examined new station signs, and checked in with PATH’s customer service staff.

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Book Review: A War Against Rail Bicycle Manifesto

From Rails to Trails by Peter Harnik (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). There is an ongoing war between “rails-to-trails” proponents who covet every rail line and wish it could be paved into

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Is Amtrak Tarnishing the Silver Star?

The Silver Star was once part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s fleet of crack streamlined trains between New York and the South that ran with stainless steel equipment, starting in 1947.