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The next few years could bring about a rail revolution, says Amtrak's Andy Byford, provided Americans can get over their car obsession and the feds allocate enough money for the job.

A privately funded high-speed rail line could link Houston and Dallas.

The structure's paint is chipping throughout the line, but the dangers of lead exposure don't stop in the immediate vicinity of the tracks. The area's City

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Transit officials are thinking of spending millions of dollars to fight pollution in some of New York’s poorest and most contaminated neighborhoods.

The previous proposal to help pay for the renovation of the station, which could cost up to $10 billion in state funds, has been shelved.

Amtrak hires former New York City subway chief Andy Byford, known affectionately as Train Daddy

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Andy Byford, the former NYC Transit boss known as ‘Train Daddy,’ will return to the U.S. to work for Amtrak, railroad officials confirmed on Thursday. Byford…

Mr. Byford, whom transit riders nicknamed “Train Daddy” and credited with improving an antiquated system, will run Amtrak’s new high-speed rail development program.