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Amtrak advances major construction to upgrade Seattle rail yard

21 May 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

Major construction activities are underway at Amtrak’s King Street Yard in Seattle, where crews recently began building the foundation for a new nearly 100,000 square foot maintenance facility that will help improve Amtrak service and support the introduction of new trains in the Pacific Northwest. “The Pacific Northwest is a…

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Your AI isn’t safe: How LLM hijacking and prompt leaks are fueling a new wave of data breaches

20 May 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review, Vincentas Baubonis

A junior developer at a fast-growing fintech startup, racing to meet a launch deadline, copied an API key into a public GitHub repo. Within hours, the key was scraped, bundled with others, and traded on Discord to a shadowy network of digital joyriders.

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Donald Trump says US won’t fund California high-speed rail amid soaring costs and project delays

8 May 2025 | By Gabriel Higgins

Donald Trump refuses further federal funding for California’s overbudget bullet train, criticising cost overruns and predicting political fallout for Newsom.

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Railway Interior Innovation Summit USA 2025 to take place in Orlando, hosted by Brightline and Siemens Mobility

1 May 2025 | By Gabriel Higgins

The Railway Interior Innovation Summit USA 2025 will explore train interior trends, sustainability, and the passenger experience, featuring top industry leaders and an exclusive Brightline facility tour.

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In-Depth Focus: Rail Interior Design

29 April 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

As passenger needs evolve, rail interior design is moving far beyond comfort and aesthetics. Operators today are reimagining interiors to deliver a travel experience that is inclusive, sustainable, and powered by innovation.

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In-Depth Focus: Rail Asset Management

28 April 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

As rail networks modernise and expand, the role of intelligent, resilient asset management has become more vital than ever.

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Amtrak to launch Mardi Gras rail service connecting New Orleans and Mobile via coastal Mississippi

25 April 2025 | By Gabriel Higgins

New Amtrak Mardi Gras Service begins this summer, offering twice-daily connections and celebrating Gulf Coast culture and communities.

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North Carolina and Virginia Stations remain in high-demand

8 April 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

Train travel is booming across the U.S., with North Carolina and Virginia seeing some of the highest traffic in the Southeast. In Fiscal Year 2024, the top stations in the region were the Staples Mill Road Station in Richmond, Va., and in Alexandria, Va., Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C, the Auto Train Station in Lorton, Va., and Norfolk, Va.

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Global Railway Review unveils all-star Editorial Council to chart course for 2025

4 March 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

Get ready for a new era of rail industry insight! Global Railway Review is thrilled to announce the formation of its dynamic new Editorial Council, a powerhouse of expertise assembled by Editor Elizabeth Jordan to guide the publication into 2025 and beyond.

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UK company partners with US Railroad Development Corporation

26 February 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

U.K. rail company TDI Greenway (TDI) and U.S. firm Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) have announced a full investment partnership between their light rail solutions.

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Big infrastructure investment plans take shape in America

20 February 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

Amtrak and dozens of major industry partners representing construction, manufacturing, rail supply, engineering, and other sectors convened for an industry roundtable to discuss trends and highlight the hundreds of major rebuilding projects that Amtrak and its partners are delivering across America, today and into the future. These partners, who are…

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MaCIGA: The slogan we never knew we needed

14 February 2025 | By Dimitri van Zantvliet

It’s 2025, and political slogans have become the fast food of geopolitics—cheap, mass-produced, and barely digestible. The U.S. gave us MAGA (Make America Great Again), Europe countered with MEGA (Make Europe Great Again), and now, as we stare down the rusting skeletons of our critical infrastructure, the next big acronym…

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Updates from the Austin Transit Partnership

15 January 2025 | By Elizabeth Jordan - Global Railway Review

Austin Light Rail is underway, and Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is bringing additional opportunities to learn about ATP’s progress as the organization continues to implement the Austin Light Rail plan. Austin Transit Partnership, the local government corporation charged with implementing Austin’s first light rail system, will host a series of public meetings to…

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IntelliTrans Hires new Chief Technology Officer

22 May 2024 | By

IntelliTrans, a global multimodal transportation management solutions provider, announces the hiring of Jim Bell as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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To be the sustainable alternative, railways need to be more efficient

4 October 2023 | By Karsten Oberle

Even with the accelerating electrification of road transportation, railways are widely recognised as a more sustainable alternative. They have a critical role to play in the world’s intermodal transportation future as the most sustainable way to move people and goods on land. To fully embrace this role, however, they must…

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