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California High Speed Rail Authority outlines how it could use stimulus funds
(Progressive Railroading posted the following article on its website on February 18.) WASHINGTON -- The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1/S. 1) included a surprising $8 billion for high-speed rail. Now, at least one high-speed rail...
Calif. high speed rail skeptics win time extension
(The following article by Will Oremus was posted on the Palo Alto Daily News website on February 18.) PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Responding to a growing chorus of calls for more public input, California high-speed rail officials on Tuesday agreed to extend by a month the...
Amtrak cuts Acela train fares to attract more leisure travelers
(Bloomberg News distributed the following article by Chris Dolmetsch on February 17.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak lowered some fares on its high-speed Acela Express trains between Boston and Washington by as much as 25 percent to attract leisure travelers as ridership falls...
Amtrak to trim one-way Acela fares by 25%
(The following article by Nicole C. Wong was posted on the Boston Globe website on February 18.) BOSTON -- Amtrak is cutting its lowest Acela Express one-way fares up to 25 percent to lure leisure travelers on board as the eroding economy undercuts ridership on...
Montana Rail Link still cleaning up after coal train derailment
(The Missoulian posted the following article on its website on February 18.) MISSOULA, Mont. -- Montana Rail Link crews cleaning up after a train derailed about 10 miles east of Superior, according to Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost. Frost said 23 cars came...
Obama plots huge railroad expansion
(The following article by David Rodgers was posted on the Politico website on February 17.) WASHINGTON -- Railroads made Chicago, and now a Chicago-rich White House wants to return the favor: remaking rail with a huge new federal investment in high-speed passenger...
N.D. Senate OKs quiet rail bill
(The following article by Brian Duggan was posted on the Bismarck Tribune website on February 17.) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Senators agreed on Monday to direct $6.4 million into a special fund to help cities construct quiet railroad zones. The House also approved a bill that...
Metra sees 4.3 percent increase in ridership
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 15.) CHICAGO -- New statistics show that Metra provided nearly 87 million passenger trips during 2008. The suburban Chicago commuter train line has issued its ticket sales figures for last year. It...
Union Pacific rates to rise
(The Journal of Commerce posted the following article on its website on February 17.) WASHINGTON -- Union Pacific Corp. will likely raise freight rates 5-6 percent this year from 2008 even as the nation's largest rail carrier adjusts to reduced freight volumes. Chief...
Train derails from SoCal tracks
(The following article was posted on the Sacramento Bee website on February 15.) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Eight cars from a freight train derailed and came to rest yards from a residential street, startling residents, but causing no injuries or significant damage,...
