From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month.

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A generational failure: As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds a new transport system
The Transport Politic

If Trump has his way, Amtrak’s long-run trains will roll into history
San Francisco Chronicle

Angels Flight Staircase Installation Begins Next Week
Los Angeles Downtown News

Downtown LA streetcar could open in 2021 — if it gets needed funding
89.3 KPCC

Another Amtrak CEO…and flyover country
Noel Braymer

The Clock is Ticking on America’s Most Urgent Transportation Project
CityLab

Opinion: High Desert Corridor project could transform California
SFGate

The case for Dumbarton Rail
The Daily Journal

Legislators should vote to help sustain Caltrain
San Francisco Chronicle

L.A.’s Revelatory Light Rail for Nerds
Zócalo Public Square

Caltrain electrification project kicks off with groundbreaking ceremony
East Bay Times

Metro Wants to Reduce Gold Line/Metrolink Competition
Urbanize.LA