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• High-speed train route to Chicago likely to take year to map | StarTribune.com

  
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  By KEVIN GILES , Star Tribune Last update: December 23, 2009 – 5:48 AM READ THE PLAN The new Minnesota Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan will be posted Dec. 28 on the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s website, www.dot.state.mn.us . Mapping the route of a proposed ...
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• High-Speed Rail Ticket Price Skyrockets | NBC Bay Area

  
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  The costs of the project to bring a high-speed train between the Bay Area and Los Angeles are skyrocketing faster than the promised MPH. The new numbers came in an updated business plan, which California’s high-speed rail authority released Monday. High-Speed Rail Ticket Price Skyrockets | NBC Bay Area . ...
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• High-speed rail a clean win for commuters – The Boston Globe

  
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  AS AMERICANS travel this holiday season, many will be frustrated by long lines at airports and congestion on the roadways, caused by years of neglect to our national infrastructure. President Obama has an ambitious plan to fix these problems, which includes the creation of a nationwide network of high-speed and ...
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• Streetsblog New York City » What the Heck Was CommuterOutrage.com?

  
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  You will hoot with delight. This brightened my holiday (even though it has a somewhat grim overtone). Usual stipulation: TFA generally devotes itself to inter-city passenger rail issues, but this story is a dandy and some valuable insight for the rest of us. Streetsblog New York City » What the Heck Was ...
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• Letter from China – Is China’s Economy Speeding Off the Rails? – NYTimes.com

  
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  Another view from the New York times. Now, let’s all try not to circle the wagons. The time savings that the new system delivers may not justify the cost, creating a potential drag on long-term growth, said Michael Pettis, former head of emerging markets at Bear Stearns. The losers are Chinese consumers, who will ...
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• Coming to defense of high-speed rail – SignOnSanDiego Newsletter – SignOnSanDiego.com

  
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  Top entry in Letters to the Editor. It’s from the California High Speed Rail Authority. Coming to defense of high-speed rail – SignOnSanDiego Newsletter – SignOnSanDiego.com . Posted in Passenger Rail Politics, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail
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• Eurostar train services canceled indefinitely

  
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  LONDON – The only passenger rail link between Britain and the rest of Europe has been shut down indefinitely, Eurostar said Sunday, promising more travel misery for thousands of stranded passengers just before Christmas. Services have been suspended since late Friday, when a series of glitches stranded five trains ...
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• Infrastructure Politics Veering Right | Autopia | Wired.com

  
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  This analysis hits on some of the reasons I have been putting a lot less into this blog lately. In a nutshell (and I am suddenly struck by the unintended irony of the word “nutshell”) good transportation policy is equal to socialism in the new American political reality. Infrastructure Politics Veering Right | ...
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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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• Nonprofit formed to help bring high-speed rail to Texas | Local News | Star-Telegram.com

  
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  This has some of the same names as the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation: Maurine Dickey from Dallas Count and Bill Jones from Temple. No Dean corporation connection apparent. I worry about Texas. This group has a a privately funded model in mind. Lots of luck. Nonprofit formed to help bring high-speed rail to Texas ...
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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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• 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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• 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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• Padrón, lawmakers, Times/Herald listed as newsmakers of 2009

  
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  Some of you might have already seen Florida Trends feature in itsJanuary edition called "Florida Newsmakers of 2009." But if youhavent, here are some highlights: Eduardo Padrón was named Floridian of the Year for his work as Miami Dade Collegepresident to re-shape the way the country views community colleges. In ...
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• Padrón, lawmakers, Times/Herald listed as newsmakers of 09

  
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  Some of you might have already seen Florida Trends feature in its January edition called "Florida Newsmakers of 2009." But if you havent, here are some highlights: Eduardo Padrón was named Floridian of the Year for his work as Miami Dade College president to re-shape the way the country views community colleges. ...
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• Passenger Rail Service to the Mountains

  
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  An article in todays Smoky Mountain News brings to the fore again the issue of efficient passenger rail service to Asheville, connected to the existing AMTRAK service at Salisbury. Read more
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• Inside FDOTs breakfast scandal! Secret codes revealed!

  
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  So heres the content and attachments of the breakfast gate emails. The level of conspiracy and wicked government skullduggery and abuse of public records laws is shocking! (look  here ,  here , here and here for more background). Beware, these attachments contain highly classified. From: Thibault, Kevin ...
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