Proposed Roanoke-Blacksburg Passenger Rail Service

Fri Jul 22 13:47:03 EDT 2022

 Maybe we will live long enough to see its completion...

Frank Scheer
f_scheer at yahoo.com    ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: MICHAEL TESTERMAN <testertrain at verizon.net>To: Michael L Testerman <testertrain at verizon.net>Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022, 01:18:03 PM EDTSubject: Re: AmNews - July 21, 2022
 Hello All,
Here is the actual report that is referenced in the Roanoke Times article, in the Amtrak Daily News Brief.
Cheers,
Michael
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Subject: Amtrak Daily News Brief - July 21, 2022
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|  Amtrak Daily News Brief - July 21, 2022 |

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| Amtrak in the News |
| Amtrak's Latest Sale Offers Up to $500 Off Train Trips Around the Country — but Not for Long, Travel + Leisure
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| Save Up to $500 on Your Next Vacation with This Amtrak Flash Sale, Thrillist
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| Missouri, Amtrak relaunch second ‘River Runner’ round trip, Trains.com
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| Rail operator says customers are returning to train travel, Heart of Illinois ABC
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| Pa. woman is one of 5 nominated to serve on Amtrak board of directors, PennLive.com
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| Passenger rail ‘on the track’ for Coachella Valley to LA route, KESQ-TV
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| Proposed L.A.-Indio Passenger Rail Service Makes Headway - Railway Age, Railway Age
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| Amtrak offering special price for Battle of the Bay baseball game, KMPH-TV
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| Report: NRV passenger rail return should include Virginia Tech stop, The Roanoke Times
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| NCDOT officials conducting study on bringing passenger rail service to Asheville, WLOS-TV
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|  Should train service be extended to smaller North Carolina cities? Some are all aboard. , News & Record
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| Family of 82-year-old man killed in Missouri train derailment files wrongful death lawsuit, The Kansas City Star
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| little miss another round I’ll just catch the next train, Amtrak
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| ❌ bus ❌❌ car ❌❌❌ airplane ✅✅✅✅✅✅ train, Amtrak
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| Road trips are overrated. Get comfy and see the nation's most inspiring landscapes through our windows while we do all the driving. , Amtrak
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| Editorials/Opinions/Blogs |
| A Secret Platform That Might Make Penn Station Better, The New York Times
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| Rail Policy & Regulation |
| $84B in transportation law grants awarded so far: Buttigieg says during House hearing, Smart Cities Dive
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| Oregon residents, local officials say highway tolling policy should include transit, Hood River News
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| Transit/Commuter Rail |
| Third track construction ready to begin in Chicago suburb, Railway Track And Structures (RT&S)
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| Metra Prepping For Post-Pandemic Train Schedules With Rider Survey, Patch.com
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| NYC Subways Still Aren’t Prepared for the Next Big Storm: Report, Commercial Observer
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| Caltrain Begins Testing New Electric Train Along Corridor As It Eyes 2024 Launch, Patch.com
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| Mark Your Calendars, As This Rail-to-Rail Path Is Coming Soon To Southern California, Only In Your State
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| Extreme Heat Impacting North Texas Transit Systems, Outside Workers, KXAS-TV
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| Transit-rail agencies prep for heat wave, Progressive Railroading
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| Freight Railroads & Suppliers |
| CSX profit grows 5% even with ongoing delivery delays, Associated Press
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| CSX Tampa Bay rail lines no longer for sale, Tampa Bay Times
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| CSX gets violation notice from Maryland Department of the Environment regarding December coal explosion in Curtis Bay, The Baltimore Sun
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| Kansas City Southern de Mexico invests in Celeya railway bypass, FreightWaves
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| Rail CEOs Invited to White House Cyber Briefing, Official Says, Bloomberg BNA - Bloomberg Law
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| Federal Grants Fund Short Line Improvements from Coast-to-Coast, Railfan & Railroad
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| Travel Industry |
| United Airlines Returns to Profit But Cautions on High Fuel Prices and Economic Slowdown, The Wall Street Journal
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| New Data Shows How US Travel & Tourism Is Recovering, TravelPulse.com
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| Alaska Airlines Is Launching a New Electronic Device to Make Checking Bags Easier, Travel + Leisure
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| Delta to ‘soon’ make good on promise of free inflight Wi-Fi, The Points Guy
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| Several injured after American Airlines flight hits turbulence, CBS News
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| A flight attendant says he's seeing cabin crew 'voluntarily dropping shifts, not coming to work' amid travel chaos, INSIDER
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| Air travel complaints nearly tripled in May from same month in 2019, before the pandemic, CNBC
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| Lyft lays off about 60 employees, shutters in-house car rentals program, TechCrunch
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| International Rail News |
| Germany's railway operator plans Ukraine "grain bridge", Reuters
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| Rail bosses scramble to prevent repeat of heatwave chaos as they launch taskforce to heat-proof train tracks after passengers were stuck on trains overnight and forced to sleep on suitcases and benches, Daily Mail
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| Fadnavis assures Japanese officials of fast-tracking bullet train, projects, Business Standard
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| Amtrak in the News
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| Amtrak's Latest Sale Offers Up to $500 Off Train Trips Around the Country — but Not for Long Travel + Leisure
 Byline: Alison Fox
Reach: 5. 5mAmtrak wants to help travelers step back in time to an age when travel was slower and the scenery was as important as the destination, and is putting train vacations on sale to help sweeten the deal.  (Back to top)  |

