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  • Amtrak Adds 5,500 Extra Seats And More Than 100 Buses For Thanksgiving Travel In California

    Published on : Tuesday, November 26, 2013

    Amtrak, Caltrans and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) are adding 5,500 seats to the San Joaquin, Pacific Surfliner and Capitol Corridor routes to accommodate more Thanksgiving travelers. The Pacific Surfliner (San Luis Obispo-Santa Barbara-Los Angeles and San Diego) …

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  • Kiwi Rail Aratere Propeller Located

    Published on : Monday, November 25, 2013

    Aratere’s starboard propeller has been located following a search conducted by Seaworks on Saturday morning. The propeller, which was lost when the shaft broke on 5 November, was located approximately two nautical miles from Tory Channel and approximately 120 metres …

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  • VIA Rail Canada publishes its 2013 Third Quarter Financial Report

    Published on : Monday, November 25, 2013

    Today, VIA Rail Canada’s Board of Directors released the Corporation’s 2013 third quarter financial report. During the three months covered by the report, VIA Rail transported 912,000 passengers within the Québec City – Windsor corridor, and passenger-miles (the total number …

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  • Chiltern Railways top for right time train punctuality

    Published on : Saturday, November 23, 2013

    Chiltern Railways has been named top rail operator for right time train punctuality for the twelfth period running, according to the latest research released by Network Rail today. The official rail industry figures, which are based on the percentage of …

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  • MTA Announces Service Plans for Four-Day Thanksgiving Weekend

    Published on : Saturday, November 23, 2013

    Trains and buses operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will operate on special schedules on Wednesday, November 27, through Sunday, December 1, to accommodate the unique travel demands of Thanksgiving weekend. During the same time period, MTA Bridges and …

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  • Don’t Let Driving Hassles Ruffle Your Feathers This Thanksgiving

    Published on : Saturday, November 23, 2013

    Parade, feast, family, shopping – all these pursuits are easier when you take Metro-North this Thanksgiving holiday. Metro-North will operate extra trains and increase the number of cars on existing trains so there are plenty of seats for extra riders. …

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  • Local architects appointed for multi-million pound station redevelopment

    Published on : Friday, November 22, 2013

    Network Rail, Southwark Council and the Greater London Authority are working together to bring the area around Peckham Rye station back to life, investing £25m to deliver improvements. Weston Williamson and Partners, the award winning architects behind gateway projects for …

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  • Over Euro220m invested in Scotland’s railway as Network Rail reveals half-year results

    Published on : Friday, November 22, 2013

    Network Rail today published its half-year results (for the period 1 April to 30 September 2013) which revealed that £2.74bn, some £15m per day, was invested in improving and building a bigger, better railway – 33% up on the same …

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  • MTA Rail Weekend Subway Service Advisory

    Published on : Friday, November 22, 2013

    The Weekender makes it easy for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service. TripPlanner+ provides travel information that takes weekend service diversions into account. In addition, customers can receive customized subway diversion e-mails delivered to …

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  • Twenty two people dead in train crash in Egypt

    Published on : Monday, November 18, 2013

    A ghastly train accident took place in Egypt when a train crashed into a mini-bus and other vehicles south of Cairo leaving at least 22 people dead. As per the health ministry, twenty two people have been killed when the …

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