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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: New CEO boards scenic railroad

By Bob Downing, Beacon Journal, 30 November 2006

Philippines: Mass loop railway transit completion by 2010

news.balita.ph, 30 November 2006

USA: Study suggests shift for Northeast rail line

By Janet Frankston Lorin, Associated Press, timesunion.com, 30 November 2006

Glasgow: Joy as airport rail link gets go-ahead

By Brian Currie, 30 November 2006

Rail proposed Casper to Albuquerque

Associated Press, denverpost.com, 30 November 2006

Taiwan high-speed rail steams toward Xmas launch

By Ralph Jennings, Reuters, 30 November 2006

Taiwan unveils high-speed train system

Associated Press, iht.com, 30 November 2006

Taiwan high-speed rail nears launch

Reuters, The nytimes.com, UTU News, 30 November 2006

Bullet trains in California's future

Editorial, San Francisco Bay Argus, UTU News, 30 November 2006

Amtrak ridership jumps nationwide

USA Today, UTU News, 29 November 2006

Editorial: Bullet trains in California's future

San Francisco Bay Argus, UTU News, 29 November 2006

Passenger train proponents want Amtrak line back

Press Register, UTU News, 29 November 2006

Nigeria: Obasanjo breaks ground for new railway line

The Tide Online, 29 November 2006

Canada: Musical holiday train to roll across country

CP, Edmonton Sun, 29 November 2006

Taipei: Tilting trains to start run during Lunar New Year

By Shelley Shan, Taipei Times, 29 November 2006

Via Rail installs wireless Internet on all trains in southern Ontario, Quebec'

Canadian Press, canada.com, 29 November 2006

Nigeria: Obasanjo Flags Off $40 Billion Railway Project

By John Iwori And Andrew Jayeiola, This Day, allafrica.com, 29 November 2006

Seattle: Light rail on track

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 29 November 2006

Amtrak ridership increases

By Oren Dorell, USA Today, 28 November 2006

NYC sorts out subway station plans

By William Neuman, nytimes.com, UTU News, 28 November 2006

New Mexico: Governor has plan to help Cumbres & Toltec railroad

Associated Press, freenewmexican.com, 28 November 2006

Train is tops for trips to London

By Brian Hennigan, scotsman.com, 28 November 2006

Texas State Railroad Will Not Close This Year

By Ramonica R. Jones, KTRE-TV 9, 28 November 2006

Trans-Asia Rail Link To Be Finished By 2015

By Komfie Manalo, All Headline Newst, 28 November 2006

Beverly Hills wants subway stops

By Jean Guccione, Los Angeles Times, UTU News, 27 November 2006

Europe: Making tracks: Crisscross the Continent on its nimble trains

By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News, The Mercury News, 27 November 2006