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| Save Up to $500 on Your Next Vacation with This Amtrak Flash Sale Thrillist
 Byline: Opheli Garcia Lawler
Reach: 6. 3mAmtrak is having a flash sale with its partner Railbookers on vacation packages. According to The Points Guy, you can now save up to $500 on vacation packages that will take you on tours around the country. The packages will include your rail travel as well as accommodations and tours.  (Back to top)  |

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| Missouri, Amtrak relaunch second ‘River Runner’ round trip Trains.com
 Byline: Bob Johnston
Reach: 347kWell-wishers who turned out Monday morning to welcome the restored second daily Missouri River Runner at the venerable Kirkwood train station, and other stops from St. Louis to Kansas City, Mo., included travelers riding train No. 311 west for the first time since it last operated on Jan. 3, 2022, when state funding ran out.  (Back to top)  |

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| Rail operator says customers are returning to train travel Heart of Illinois ABC
 Byline: Tyler Lopez
Reach: 183kTravel on Amtrak is getting closer to what was considered normal in 2019. (Back to top)  |

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| Pa. woman is one of 5 nominated to serve on Amtrak board of directors PennLive.com
Reach: 3. 1mA Pennsylvania woman is one of five individuals nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the Amtrak board of directors.  (Back to top)  |

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| Passenger rail ‘on the track’ for Coachella Valley to LA route KESQ-TV
 Byline: Jake Ingrassia
Reach: 410kA proposed passenger rail service that would connect the Coachella Valley with Los Angeles is one step closer to becoming reality.  (Back to top)  |

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| Proposed L.A.-Indio Passenger Rail Service Makes Headway - Railway Age Railway Age
Reach: 193kA plan for new passenger rail service that would span approximately 144 miles, linking the City of Coachella with Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS), has taken another step forward following a public hearing on July 13 in which the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) adopted a service plan for the proposed route. (Back to top)  |

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| Amtrak offering special price for Battle of the Bay baseball game KMPH-TV
 Byline: Stephen Hawkins
Reach: 383kAmtrak is offering special fairs for baseball fans in the Central Valley who want to attend the San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland A's game in Oakland. (Back to top)  |

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| Report: NRV passenger rail return should include Virginia Tech stop The Roanoke Times
 Byline: Yann Ranaivo
Reach: 318kMultiple stations or pickup sites should be considered for the return of passenger rail service to the New River Valley — including an Amtrak stop on the Virginia Tech campus, according to report by a state nonprofit.  (Back to top)  |

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| NCDOT officials conducting study on bringing passenger rail service to Asheville WLOS-TV
Reach: 538kNorth Carolina transportation officials are exploring the feasibility of extending passenger rail service to Asheville.  (Back to top)  |

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|  Should train service be extended to smaller North Carolina cities? Some are all aboard.  News & Record
 Byline: RICHARD STRADLING
Reach: 494kThe N.C. Department of Transportation and planners in Pitt County have begun to study the feasibility of running passenger trains between the state’s capital and Greenville. (Back to top)  |

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| Family of 82-year-old man killed in Missouri train derailment files wrongful death lawsuit The Kansas City Star
 Byline: Sophia Belshe
Reach: 1. 8mThe family of one of three passengers killed when an Amtrak train derailed after crashing into a truck in rural Missouri is suing the company that owned the truck, according to court documents. (Back to top)  |

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| $84B in transportation law grants awarded so far: Buttigieg says during House hearing Smart Cities Dive
Reach: 111kThe U.S. Department of Transportation has already announced recipients of nearly $84 billion in grant funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a daylong hearing Tuesday of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (Back to top)  |

