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Oklahoma transportation officials to discuss state high-speed rail
(The following story by Gavin Off appeared on the Tulsa World website on August 3, 2009.) TULSA, Okla. — Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will meet with members of the Federal Railway Administration this week to discuss the possibility of...
Palo Alto to hire consultants to review high-speed rail plans
(The following story by Will Oremus appeared on the Palo Alto Daily News website on August 4, 2009.) PALO ALTO, Calif. — Not trusting the California High Speed Rail Authority to look out for locals' best interests, Palo Alto will spend $70,000 to arm itself with...
Can link to high-speed rail help sell Florida legislature on SunRail?
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on August 4, 2009 ORLANDO, Fla. — SunRail backers are pushing to link their proposed Central Florida commuter rail to a high-speed train that could serve much of the state. "We envision a rail...
Opinion: Running the numbers on high-speed trains
(The following story by Edward L. Glaeser appeared on the New York Times website on August 4, 2009. He is an economics professor at Harvard.) NEW YORK — Is President Obama’s vision of hyper-fast trains racing through America a sound transportation policy or a costly...
Officials forge plan for N.E. rail system
(The following story by Alan Wirzbicki appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 4, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation officials from six states sketched their vision for an advanced New England rail network yesterday, seeking federal help for projects that...
2009 Railroad Retirement Board Informational Conferences
CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free information conferences for railroaders. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m., with the programs beginning promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board holds free...
Buy-outs and Railroad Retirement Benefits
(The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board issued the following on July 29, 2009.) CHICAGO — Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board how the acceptance of a buy-out from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the...
Advocates make last-minute pitch to site Amtrak depot on isthmus
(The following story by Mike Ivey appeared on the Captial Times website on August 1, 2009.) MADISON, Wisc. — Fast forward to 2013. President Barack Obama, fresh off a narrow re-election victory over Sarah Palin, is celebrating the opening of new Amtrak service between...
IBM awarded IT services agreement by Amtrak
(IBM issued the following on August 3, 2009.) NEW YORK — IBM announced on Friday it has signed a five-year information technology (IT) professional services agreement with US passenger rail service Amtrak. The financial details of the agreement were not revealed....
Opinion: Can you hear that train a-coming? Idaho might get Amtrak back
(The following column by Tim Woodward appeared on the Idaho Statesman website on August 2, 2009.) BOISE, Idaho — At a recent meeting at the Boise Centre about reviving Amtrak's Pioneer train, an elderly man got a laugh by saying he was pushing for it because he wanted...
