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N.C., Va. take ”big step” toward high-speed rail
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Now that the federal government has approved preliminary plans, North Carolina and Virginia are closer to starting high-speed train service from Charlotte to Washington, D.C., by 2010, the Associated Press reported. The states will begin engineering...
NJT to expand parking, light rail
NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Transit will add 10,000 park-and-ride spaces statewide and extend the Hudson-Bergen light rail system farther north into Bergen County under initiatives approved by its board on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. The projects were...
CN sees advantage over U.S. competition
TORONTO -- A lack of synchronization between the economies of Canada and the United States gives Canadian National Railway Co. an advantage over U.S. competitors, CN chief executive Paul Tellier said in a Toronto Star article. "It's very seldom the U.S. and the...
Germany nuke waste shipment delayed
DANNENBERG, Germany -- The Associated Press reports that anti-nuclear protesters delayed the progress of a shipment of nuclear waste on Wednesday, forcing the trainload of containers to a halt several times with small blockades along its route to a dump in northern...
Thanksgiving travel expected to rise
ORLANDO, Fla. -- About 35.9 million travelers will hit the roads, rails and air during Thanksgiving this year, a slight increase over 2001, AAA predicted Tuesday. According to a report in the Associated Press, the number of Thanksgiving travelers had been dropping in...
Transit “nerds” making themselves heard in L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- Mad about gridlock, these everyday Angelenos are fighting like mad to do something about it, according to the Los Angeles Times. They spend countless hours working for free, hosting packed community meetings, cornering politicians, lobbying for light...
Pa. looks for alternative maglev routes
PITTSBURGH -- Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey will work with local, state and federal officials to find a route for a proposed high-speed magnetic train that won't dissect Robinson Township, the Associated Press reported. "I don't favor one route over...
Minnesota DOT issues safety reminder after crashes at rail crossings
KIMBALL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation issued a safety alert to remind drivers to use caution at highway/rail grade crossings. The advisory was issued after reports of three crashes at rail crossings in the past two weeks, the Tri-County News...
Opinion: A prescription for a patient named Amtrak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Been ridin' the rails lately -- two round trips to New York in the space of 10 days. To accomplish them, I chose three classes of Amtrak service at four times of day, according to an editorial written by Bob Levey in the Washington Post. That (plus...
High-speed trains are closer to reality in N.C., Va.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina and Virginia are a step closer to starting high-speed train service from Washington. D.C., to Charlotte by 2010, the Charlotte Observer reported. Now that the federal government has approved their preliminary plans, the states will...
