Passenger Railroads

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Mideast Egypt Train Accident

AP News 29 days ago

Egyptians gather around the site of a collision between two passenger trains in Girzah district, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. A passenger train collided with the back of a second one ahead of it on the tracks just outside of Cairo on ...

High-speed rail advocates say $8B is just a start

AP News 30 days ago

Rail proponents: $8 billion just a down payment on a national high-speed rail network Communities and companies seeking to build high-speed rail systems haven't yet received the $8 billion in stimulus money the Obama administration promised for the projects, and already they ...

3 killed in train-car crash in southern Miss.

AP News 34 days ago

3 killed, 1 hurt when car trying to cross railroad tracks collides with train in Miss. Authorities say three people have been killed and another person critically injured after the car they were riding in collided with a passenger train in southern ...

ItÕs in the numbers

Las Vegas Sun 40 days ago

Air traffic volume strengthens Las VegasÕ case for high-speed rail funding It is no surprise that there is fierce competition among metropolitan areas nationwide for a piece of the $8 billion in federal economic stimulus money that has been earmarked for high-speed ...

Amtrak Ridership

AP Features 41 days ago

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2007 file photo, passengers exit the Capitol Limited Amtrak train after a late arrival in Washington from Chicago. Amtrak said Monday, October 12, 2009, ridership dropped by about a million passengers over the past year, but ...

Fewer riders on US Amtrak, but still 2nd best year

AP Features 41 days ago

Amtrak reports ridership down a million US rail passengers over the past year, but still high Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than a million passengers in the past year, still the second-highest year in the railroad's history. Figures released ...

Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high

AP News 41 days ago

Amtrak reports ridership down 1 million passengers over the past year, but still high overall Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year, but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history. Figures ...

Analysts aboard for rail hub

Las Vegas Sun 44 days ago

Vegas the logical spot for such development, Brookings says A new analysis of air travel in the Intermountain West suggests Las Vegas would be an ideal hub for a high-speed rail network and because of the heavy load of travelers between McCarran ...

$50B in high-speed rail applications submitted

AP News 47 days ago

$50 billion in high-speed rail applications submitted, money to be awarded this winter The Obama administration said Tuesday it has received applications from 24 states seeking $50 billion for high-speed rail projects, more than six times the money designated in the economic ...

State asks feds for $4.7 billion for speedy trains

AP News 51 days ago

California requests $4.7 billion from stimulus fund to help build high-speed rail network Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requested $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money Friday to help build an 800-mile bullet train system from San Diego to San Francisco. The state's application for ...

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