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| Oregon residents, local officials say highway tolling policy should include transit Hood River News
 Byline: Julia Shumway
Reach: 51. 6kResidents of Portland suburbs and local elected leaders on Wednesday urged state transportation officials to think about transit and potentially stranded drivers as they move toward installing tolls on some highways.  (Back to top)  |

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| Third track construction ready to begin in Chicago suburb Railway Track And Structures (RT&S)
 Byline: Bill Wilson
Reach: 64. 4kThe third track on the Union Pacific/Metra West Line will start at Kress Road in West Chicago and end at Peck Road in Geneva. The 6-mile line will be 20 ft south of existing tracks.  (Back to top)  |

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| Metra Prepping For Post-Pandemic Train Schedules With Rider Survey Patch.com
 Byline: Anna Bybee-Schier
Reach: 12. 6mMetra is seeking input from riders to create train schedules for a post-pandemic world. (Back to top)  |

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| NYC Subways Still Aren’t Prepared for the Next Big Storm: Report Commercial Observer
 Byline: Rebecca Baird-Remba
Reach: 152kMore than a decade after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the city’s subways, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is still under-equipped to protect the system from flooding, according to a new report from MTA watchdog the Office of Inspector General.  (Back to top)  |

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| Caltrain Begins Testing New Electric Train Along Corridor As It Eyes 2024 Launch Patch.com
Reach: 12. 6mCaltrain began testing its next generation of trains on its tracks last weekend, as it takes another step closer to moving to an all-electric fleet.  (Back to top)  |

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| Mark Your Calendars, As This Rail-to-Rail Path Is Coming Soon To Southern California Only In Your State
 Byline: Danielle Schwartz
Reach: 4. 6mPublic transit in Southern California is not as popular as in other large cities, as people have to drive to get to the majority of destinations. But in Los Angeles, it’s about to get easier with a 5.5-mile-long path that people in Inglewood and South LA can use to get to many different Metro bus and rail lines.  (Back to top)  |

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| Extreme Heat Impacting North Texas Transit Systems, Outside Workers KXAS-TV
 Byline: Sophia Beausoleil
Reach: 1. 6mThe extended triple-digit temperatures continue to impact people who work outside and the way North Texans get around. The extreme heat has caused some delays for mass transit system trains as rail lines make safety adjustments that could impact service. (Back to top)  |

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| Transit-rail agencies prep for heat wave Progressive Railroading
Reach: 47. 0kDallas Area Rapid Transit and other U.S. transit agencies are taking steps to address the potential impact the dangerous heat wave is having on their rail systems.  (Back to top)  |

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| Travel Industry |
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| United Airlines Returns to Profit But Cautions on High Fuel Prices and Economic Slowdown The Wall Street Journal
 Byline: Alison Sider
Reach: 28. 9mThe airline plans slower growth for the rest of the year, to run more reliably and avoid the delays and cancellations that have marked travel’s global rebound. (Back to top)  |

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| New Data Shows How US Travel & Tourism Is Recovering TravelPulse.com
 Byline: Lacey Pfalz
Reach: 519kThe World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released new data further proving the recovery of international travel to the United States is happening now, just slower than many other countries’ independent recoveries.  (Back to top)  |

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| Alaska Airlines Is Launching a New Electronic Device to Make Checking Bags Easier Travel + Leisure
 Byline: Stacey Leasca
Reach: 5. 5mAs airlines continue to endure a hectic travel season where cancellations, delays, and long lines are par for the course, Alaska Airlines is hoping to alleviate some woes with a new luggage checking system.  (Back to top)  |

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| Delta to ‘soon’ make good on promise of free inflight Wi-Fi The Points Guy
Reach: 6. 1mDelta is trialing a new free Wi-Fi service on select domestic flights this summer, and it plans to then roll out complimentary Wi-Fi on all domestic flights “soon,” according to an internal memo first seen by Thrifty Traveler and later confirmed to TPG by a carrier spokesperson. (Back to top)  |

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| Several injured after American Airlines flight hits turbulence CBS News
Reach: 28. 1mAn American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence. Several people aboard the flight were injured. (Back to top)  |

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| A flight attendant says he's seeing cabin crew 'voluntarily dropping shifts, not coming to work' amid travel chaos INSIDER
 Byline: Sarah Al-Arshani
Reach: 27. 6mA flight attendant says the current travel chaos has led to some crew members calling out.  (Back to top)  |

