Blog Profile / Trains For America
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| Filed Under: | Industries / Transportation | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1088 | |
| Posts / Week: | 4 | |
| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Rendell Supports Shuster’s Plan to Privatize Amtrak’s NE Corridor | PoliticsPA
Rendell Supports Shuster’s Plan to Privatize Amtrak’s NE Corridor | PoliticsPA. This week Republican Representatives Bill Shuster (PA-9) and John Mica (FL-7) unveiled their plan to allow private companies to bid on the Northeast corridor of Amtrak, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston. Shuster’s plan has found an unlikely supporter in former Pennsylvania Governor [...]
RAILWAY AGE COMMENTARY: Mica/Shuster bill: Reagan-Gingrich-Bush rehash? - RailwayAge Magazine
RAILWAY AGE COMMENTARY: Mica/Shuster bill: Reagan-Gingrich-Bush rehash? - RailwayAge Magazine. I am proud to say that Railway Age had about the same reaction as I had yesterday (cue gag reflex) but they gathered the energy to write a coherent response to a politically motivated, mean, outrageous, misrepresentation by a well-informed man who certainly knows better than the [...]
Mica proposal for northeast corridor
Here is the text of yesterday’s release concerning the enormously dishonest Republican proposal to “privatize” rail passenger service in the northeast corridor. It is a powerful indictment of this country that, as we approach the very real possibility of defaulting on our financial obligations, it is impossible to have a civil and intelligent discussion of [...]
Slaughter reaffirms desire for faster rail service – Times Union
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter said she will continue to seek 110 mph passenger rail service across upstate New York following Monday’s statement by the Empire State Passengers Association endorsing top speeds of 90 mph in the near term, backing the position of CSX Transportation, the tracks’ owner. “I am continuing to push forward in my effort [...]
Gov’t orders start of Tokyo-Osaka maglev train project+
Gov’t orders start of Tokyo-Osaka maglev train project+. Filed under: International High Speed Rail
California bullet train: Federal officials reject proposed changes to bullet-train project – latimes.com
California bullet train: Federal officials reject proposed changes to bullet-train project – latimes.com. Filed under: Passenger Rail Politics, Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
Editorial: Pull plug on high-speed rail? Why? – Sacramento Opinion – Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee
Editorial: Pull plug on high-speed rail? Why? – Sacramento Opinion – Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee. Filed under: Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
Proposal to remove Amtrak from direct congressional funding gets hearing – The Hill’s Transportation Report
Proposal to remove Amtrak from direct congressional funding gets hearing – The Hill’s Transportation Report. Obama administration officials on Tuesday defended the president’s proposal to place Amtrak under an executive agency budget instead of being reliant on direct appropriations from Congress. Show More Summary
Railway Gazette: DB and Siemens sign ICx contract
Railway Gazette: DB and Siemens sign ICx contract. GERMANY: A multi-billion euro contract for the supply of up to 300 high-speed trains was signed by DB Chief Executive Dr Rüdiger Grübe and Siemens AG CEO Peter Löscher in a ceremony on May 9. The event took place at DB’s Potsdam training centre – the former [...]
Amtrak’s Incredible Shrinking Service | Fast Company
Amtrak’s Incredible Shrinking Service | Fast Company. There is an animated map with this story that gives a great picture of the national Amtrak system and how passenger rail service has shrunk since the 60s. Filed under: Amtrak, Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy
Texas gets grant to study Houston-Dallas high-speed rail | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
Texas gets grant to study Houston-Dallas high-speed rail | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle. Yep, another study. Exactly what we need. Welfare for consultants. (End of rant) Filed under: Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
Iowa gets federal money to aid railroad corridors – Forbes.com
Iowa gets federal money to aid railroad corridors – Forbes.com. DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa is getting a share of new funding for passenger rail equipment in six Midwestern states, which could lay the groundwork for enhanced rail service. Federal transportation officials announced plans Monday for $268 million for the purchase of rail cars and [...]
Amtrak, 15 States Get $2 Billion That Florida Lost
Amtrak, 15 States Get $2 Billion That Florida Lost. Filed under: Amtrak, Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
LaHood coming to Detroit with ‘major’ high-speed rail announcement | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will visit Detroit and New York on Monday to make major high-speed rail funding announcements. Last month, Michigan applied for more than $560 million in funding — including joining three other states as part of a joint request. Michigan officials expect the state will receive significant funding for some grants sought. [...]
1 BILLION AMERICANS AGAINST SOCIALIZED TRANSPORTATION!!! (83)
1 BILLION AMERICANS AGAINST SOCIALIZED TRANSPORTATION!!! (83). The Führer, Dwight D. EisenHAUER, has SOCIALIZED our roads against the will of the American PEOPLE. The Interst-HATE system is more EVIL than the Nazis, pinkos and ComMies COMBINED! Us real american’s gotta UNITE against the enemy: SOCIALISM and other big WORDS!!! Read it all at the link [...]
Transrapid Revival on the Canary Islands? Berlin Pushes Industry on High-Speed Maglev Rail – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Transrapid Revival on the Canary Islands? Berlin Pushes Industry on High-Speed Maglev Rail – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International. Transportation Ministry deputy Rainer Bomba recently took Siemens executive board member Siegfried Russwurm to task, suggesting that the company could show a little more enthusiasm for the Tenerife project. Show More Summary
Riled about rail: Why all the anger over high speed trains? – CNN.com
Riled about rail: Why all the anger over high speed trains? – CNN.com. Much of the opposition to rail projects appears to stem not from economic arguments, but from fundamental cultural values on what “American” transportation should be. A perusal of online commentaries about passenger rail stories reveals a curious linkage by writers between passenger [...]
Chamber turns to tough talk on Scott, SunRail – The Bottom Line – Beth Kassab on Business – Orlando Sentinel
Chamber turns to tough talk on Scott, SunRail – The Bottom Line – Beth Kassab on Business – Orlando Sentinel. Very cool story. Perhaps some major hyperbolie, but you should read it and scroll down to the comments. One of them is exactly on comment. Highways are not free and do not “make money”- whatever [...]
Scott’s lawyer admits he gave Fla. Supreme Court wrong info in high-speed rail argument
Scott’s lawyer admits he gave Fla. Supreme Court wrong info in high-speed rail argument. TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott’s legal counsel Thursday told the Florida Supreme Court that he made an inaccurate representation on the amount of money already spent on the state’s high-speed rail project — a key detail that may have helped cinch [...]
U.S. high-speed rail ‘myths’ debunked – CNN.com
U.S. high-speed rail ‘myths’ debunked – CNN.com. Filed under: Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, United States High Speed Rail