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The article focuses on the decline of stock markets in the U.S., commonly referred to as Wall Street, driven by concerns over rising interest rates and lower-than-expected rates for Medicare Advantage, leading to a significant drop in health care stocks. Topics discussed include the impact of Fed policy on market expectations, the resilience of the U.S. economy, and the reaction of investors to economic data and bond market movements.

The article focuses on the U.S. President Joe Biden administration's implementation of a new federal rule mandating that the largest freight railroads must maintain a crew of two people per train, settling a dispute between organized labor and the industry. Topics include the background of the issue, safety concerns related to freight train operations, and the completion of General Electric's split into three separate companies, marking the end of its existence as a sprawling conglomerate.

The article discusses the delayed schedule on the operation of TEXRail train from Fort Worth to the airport in Texas.

The article informs that the new time table of Indian railways reveal that 261 trains have been speeded up as part of Mission Raftaar, forty-nine new trains have been included and use of rolling stock has been maximized.

The article offers information on the failure of the Lexington Avenue line in New York City to meet train schedule which results to a number of trains being canceled. It mentions other factors that contribute to the failure in the subway including antiquated signal system, overcrowding, and train problems. It discusses the approach of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to tackle the prolbem by reducing train intervals.

An editorial is presented which addresses New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's announcement that the L train commuter railroad line, which was scheduled to be shutdown due to tunnel repairs, can operate on a limited schedule to and from Brooklyn, New York.

The article informs that Indian Railway has improved its on-time performance from 59.9 per cent in May to 74 per cent in October, 2018 in 10 zone out of 17 rail zones.

The article reports that the Indian railways manipulated data to show punctuality of late trains and adds that data logs recorded at Control Office Application at terminals manipulated.

The article discusses devotees of printed railroad timetables. Special attention is given to the devotion in England of John Potter. After vacation company Thomas Cook discontinued publishing in 2013 a pamphlet of European train schedules it had produced for 140 years, Potter and some of his friends acquired rights to the publication and relaunched it.

A correction on several articles on topics such as the airport train schedule at Denver's Union Station in the May 1, 2016 issue, the astrotourism on the Canary Islands in the May 8 issue, and the Ampelmännchen cookie sold at bakery in Berlin, Germany in the May 15 issue, are presented.

The article reports on the plan of Metro Railways officials in Calcutta, India to extend the last trip schedule of trains, making the departure time at terminal stations at 10:30 in the evening instead of 9:55.

I HAVE become wearily accustomed to the frequency of delays on the Hastings line, run by Southeastern Railways. But on the last day of September, they came up with a novel way of infuriating this customer. As I walked towards a waiting train at Stonegate, it pulled out — almost two minutes before its scheduled departure time. This is a station where departures to London, outside rush hours, are a full hour apart. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that Indian South Eastern railway revised timetable has announced new timings for four trains, increasing the frequency of one and changing the running days of two. It mentions the views of R. Yadav, additional divisional railway manager of Ranchi, India, division, on the same. It also mentions the trains including Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and Garibrath Express, Ranchi-Chopan Express and Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "10 Travel Web Sites Worth Bookmarking," in the October 9, 2012 issue, articles on expatriate blogs, and articles on the use of online maps and train timetables to get travel information.

Dear Diary: On a recent Saturday night, nay, Sunday morning, after a night of waiting tables in Times Square, I descended into the Times Square subway station to find a suspiciously packed platform, and, having just reached the end, heard the dreaded announcement that the 1 train was delayed because of a faulty uptown switch. Desperate to catch the 1:30 Staten Island Ferry home, I took action and weaved my way back through the crowd, to the N/R line. Standing on the foreign platform, wiping the sweat from my brow, I checked my watch, again and again, until zero hour had passed, and I knew my fate rested in the hands of a 2:30 boat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the suspension of a planned magnetic levitation rail route by China. The route was supposed to link Shanghai, China and Hangzhou, China. The rail route was suspended due to concerns of thousands of residents living on the proposed route that the high-speed trains would produce radiation.

Reports that on May 11, 1997 Amtrak's summer timetables became effective, a month later than scheduled. Additional daily train on the Northeast Corridor schedule; Return of cafe service to New York-Washington trains.