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Short Line Railroading’s Absolute Essence

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2025 ISSUE: The term “doomscrolling,” which caught on during the pandemic, is now gaining newfound notoriety as our politics have become more divisive, government policies more unsettled,

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Why High-Speed Rail is Headache-Inducing

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2025 ISSUE: Who doesn’t need a break from government these days? If the tariff instigated stock market rollercoaster isn’t nightmarish enough, the $200 million ad campaign of

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Building Beneficial Bridges

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2025 ISSUE: Frank N. Wilner, in his May “Watching Washington” column, talks about “bridges of understanding” that could “be built between discordant rail labor and rail

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Building Bridges of Understanding

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2025 ISSUE: The Ethical Culture Fieldston School and University Heights High School, both in the Bronx, N.Y., are but minutes apart by public transit, yet otherwise at

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Vive L’Alberta Libre?

Just days after Quebec voters chose that their province should remain part of Canada by a very narrow 54,000-vote margin in 1995, Canadian Pacific Railway announced it would move its head office

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Western Railroads Getting Leaner and Fitter

The past couple of weeks you may have noticed that BNSF and Union Pacific have been running an increasingly tight ship as they shake off the last vestiges of winter and some

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Dave’s Quick Reference Thumbnail Pocket Guide for Railroad Line Officers

Better railroading is 10% planning plus 90% execution. It’s simple math.

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Trip Report: Amtrak Floridian Gets a D+

Effective Nov.10, 2024, Amtrak eliminated the Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington, DC, as well as the Silver Star between New York and Miami. Direct service between the Northeast Corridor north of

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Finally, Some Good News

As the flooding effects in Tennessee and Kentucky dissipated, CSX was able to get the network moving in the right direction in the week ending April 18. Average train speed, which had

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How the Current Legislative Landscape Is Impacting the Future of Passenger Rail

The POTUS 47 Administration is bringing political changes that will significantly impact transportation funding.

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