Fast rail to link Beijing, Tianjin

By Xin Dingding, China Daily, 27 November 2006

Manchester, UK: Double-decker trains to tackle transport misery

Manchester Evening News, 27 November 2006

Canada: Take the snow train to Jasper

Sun Media Wire Services, CP, canoe.ca, 27 November 2006

UK: Forget the jet set, join the train set

timesonline.co.uk, 26 November 2006

Leaders of Spain, Portugal sign bullet-train, research pact

AP, The Hindu, 25 November 2006

SW China plans to build inter-province express railway

Peoples' Daily Online4, 25 November 2006

California: Railroad calls meal excursions success

santamariatimes.com, 24 November 2006

Royal visit at Ipswich train station

EvenngStar24, 24 November 2006

Women meditating on the Mumbai train

monstersandcritics.com, 24 November 2006

The train to America

By Sandra Jordan, guardian.co.uk, 24 November 2006

Miwaukee: New route for commuter rail

By Larry Sandler, JSOnline.com24 November 2006

Serbian Railways' direct Venice line

B92, 24 November 2006

Railway in Serbia: Traveling directly and comfortably to Venice by train

Railway Market, 23 November 2006

USA: Steam Train Maury, 5-Time Hobo King, Is Dead at 89

By Douglas Martin, nytimes.com, 23 November 2006

China: Huge rail investment announced

Shanghai Daily, English.eastday.com, 23 November 2006

China plans expansion of road, rails

AP, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 23 November 2006

Tiawan: Lloyd's approves Banqiao-Zuoying bullet train route

Tiawan Headlines, 22 November 2006

Rail plan includes Wyoming

By Brodie Farquhar, Star-Tribune, 22 November 2006

Vietnam: uxury Nha Trang train service to test-run on Dec. 10

Vietnamnet.vn, 22 November 2006

UK: Ex-PM's son is driving trains

timesonline.co.uk, 21 November 2006

Railways plans more luxury trains

andhracafe.com, 20 November 2006

Iran-Pakistan rail link to be completed in 2007

IranMania.com, 20 November 2006

Brighton to Hong Kong by rail

timesonline.co.uk, 21 November 2006

San Francisco Bay Area: Biting the Bullet Train

SFist, 20 November 2006

Beijing to build world's longest metro railway

Times of India, 20 November 2006

London: Construction work begins on Docklands Light Railway

24dash.com, 20 November 2006

Hobo proud of traveling the rails

toledoblade.com, 20 November 2006

Sacramento: Downtown Light Rail Extension Nearly Complete

KRCA TV-3, 20 November 2006

Rail Plus creates fly-rail holiday with Emirate

etravelblackboard.com, 20 November 2006

Mobile Phones as Train Tickets

cellular-news, 20 November 2006

Florida: Hillsborough Plans For Rail, Mass Transit Starting To Roll

By Rich Shopes, The Tampa Tribune, 20 November 2006

South Africa: Banishing the Blues - by Train

By Gordon Thomas, CFP, 19 November 2006

Denver goes 'back to the future'

By Robert Weller, AP, chron.com, 19 November 2006

Rockies And Roll: All Aboard For An Amazing Mountain Rail Trip In Canada

By Sue Jolly, sundaymirror.co.uk, 19 November 2006

Auckland's Train Services Increase

newswire.co.nz, 19 November 2006

Botswana: BR to Build Mmamabula - Erasmus Rail Line

Mmegi/The Reporter, 17 November 2006

Maybe Amtrak's time has arrived

By Dave Zweifel, Capital Times, 17 November 2006

New commuter line on track in Georgia

Atlanta Journal Constitution, UTU News, 17 November 2006

Denver: T-REX trains are ready to roll

By Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News, 17 November 2006

Amtrak has best year ever in Michigan

Associated Press, UTU News, 17 November 2006

Denver: Ready for a rail boom

RockyMountainNews.com, 17 November 2006

Toronto: TTC eyes driverless subway

By David Bruser, Toronto Star, 17 November 2006

Shanghai: Tour targets elderly

By Lu Feiran, ShanghaiDaily.com, 17 November 2006

New Zealand: Trains set to take strain in Wellington

NewsTalkXB, 17 November 2006

Giant boring machine finishes tunnel for new LA light rail line

ContraCostaTimes.com, 16 November 2006

Train station at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is in the works

By Gordon Dickson and David Wethe, Star-telegram, 16 November 2006

Go Ahead Given To Charlotte's North Corridor Light Rail Projects

wsoctv.com, 16 November 2006

Local Children will once again ride the rail to the North Pole on Ontario Northland's Santa Claus Express

CNW Telbec, 16 November 2006

Nashville: Music City Star Starts Night Train

NewsChannel5.com, 16 November 2006

New York City: Sophocles rides the N Train

By Mickey Z, Atlantic Free Press, 16 November 2006

Italy: Napolitano: I'm Happy I Can Choose The Train

AGI Online, 16 November 2006

USA: Alison Krauss rides Santa train to deliver gifts to Appalachia

WAVY-TV NBC-10, 16 November 2006

London Overground: Preliminary works completed on East London line

Transport Briefing, 16 November 2006

USA: Rating cities' train-to-plane service

By Ed Perkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 November 2006

Canada: Roots fans find home on the rails

By Elise Stolte, The Edmonton Journal, 16 November 2006

Eurostar's continental stich-up

By Ben Webster, timesonline.co.uk, 15 November 2006

China: The Qinghai-Tibet railway propels tourism in Tibet Autonomous Region

By Satish Gupta, eTN Asia, TravelVideo.tv, 15 November 2006

Colorado: State Fair train a go

Denver Post, 15 November 2006

South Africa: WS Atkins to design Gautrain rail link

Mining Journal, 15 November 2006

Honolulu: City finds rail transit is residents' 'first choice'

By Mike Leidemann, Honolulu Advertiser, 15 November 2006

Train To Paris In Two And A Half Hours

SundayMirror.co.uk, 15 November 2006

Russia: Railway in Russia: Male and female compartments on Russian trains

Railway Market, 15 November 2006

UK: Channel Tunnel Rail Link 'One Year Away'

