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Amtrak’s Coast Starlight glides along the shores of San Pablo Bay as it heads southbound north of Oakland, CA on June 4, 2002. This line was previously Southern Pacific’s Martinez subdivision (also knows as part of the Cal P line). In the distance is an Amtrak Capitol Corridor service heading eastbound in the push mode towards Martinez.

Alex Mayes photo



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Domestic News (Canada, Mexico and USA)

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Is Orange County’s Coastal Train Entering its Final Days?
[voiceofoc.org]

21 coal train cars derail southeast of Lusk, temporarily closing the railroad
[www.wyomingpublicmedia.org]

Wyoming’s Big Boy 4014 Locomotive Rescues Freight Train Stuck In Nebraska
[cowboystatedaily.com]

Cancun’s Train Maya Gears Up For The First Trial Ride
[www.travelinglifestyle.net]

Higher cost or higher safety? Legislators, railroads and KDOT face off on rail safety
[www.cjonline.com]

VIA Rail breaks ground on train fleet maintenance center project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

This high-tech, first-of-its-kind passenger train is going full steam ahead in a major city: ‘A lovely scenic excursion’
[news.yahoo.com]

New Train to Link Northern Sacramento Valley to Bay Area
[www.planetizen.com]

Brightline West high-speed train clears environmental regulatory hurdle
[news3lv.com]

What Would an Amtrak Revival Look Like?
[www.bloomberg.com]

Canadian Pacific Kansas City to study feasibility of CDMX-QRO train
[mexiconewsdaily.com]

Union representing Skagway railroad workers authorizes strike
[www.alaskasnewssource.com]

Union Pacific Railroad in tentative deal with union on paid sick leave
[apnews.com]
and
Union Pacific and SMART-TD Ink Tentative Paid Sick Leave Agreement
[www.up.com]

Metro-North Railroad service resumes after flood damage repairs
[spectrumlocalnews.com]

Railroad safety regulation progressing in federal and state legislative bodies
[www.wesa.fm]

Railroad partners with Tupper Lake community to extend train trips
[www.adirondackalmanack.com]

People News: Cummins, WSP, FourKites, Alaska Railroad
[www.railwayage.com]

Florida railroad workers vote to unioninze with Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
[www.ajot.com]

Alaska Railroad announces leadership changes
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Union Pacific and Canadian National Put Biofuels to the Test with Train-Track Treadmills
[www.up.com]
and
UP, CN test renewable fuels on locomotive 'treadmill'
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

OCTA Nearing Completion of Railroad Protection Wall Below Casa Romantica
[www.sanclementetimes.com]

Vale and Wabtec look to decarbonise Carajás Railroad operations with battery power and ammonia
[im-mining.com]

US rail volumes fell 5% in Week 27
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

AAR, ASLRRA, IBT, TTD Urge Swift Passage of REEF Act
[www.railwayage.com]

US rail agency to act on carrier switching plan
[www.argusmedia.com]

Conductor trainee fatality prompts FRA safety bulletin
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
FRA Issues Safety Bulletin on Shove Movements Following Trainee Switching Fatality
[www.railwayage.com]

Brightline plans testing up to 110 mph Wednesday in Martin County
[www.wptv.com]

Metra to provide Chicago-to-Rockford rail service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Boaters wondering if new bridge schedule is being adhered to
[www.wptv.com]

STB to investigate OTP of Amtrak Sunset Limited trains
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

A provision in the transportation budget is facing a lawsuit
[spectrumnews1.com]-

GOP discord threatens Senate response to railway disaster
[www.politico.com]

First part of Oahu's elevated railway opens
[www.travelweekly.com]

Railway container shipments plummet in July amid B.C. port workers strike
[www.theglobeandmail.com]

City of Palm Desert has sights set on new passenger railway stop
[kesq.com]

GJR Sets Revenue, Carload Records
[www.railwayage.com]

Transit Briefs: MBTA, REM, VRE
[www.railwayage.com]

Alstom Delivers First Tren Maya Equipment
[www.railwayage.com]

NY Penn Station Renovation Opens Up LIRR Concourse
[www.railwayage.com]

International News

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Gym, spa, beauty equipment: Leaked documents reveal hidden details of Putin’s ‘ghost’ train
[www.cnn.com]

London Underground train drivers to join strikes in late July
[www.theguardian.com]

Airline boss wants you to take the train
[www.politico.eu]

Hamilton to Auckland train service banned from Auckland metro area due to serious safety risk to passengers
[www.nzherald.co.nz]

Italy rail strike strands commuters and tourists in sweltering weather at height of tourism season
[apnews.com]

Swiss project places solar panels along railroad tracks
[www.sustainability-times.com]

China announces completion of last tunnel of strategic Sichuan–Tibet railway
[www.tibetanreview.net]

Angola and DRC announce joint project to rehabilitate railway line
[www.africanews.com]

Brazil completes North-South Railway
[www.railjournal.com]

Ukrainian Railways creates new freight operator for Europe
[www.reuters.com]

Quake-wrecked Kumamoto railway finally back in service
[www.asahi.com]

Running Extra

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Riding the World’s Longest Rideable Model Train
[laughingsquid.com]

Hydrogen: Hope or Hype?
[www.railwayage.com]

Congress should pull the brakes on redefining railroads’ common carrier obligations
[thehill.com]

How CSX Defines ‘Active Crew Management’
[www.railwayage.com]