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| Air travel complaints nearly tripled in May from same month in 2019, before the pandemic CNBC
Reach: 54. 2mStaffing shortages. Delays. Lost luggage. Massive lines. High fares. Air travelers in 2022 have plenty to complain about.  (Back to top)  |

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| Lyft lays off about 60 employees, shutters in-house car rentals program TechCrunch
 Byline: Rebecca Bellan
Reach: 7. 3mLyft has joined the ranks of tech companies trimming its workforce. The news of the layoffs, initially spotted in LinkedIn posts by now-former Lyft employees, has been confirmed by the company. (Back to top)  |

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| little miss another round I’ll just catch the next train Amtrak
Reach: 189k (Back to top)  |

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| ❌ bus ❌❌ car ❌❌❌ airplane ✅✅✅✅✅✅ train Amtrak
Reach: 189k (Back to top)  |

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| Road trips are overrated. Get comfy and see the nation's most inspiring landscapes through our windows while we do all the driving.  Amtrak
Reach: 189k (Back to top)  |

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| CSX profit grows 5% even with ongoing delivery delays Associated Press
 Byline: JOSH FUNK
Reach: 19. 7mCSX on Wednesday delivered slightly better profit in the second quarter even though volume was flat and the railroad still struggled to handle all the goods companies wanted to ship because it is having a hard time hiring. (Back to top)  |

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| CSX Tampa Bay rail lines no longer for sale Tampa Bay Times
 Byline: C. T. Bowen
Reach: 2. 4mThe Tampa Bay region’s decadeslong flirtation with commuter train service could be derailed by the private company that owns the tracks.  (Back to top)  |

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| CSX gets violation notice from Maryland Department of the Environment regarding December coal explosion in Curtis Bay The Baltimore Sun
 Byline: Ashley Barrientos
Reach: 1. 8mThe Maryland Department of the Environment has sent CSX Transportation a violation notice identifying how it says the freight railroad violated environmental codes and regulations relating to the Dec. 30 explosion at the company’s Curtis Bay coal facility.  (Back to top)  |

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| Kansas City Southern de Mexico invests in Celeya railway bypass FreightWaves
 Byline: Joanna Marsh
Reach: 970kKansas City Southern de Mexico plans to invest as much as $4 billion pesos ($195 million) in the Celaya-NBA Line Railway Bypass and supporting infrastructure.  (Back to top)  |

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| Rail CEOs Invited to White House Cyber Briefing, Official Says Bloomberg BNA - Bloomberg Law
 Byline: Bloomberg Law
Reach: 955kThe White House is inviting railroad executives to an early August briefing on cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure, according to Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology.  (Back to top)  |

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| Federal Grants Fund Short Line Improvements from Coast-to-Coast Railfan & Railroad
Reach: 16. 5kShort line and regional railroads from coast to coast were among the big winners this year in scoring federal grants via the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. (Back to top)  |

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| International Rail News
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| Germany's railway operator plans Ukraine "grain bridge" Reuters
Reach: 32. 2mGermany's State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn said it was planning to transport grain by freight train from Ukraine to Germany's ports.  (Back to top)  |

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| Rail bosses scramble to prevent repeat of heatwave chaos as they launch taskforce to heat-proof train tracks after passengers were stuck on trains overnight and forced to sleep on suitcases and benches Daily Mail
 Byline: Mark Duell
Reach: 77. 8mNetwork Rail has begun an urgent investigation into how the unprecedented heat in Britain caused mayhem for passengers across the country this week, with a new taskforce carrying out a review of its infrastructure.  (Back to top)  |

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| Fadnavis assures Japanese officials of fast-tracking bullet train, projects Business Standard
 Byline: Devendra Fadnavis
Reach: 8. 6mMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday assured Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai Fukahori Yasukata of fast-tracking infrastructure projects such as bullet train funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).  (Back to top)  |

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| A Secret Platform That Might Make Penn Station Better The New York Times
 Byline: James Barron
Reach: 145m"Samuel Turvey led the way to where he could admire his secret place from a distance. It turned out to be a not-so-secret secret place. It was right there in plain sight. Thousands of commuters pass it every day on their way to and from Pennsylvania Station. But you can’t go there — it’s off limits to the public — and you wouldn’t want to. It’s strewn with junk. It’s a long-abandoned platform that Turvey, the chairman of ReThinkNYC, an advocacy group, said had been used in the days when trains carried mail." (Back to top)  |

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