TravelConnect, 15 November 2006

Arkansas: Children's Train celebrates fourth season

Benton County Daily Record, 15 November 2006

Taiwan: NS$100 silver coin for bullet train debut

The China Post, 15 November 2006

Europe: The New Age Of Rail

EURSOC, 15 November 2006

Canada: VIA's Snow Train Express to Jasper

CNW Telbec, 15 November 2006

Scotland: MSPs give Edinburgh-Glasgow rail route green light

scotsman.com, 15 November 2006

Eurostar confirms high speed rail link opening date

Transport Briefing, 14 November 2006

UK: Plug and play trains set for inter-city rail routes

Transport Briefing, 14 November 2006

Midnight specials to serve Glasgow rail routes

Transport Briefing, 14 November 2006

UK: Countdown for Channel rail link

Press Association, guardian.co.uk, 14 November 2006

Airports need rail links to city cores or they'll lose short-trip customers, Moody's says

The Gazette, 14 November 2006

UK: Ticketing advances boost use of trains

By Stanley Slaughter, timesonline.co.uk, 14 November 2006

Europe: Feasibility study on Rail Baltica project

Railway Market, 14 November 2006

UK: ew rail line could mean �300m boost

Evening Times, 14 November 2006

Ohio: Polar Express train ride is tradition for family

By Andrea Reeves, Community Press, 14 November 2006

Nigeria: Kano-Lagos Express Rail Service Resumes

AllAfrica.com, 14 November 2006

New York State: Amtrak, state Dept. of Trans. to discuss high speed rail

The Business Review, 13 November 2006

On the wine train through Chile

timesonline.co.uk, 13 November 2006

New rail routes to connect capital with State of Mexico

The Herald, eluniversal.com.mx, 13 November 2006

Government launches consultation on light railway in Macau

macauhub.com.mo, 13 November 2006

Amtrak Downeaster expands schedule

Portsmouth Herald News, UTU News, 13 November 2006

Light rail: born and reborn in Virginia

Richmond Times-Dispatch, UTU News, 13 November 2006

India: Railways to sell tickets at petrol pumps

PTI, The Hindu, 12 November 2006

High speed rail to stop offering free test rides, committee says

The China Post, 12 November 2006

Weekend trains take Bostonians to slopes

Chicago Sun-Times, 12 November 2006

UK: Full speed ahead for Channel link

By Dominic O'Connell, timesonline.co.uk, 12 November 2006

Virginia: ODU continues work on magnetically levitated train

WAVY-TV NBC-10, 11 November 2006

New England: Amtrak Downeaster expands rail schedule

SeacoastOnline, 11 November 2006

Dream of railway crossing Asia still faces obstacles

AP, Taipei Times, 11 November 2006

Mancherster, UK: Victoria could rival Piccadilly in new age of the train

By Alan Salter, Manchester Evening News, 10 November 2006

India: Train Spotting

By Bishwanath Ghosh, Newindpress on Sunday, 10 November 2006

Karachi: Japan offers help for KCR revival

Dawn, 10 November 2006

Bittern Line, UK: Rail line wins international award

By Richard Batson, EDP24, 10 November 2006

Europe: Crisscross the Continent on its nimble trains

By Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News, 10 November 2006

Glasgow: City revellers to get midnight trains home

Evening Times, 10 November 2006

Ancient Silk Road to get modern railway counterpart under UN-backed agreement

BakuToday.net, 10 November 2006

India: Cross country luxury train on the cards

andhracafe.com, 10 November 2006

Czech Republic: Railtrans introduces new RT Express in the 2006/2007 timetable

Railway Market, 10 November 2006

Kansas City: City officials scrambling to get on board light-rail

AP, STLtoday.com, 09 November 2006

Germany readies big railroad sale

By Carter Dougherty, iht.com, 09 November 2006

Toronto: GO to run weekend trains to Oshawa

By David Bruser, Toronto Star, 09 November 2006

Albuquerque: Rail runner focusing on two options for service to Santa Fe

freenewmexican.com, 09 November 2006

Zimbabwe: Train Service Proves Popular

The Herald, allafrica.com, 09 November 2006

Transit planners focus on Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail

