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• Latin American Herald Tribune – Brazil’s Bullet Train Won’t Be Ready Till after 2014 World Cup

  
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  Latin American Herald Tribune – Brazil’s Bullet Train Won’t Be Ready Till after 2014 World Cup . Posted in International High Speed Rail
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• Passengers suffer on stuck trains in Channel Tunnel | Top News | Reuters

  
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  The Heritage Foundation warned us this kind of thing could happen!! About 2,500 passengers were trapped overnight in the undersea Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain on Saturday after four trains broke down due to freezing weather conditions, rail operator Eurostar said. Passengers suffer on stuck trains in ...
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• The Republicans’ High-Speed Rail Dissonance | Progress Illinois

  
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  Some analysis from Illinois. The Republicans’ High-Speed Rail Dissonance | Progress Illinois . Posted in Passenger Rail Politics, United States High Speed Rail
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• Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Four Finalists For White House High-Speed Rail Funding?

  
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  Did Mica misspeak? Perhaps. Let us hope Florida gets not one dime of HSR money. Florida politics looks about as backwards as Arkansas. Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Four Finalists For White House High-Speed Rail Funding? . Posted in Passenger Rail Politics, United States High Speed Rail
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• Rally for Rail: Rolling Forward – 1/16/2010

  
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  Geoff Paddock, Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association board member, has submitted a guest column to local newspapers.
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• High-speed myths / Business plan shows deceit of bullet train push – SignOnSanDiego Newsletter – SignOnSanDiego.com

  
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  Since I am in the academic mode these days, let us approach this in an even handed manner. The author of this opinion piece lays has one of his principle arguments against high speed rail in California the anemic ridership numbers on the entire Amtrak system. Not even apples to oranges. More like apples to concrete ...
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• ITAR-TASS: Super high speed train begins service on Moscow-Petersburg line

  
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  ITAR-TASS . Posted in International High Speed Rail
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• West can’t support high-speed rail scheme – The Denver Post

  
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  An editorial. It’s a little smart-alecky and we wonder about the exact proposal. Nonetheless, Denver-Salt Lake City would not seem to be the best candidate for true European-style HSR. On the other hand, it is a vital part of a regional scheme. West can’t support high-speed rail scheme – The Denver Post . ...
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• The Associated Press: Japan enters high-speed train sales race

  
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  The Associated Press: Japan enters high-speed train sales race . Posted in United States High Speed Rail
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• Open-records allegations taint Charlie Crist’s rail bill-signings – Political Currents – MiamiHerald.com

  
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  More of the same from frivolous Florida. Sure hope these guys don’t get any of the federal HSR money. Open-records allegations taint Charlie Crist’s rail bill-signings – Political Currents – MiamiHerald.com . Posted in Passenger Rail Politics, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
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• Rail stimulus funds to bypass Northeast – The Boston Globe

  
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  WASHINGTON – The railroad tracks from Boston to Washington – the busiest rail artery in the nation, and one that also carries America’s only high-speed train, the Acela – have been virtually shut out of $8 billion worth of federal stimulus money set aside for high-speed rail projects because of a strict ...
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• Britain unveils high-speed Japanese-built Javelin trains

  
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  Britain unveiled its first domestic high-speed rail service this week. Although, passengers will have to loosen their pockets a little more to travel by the Japanese-built 140mph trains running from London to Kent, but these super-fast trains will cut down on journey times significantly. As part of a preview service, ...
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• High-Speed Rail: Great for Europe, but Less So for the U.S.?

  
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  Filed under: Environment , Energy , Woman Up , International As climate change negotiations in Copenhagen stumble and threaten to dissolve , at least one aspect of "green" living looks set to rev up: high-speed rail. But even as enthusiasm for it spreads from Antwerp to Tallahassee, critics warn that it may ...
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• The Evening Dig: Perfect Parking Edition

  
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  • British mathematicians have come up with a formula that, in theory, will help motorists parallel park perfectly. This raises the issue of whether people who can’t park cars should be allowed to drive. ( Telegraph - pic via , from SOLENT ) • Congress will vote this week on a jobs bill that includes $27.5 ...
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• Japan Enters High-Speed Train Sales Race

  
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  Japan Enters High-Speed Train Sales Race SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 16, 2009 Filed at 6:30 a.m. ET NAGOYA, Japan (AP) -- On a desolate stretch of track just before midnight, when all passenger lines have been put to bed, a juiced-up Japanese ...
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• High-Speed Javelin Trains Arrive in the UK

  
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  This week the UK joined the ranks of many other European countries as it unveiled its first domestic high-speed rail service. The 140 mph Japanese-built Javelin trains will be slightly more expensive to ride than their slow-poke counterparts, but they will drastically cut down on journey times. ...
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• Rail authority explores higher ticket price

  
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  Rail authority explores higher ticket price The Associated Press Posted: 12/15/2009 02:17:18 PM PST Updated: 12/15/2009 05:52:16 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO—California high-speed rail officials say the agency would realize even greater profits if a one-way ticket from San Francisco to Los Angeles were set ...
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• Southern California commuter rail CEO steps down

  
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  Southern California commuter rail CEO steps down (AP) – 3 days ago LOS ANGELES — The chief executive officer of Southern Californias commuter rail agency will step down but continue to work on safety measures for the system, which is under scrutiny after 25 people were killed in a head-on train collision ...
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• KCBS’ George Harris Reports

  
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  Posted: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 2:05PM High Speed Rail Costs Increase SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- It hasnt been decided yet, but it could cost you more to ride a bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Nothing is official, but the latest cost projection is that the trip will cost $105, not the ...
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• This Week at Amtrak; 2009-12-15

  
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  Volume 6, Number 51 It’s that time, again. Amtrak has put out the Fall 2009/Winter 2010 national timetable, and these things just keep getting better with every edition. Amtrak’s timetables are one of the few bright spots in the company; each one becomes more user friendly than the previous edition, and the ...
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