Plan to bring high-speed passenger train through Lehigh Valley is shelved for now

An ambitious plan to start high-speed train service from New York to Los Angeles via the Lehigh Valley in time for America’s 250th birthday and the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been rejected by Amtrak.
NPR

Why the U.S. struggles with passenger service despite having the most rail lines

The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains. Japan, China and many ...
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: Northlander, MARTA, New River Valley Passenger Rail, OKC Streetcar

The Northlander returns to Ontario. Also, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) launches systemwide ...
Morning Call PA

High-speed passenger trains through Lehigh Valley by 2026? Bold plan pitched for NYC to LA route

Passenger rail could be coming back to the Lehigh Valley a lot sooner than anyone imagined if a company’s ambitious idea comes to fruition. According to reports in Newsweek and railroad trade ...
Forbes

200 Years Of Passenger Rail Celebrated At Global Transit Expo

Central railway station, Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by: Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The bicentenary celebrations of the birth of modern rail travel—commemorating the ...