Trains Turntable: Commentary by Amit Bose and John Putnam For anyone interested in the future of intercity passenger rail in North America, Colorado is the state to watch this fall. On Election Day, Colorado voters will decide whether to provide a dedicated, permanent source of funding for the Colorado Connector, or CoCo. CoCo is an [...]Read More...

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The war on the motorist and 15-minute conspiracy theories are fiction. The truth is that there is a war on walking, cycling, and transit that has made a one-hou

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Borealis train surpasses 500,000 riders since launching between St. Paul and Chicago

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The Tren Solar de la Quebrada can run nearly double its current length on solar power alone.

Beyond the Horizon

The region will soon join Houston and Dallas as home to a light rail system.

Should Train Travel Be About More Than Just Getting From Place To Place? The Short Answer: Yes

For rail to become a reality, Texas needs a predictable funding source, a durable project-development pipeline and an institution to carry the project forward.

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Committee will help guide new routes, additional frequencies, and strategic investments across the Amtrak network WASHINGTON – Following recent

Showing that high-speed rail is needed — or even that it’s desirable — is not the same as showing that its desired.

A reader argues that the cost to build passenger rail is less than the cost to build public highways.

When the going got tough, Newsom looked to cut transportation money that would have reduced car dependency for the last half-decade.

Why slash federal funding for rail in half at a time when Amtrak is more successful than it's ever been?

A closer look at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's "golden age of rail" and how a recent batch of "new" federal grants is anything but.

Surging costs and stagnating ridership have forced Oregon’s largest transit agency to shrink some of its rail and bus services.

A new study considers whether a new passenger rail line could be built along Texas 130 and Interstate 10 between San Antonio — bypassing Union Pacific's freight route.