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Steel Wheels | Spring 2026

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Report reveals unexpected side effect of improved public transportation: ‘Better for everyone’

You could get to work faster if your city spent more on subways, rail, and bus lines, and you’d never have to leave...

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MBTA seeks new battery-electric, diesel locomotives for commuter service

Request for Proposals calls for 10 of each type of locomotive; Maryland Transit Administration to also receive new units. Read more on Trains.com.

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Amtrak ends plans for new bi-level cars

Company will seek to develop new single-level cars for long-distance operations Read more at Trains.com.

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Metrolink electrification would boost efficiency and reduce pollution

A few months ago, I moved just a few hundred feet away from a gold mine that everyone thinks is just an ordinary...

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The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite

Political leaders in Merced are weighing a novel idea for high-speed rail: skip downtown, and link the train to Yosemite National Park. Read...

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OUIGO Is No Longer on the Margins

The start of the 2026 timetable has once again underlined the continuing expansion and growing strategic importance of OUIGO, SNCF’s low-cost high-speed rail...

[Commentary]Southern California

RailPAC submits comment letter on CHSR LA-Anaheim segment Draft EIR/EIS

January 21, 2026 Submitted by email to: Los.Angeles_Anaheim@hsr.ca.gov Attn: Los Angeles to Anaheim Draft EIR/EIS Comment from RailPAC Dear CHSRA staff, The Rail...