By By Sarah Karush, AP, mlive.com, 09 November 2006

Orient Express to Organize Tours in Russia with Russian Railways

RussiaNewswire, 09 November 2006

Canada: Tourism Train A Success

Opinion 250 News, 09 November 2006

Bombardier Transportation gets Swiss and Spanish railway orders

cbc.ca, 08 November 2006

Washington State: Railway slowly chugs into future

By Tom Koenninger, The Columbian, 08 November 2006

UK: Simpler train fares? For us it's confusing and expensive

Bexley Times 24, 08 November 2006

Germany to privatize 25 per cent of railway, sources say

dpa German Press Agency, The Raw Story, 08 November 2006

Dallas/Ft. Worth: Rail line gets boost from vote

By Bill Teeter, Star- Telegram , 08 November 2006

Bangkok: Cabinet to go ahead with five rail-based mass transit systems

The Nation, 07 November 2006

Trans-Asian rail network agreement to be signed on Nov 10

Interfax China, 07 November 2006

New era for Amtrak

By Mike Ramsey, Copley News Service, Register-Mail, 07 November 2006

California: Amtrak on a roll

By Abby Souza, MercedSun-Star.Com, 06 November 2006

'Luxury train reveals India's contradictions

By Daniela David, dpa German Press Agency, The Raw Story, 06 November 2006

Express Glasgow to Edinburgh rail pledge

By Douglas Fraser, The Herald, 06 November 2006

Kansas City: Light rail cuts path to victory

Kansas City Business Journal, 06 November 2006

Malaysia: Mobility for disabled: Let Penang Monorail be catalyst

By A Karim Stuart Russell, malaysiakini, 06 November 2006

Pak railways to run 20 special trains on the eve of Tableeghi Ijtema in Raiwind: Sheikh Rashid

onlinenews.com.pk, 06 November 2006

India: Railways to serve 'Litti Chokha' to passengers

ZeeNews.com, 06 November 2006

London to Hong Kong - by rail

timesonline.co.uk, 06 November 2006

Kamla: Probe bidding for rapid-rail project

By Kimberly Mackhan, Trinidad & Tobago Express, 06 November 2006

Trans-Asia Railway to Get Shot in the Arm

Chosun, 06 November 2006

Israel: A train lover's joy

By Ann Goldberg, The Jerusalem Post, 05 November 2006

Amtrak to Launch Direct Sales System to International Markets Partnership

PR Newswire, 06 November 2006

Trains are a more civilized way to travel

By Susan Swartz, Tuscaloosa News, 05 November 2006

High Train To Tibet: World's highest railway is breathtaking feat of engineering -- and one hell of a ride

By John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle, 05 November 2006

Popularity of Amtrak for longer trips is picking up

By Anthony P. Musso, PoughkeepsieJournal.com, 04 November 2006

Sheffield: Tram extension plan could be back on rails

SheffieldToday.co.uk, 04 November 2006

Iran-Russia railroads to connect

ISNA, 04 November 2006

Paris: Night train takes passengers to the metro's phantom stops

By Emily Withrow, AP, The Gazette, 04 November 2006

Bahrain/Qatar: Gulf express train on track

AME Info FN, 04 November 2006

New York City: Downtown needs a rail link to J.F.K. Airport

By Eric Deutsch, Downtown Express, 03 November 2006

Hip Hop On The Subway?

By Starrene Rhett, Hip Hop News, 03 November 2006

Ho Chi Minh City: City prefers Japan standards for building first subway

Vietnamnet.vn Bridge, 03 November 2006

California: WiFi Coming to Cal Train

KCBS All News 740AM, 03 November 2006

UK: Train link is saved over fear for 2008

By Ian Hernon, Liverpool Echo, 03 November 2006

India: New three-tier rail coaches in the pipeline

indiaenews.com, 03 November 2006

China: Trains to travel up to 200 km per hour

People's Daily Online, 03 November 2006

Washington State: Dinner train may chug on to Snohomish

By Diane Brooks, SeattleTimes, 03 November 2006

Washington DC: Web Lets Riders See Train Times From Afar

By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 03 November 2006

Yorkshire, UK: Tram-trains Offer Hope Of Solution To Road Gridlock

By Lizzie Murphy, Yorkshire Post Today, 03 November 2006

UK: Tram lined up to link Camden with Brixton

Ham & High, 03 November 2006

New Chennai-Mangalore train from Nov 4

Kerela Online, 02 November 2006

Albuquerque: Trains boosting bus rides

KRQE-YV 13, 02 November 2006

Honolulu: New supporters get on board for rail transit

By Loren Moreno, Honolulu Advertiser, 02 November 2006

Boston set to introduce 'ski train'

AP, Montpelier Times-Argus, 01 November 2006

Charlotte: In the works: Hip life along light rail

By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, 01 November 2006

Victoria: Bracks pledges to buy back regional rail network

ABC Victoria, 01 November 2006

New York: No need for fasting on fast train

By Eric Anderson, timesunion.com, 01 November 2006

German plans to privatize trains wavering

United Press International, 01 November 2006

Scotland: You've got mail on train

news.scotsman.com, 01 November 2006

Dublin Responds To Commuter Demand

By Keith Barrow, , International Railway Journal, November 2006

Into The Future: From TGV To AGV

railjournal.com, November 2006

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