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Opinion: The case for high-speed rail
(The Charlotte Observer posted the following column by Carroll Gray on its website on May 12.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- We are so close to achieving high-speed rail in the Southeast I can almost hear the boarding call. What makes this significant for Charlotte and our...
Altamont high-speed rail relies on toll hike
(The Contra Costa Times posted the following article by Lisa Vorderbrueggen on its website on May 12.) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty has revived a bid to bring high-speed rail to the Bay Area over the Altamont Pass instead of from the...
MBTA drops claim to turnpike land
(The following article by Mac Daniel was pusblished by the Boston Globe on May 9.) BOSTON -- The MBTA will drop its attempt to take land by eminent domain from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in exchange for several key concessions that will ensure rail access...
CSX plans overhaul of railroad junctions
(The Toledo Blade posted the following article by David Patch on its website on May 12.) TOLEDO, Ohio -- CSX Transportation Corp. plans to spend about $9 million during the next two years to revamp a major junction in Walbridge, which it says will reduce delays at...
Rail line gets unanimous approval from STB
(The Pasadena Citizen posted the following article by Deanna Sheffield on its website on May 11.) PASADENA, Texas -- U.S. Surface Transportation Board officials unanimously voted to give San Jacinto Rail Limited the green light to build a controversial 12.8-mile rail...
Amtrak official warns Oregon against cut in service
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 12.) SALEM, Ore. -- A top Amtrak official has warned Oregon lawmakers that cutting off funding for two daily trains between Eugene and Portland will affect 120,000 riders and undermine plans in three cities to...
New Mexico Amtrak lines still on track
(The Sangre de Cristo Chronicle posted the following article by Jo Bynum on its website on May 12.) CIMARRON, N.M. -- "All aboard," will still be heard in New Mexico under Amtrak’s proposed 5-year recovery plan. "I am especially pleased that Amtrak has abandoned...
Rep. Boehlert supports $1.8B bailout plan for Amtrak
(The Utica Observer-Dispatch posted the following article by Bill Farrell on its website on May 12.) UTICA, N.Y. -- Calling Amtrak a "resource-starved" agency, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford, said he supports its efforts to obtain nearly $1.8 billion in...
Aged lines slow Amtrak
(The Utica Observer-Dispatch posted the following Gannett News Service article by Ledyard King on its website on May 12.) ABOARD THE ACELA EXPRESS -- Amtrak's bullet-shaped train was built to travel as fast as 150 mph from Washington to Boston. But heading north...
Trains running again
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on May 11.) MATFIELD GREEN, Kan. -- Cleanup efforts at a derailment site finished ahead of schedule, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway said Saturday that trains already were able to travel on its...
