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Judge denies Ald. Edward Burke’s motions to suppress evidence, dismiss charges in racketeering case

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Monday ruled against Ald. Edward Burke and his co-defendants in a slew of pretrial motions seeking to suppress evidence and toss certain charges in his racketeering indictment, putting the case on track for a trial next year.

Chicago Tribune

Train to nowhere: can California’s high-speed rail project ever get back on track?

Despite 14 years of work and about $5bn spent, the 2008 promise of quick transport between Los Angeles and San Francisco has not materialized

The Guardian - US

The romance of train travel is still alive – but exorbitantly expensive

A 19-hour journey from New York to Chicago filled me with wonder. Partly, as in the UK, at the price

The Guardian - UK

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High school student fatally struck by Amtrak train on NW Side

Amtrak Hiawatha line train 332 struck the person Thursday just south of the Healy stop near Fullerton Avenue and Pulaski Road.

Chicago Sun-Times

From planes to Ubers: Where you do and don’t have to wear masks on US public transport

Planes, trains, cabs, and buses across the US are dropping their mask requirements – even at Disney World

The Independent UK

Mask mandate tossed — labor responds

Airlines drop mandates, NYC transit doesn't — workers, passengers enter new era of "ongoing personal choice"

Salon

From planes to Ubers: Where you do and don’t have to wear masks on US public transport

Planes, trains, cabs, and buses across the US are dropping their mask requirements – even at Disney World

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Where you do and don’t have to wear masks on US public transportation

Planes, trains, cabs, and buses across the US are dropping their mask requirements – even at Disney World

The Independent UK

Good news for Irish holidaymakers travelling to the United States as major rule for flights lifted

Masks were set to be mandatory until May 3 on planes, trains, in taxis and in transport hubs following the extension of the regulation by health officials

Irish Mirror

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Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak

Tribune News Service

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak

WASHINGTON — America’s long-beleaguered and only interstate passenger rail service appears to have the wind at its back.

Tribune News Service

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak - Roll Call

Amtrak has the wind at its back with federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, but turbulence may be around the bend.

Roll Call

This gay couple’s son, 6, was accosted by a homophobic stranger. Why did no one help?

‘What we need is people to stand up for us when we’re not there’

The Independent UK

GOP ‘groomer’ smears are sparking a new wave of anti-LGBT+ violence: ‘This is going to lead to tragedy’

As American conservatives wield baseless accusations of ‘grooming’ against political opponents, trans and gay people say they have been harassed or attacked by strangers shouting the same words, Io Dodds and Alex Woodward report

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This gay couple’s son, 6, was accosted by a stranger calling them pedophiles. Why did no one help?

‘What we need is people to stand up for us when we’re not there’

The Independent UK

EXCERPT: Jill Biden, navigating a prominent platform

The following excerpt is from the introduction of “Jill: A Biography of the First Lady,” by Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville. The book details the life of Dr. Jill Biden. Superville covers the White House for the AP; Pace, a former White House correspondent and Washington bureau…

Tribune News Service

Mask mandate on US transit set to expire as omicron cases tick up

Passengers on U.S. airlines and public transit will get their first chance in more than a year to travel without a mask next week, if the federal government sticks to its current plan to let a pandemic-era mandate expire.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Can Amtrak handle its own growth?

Thanks to billions of dollars in new federal cash soon to be flowing from last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), it seems halcyon days are coming for Amtrak riders.

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The Independent UK

Construction on key Northeast corridor rail bridge gets OK'd

Construction to replace a century-old rail bridge that has been a regular source of delays on the corridor between Boston and Washington, D

Bangkok Post

At the exhibition "Bangkok Model Railway 2022", train enthusiasts can enjoy model trains from different countries, such as the high-speed Amtrak Acela from the United States, a diesel locomotive from the Deutsche Reichsbahn in Germany, and a diesel-electric from Alsthom in France. These trains run on landscapes that include railway…

Roll Call

Watchdog: Managing infrastructure money presents challenge for Amtrak

The report is based on oversight work compiled by the inspector general highlighting Amtrak’s challenges and progress.

Chicago Tribune

Proposed railroad merger will ‘degrade the safety and reliability’ of Chicago commuter rail: federal filing

A proposed merger between two major railroads will lead to “disruptive” delays to service on Metra, the Chicago metropolitan commuter rail system, and exacerbate safety issues for passengers, Metra said in a recent federal filing.

The Independent UK

Amtrak train driver found not guilty over deadly 2015 derailment

Brandon Bostian has been acquitted of all charges, including involuntary manslaughter and 238 counts of reckless endangerment

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Engineer during fatal 2015 Amtrak crash found not guilty of all charges

PHILADELPHIA — It took a jury less than 90 minutes to find Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian not guilty of all charges in connection with the deadly May 2015 crash of Train 188 at Frankford Junction.

The Independent UK

Jury deliberations in deadly Amtrak derailment to begin anew

Deliberations in the trial of an Amtrak engineer charged with causing a deadly 2015 derailment in Philadelphia will start anew Friday after a juror's sister died

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