Brightline To Begin Crew Training and Qualification Runs Between West Palm Beach and Cocoa
MIAMI – Brightline is beginning the new year with a critical step toward the completion of its intercity rail system connecting Miami and Orlando. Starting the week of January 17, Brightline will begin running qualifying trains between West Palm Beach and Cocoa. The trains will be an opportunity for locomotive engineers and train conductors to learn the […]
Thieves Rob Cargo Train of Retail Packages and COVID Tests
Inside Edition If you’re expecting a package and didn’t get it, it may have been stolen off a train near downtown Los Angeles. Trains carrying crates of orders are being robbed, leaving packages strewn across a Union Pacific Railroad track. As freight trains slow down or stop, thieves leap aboard with bolt cutters, […]
Ronn Torossian Releases Book Excerpt: Amtrak’s Lost PR Opportunities
NEW YORK — Ronn Torossian says that “PR is a mix of journalism, psychology, and lawyering – it’s an ever-changing and always interesting landscape.” In the latest book excerpt from his best-selling PR paperback, “For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations”, Torossian discusses Amtrak’s lost PR opportunities. As Torossian notes, “Too […]
AMTRAK UNVEILS ONE-OF-A-KIND LOCOMOTIVE IN HONOR OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION LIFESAVER
The diesel locomotive will travel on national network WASHINGTON – A specially-painted Amtrak P-42 diesel locomotive, emblazoned on both sides with the message, “See Tracks? Think Train!” was released into service today during a special ceremony at Washington Union Station. The black-and-yellow locomotive commemorates the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, a non-profit organization dedicated to […]
What the Heck is an LRT?
What the Heck is an LRT? RMTransit https://tnc.network/railfanning/
Portland’s Light Rail & Commuter Rail Network Evolution
Vanishing Underground From its beginning in 1986, Portland’s light rail and commuter rail network has grown to 99 stations, spanning 120 kilometres (74 miles). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the TriMet network that we know today.
RMTransit Presents: The Transit Awards | 2021
RMTransit RMTransit Presents: The Transit Awards | 2021 featured image: MF 01 in Paris Stalingrad By Roehrensee – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36476994
Top 5 Metro Trains (RTM Transit)
RMTransit Exploring the Top 5 Metro Trains in the world. https://tnc.network/rail-fanning/
2021 California High-Speed Rail YEAR IN REVIEW
California High-Speed Rail Authority The California High-Speed Rail Authority is looking back at the year that was, in a new 30-minute 2021 Year in Review special. This look back will examine the progress we’ve made in construction over the last 12 months, the major milestones we’ve passed, the familiar faces who have gotten […]
BRIGHTLINE COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION ON A MAJOR PART OF ITS BOCA STATION
MIAMI – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, has commenced construction of the new Brightline/Downtown Library Parking Garage for its future Boca station. Brightline’s contractor, Kaufman Lynn, has started initial work on the site. This project, which is a partnership between Brightline, the City of Boca Raton and the Federal Railroad […]