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- When it comes to travel convenience, Topekans are fortunate. An international airport sits about 75 miles away on interstate highways, including a six-lane stretch of Kansas Turnpike. Generally, there's no sweating it out in slow-moving traffic on the way to or from the airport. ...
- Research articles 2008-03-29
- Letters to the editor
- Free to hurt ourselves On Jan. 31, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported on the death of a KU student east of Lawrence. He wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown from his vehicle. His passenger, who was wearing a belt, suffered only minor injuries. The same...
- Research articles 2007-02-12
- The New England Council Lauds U.S. House for Passing Spending Bill
- BOSTON -- The New England Council today lauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a spending bill which includes additional funding for several areas important to the New England economy. Last night, House members passed a bill which includes additional funding for many programs, including the National Institutes...
- Research articles 2007-02-02
- Health coverage now
- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signed a bill into law Wednesday that requires virtually all state residents to have health insurance. The law says all individuals who can afford to buy insurance must do so. The state will subsidize coverage for low-income residents. Massachusetts has about 550,000 uninsured in a population...
- Research articles 2006-04-13
- 2005 Railroad Facts Book
- Did you know that U.S. Class I railroads provided a record 1.66 trillion ton-miles of freight service in 2004? Or that the average rail shipment moved more than 900 miles two years ago? You'll find this information and more in the Association of American Railroads' 2005 edition of Railroad Facts....
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- All aboard City of New Orleans for benefit tour
- CHICAGO -- Arlo Guthrie famously sang about the train called the "City of New Orleans." Now he's riding the rails himself, performing in cities along the route to benefit musical venues and musicians who suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Guthrie kicked off his Arlo & Friends...
- Research articles 2005-12-16
- Huffing and puffing
- Ever since Ronald Reagan slammed Jimmy Carter with the words, "There you go again," to counter one of Carter's distortions, the phrase has been used as a put down in political debate. It's used so often that it is almost a cliche. We don't much care for the phrase because...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
- Manteca man receives award
- MANTECA -- There have been 35 fatal accidents involving people trespassing on railroad tracks this year in California. Thanks to Manteca resident Frank Vielma, No. 36 has yet to occur. At about 8 p.m. July 26, Vielma spotted a woman standing on the railroad tracks that run...
- Research articles 2005-08-21
- Letters
- RIGHT TO LIFE? There's no comparison between Schiavo, Peterson I was appalled to read the letter written by Rev. Bill Carmody that equated Terri Schiavo's husband to Scott Peterson ("No difference between Schiavo, Peterson," Letters, March 22). Michael Schiavo is not...
- Research articles 2005-03-23
- Updated railroad fact book
- The 2004 edition of Railroad Facts is now available from the Association of American Railroads. This 80-page, pocket-sized reference focuses primarily on Class I's and contains graphs and statistics on finance, traffic, operations, plant and equipment, employment and compensation, fuel consumption and cost, and loss and damage for 2003 and...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Coach USA squeezed by rising fuel prices
- SYRACUSE - High diesel prices have Coach USA concerned.The motorcoach carrier says not even its fuel hedging has completely curbed fuel prices' effects on the company's bottom line. Hedging is a practice that allows the company to buy fuel at a negotiated price, regardless of whether the market price is...
- Research articles 2004-10-15
- What top C&S officers are thinking
- What is the state of the art in C&S? Top C&S officers from five Class I's and Amtrak delivered a positive but cautious picture during a panel discussion at the AREMA C&S Technical Conference in Nashville May 17 and 18. The conference, a departure from joint C&S/Track AREMA conferences held...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- 2003 Railroad Facts
- The Association of American Railroads has published its 2003 edition of Railroad Facts, a pocket-sized reference focusing primarily on Class I railroads. Did you know that U.S. Class I's moved nearly 1.8 billion tons of freight in 2002? Or that Texas has more rail mileage and employees than any other...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Railroad Bridge, Track Repairs to Ease Fresno-to-Bakersfield, Calif., Service.
- By Sanford Nax, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 13--Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. has started a $16.5 million maintenance project designed to improve freight service between Fresno and Bakersfield. Repairs to a bridge...
- Research articles 2004-01-13
- Amtrak proves clout, will get $1.22 billion
- WASHINGTON -- House-Senate bargainers have agreed to give Amtrak $1.22 billion for the new year, close to what railroad officials say they need to keep trains running and maintenance projects on track. Negotiators from the two chambers planned to meet late Wednesday to formally shake hands on...
- Research articles 2003-11-13
- Amtrak time gets a tweak
- One Utah man has managed to have his voice heard above the roar of the airlines, the interstates and the travelers in a hurry. Amtrak's westbound train through Salt Lake City, the California Zephyr, will arrive a little earlier and, conductor Jay Seegmiller hopes, bring some more people...
- Research articles 2003-04-24
- NARVRE exec speaks at VFW
- Congress last month appropriated $1.05 billion for Amtrak for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 - less than it was seeking but enough to keep its passenger trains running the national legislative director of the National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees said Tuesday in La Crosse.Thomas J....
- Research articles 2003-03-12
- Experts Call for Focus on High Speed Rail to Create "Travelports" and Redefine Air Travel
- CHICAGO, March 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Saturday, March 15th, over 125 Midwestern residents gathered in Chicago to discuss possible solutions to the nation's crisis in intercity travel. Individuals traveled from as far away as Nebraska and Ohio to learn how a highly integrated network of airline, railroad and bus...
- Research articles 2003-03-17
- Ten Most Outrageous Government Programs
- 1. Legal Services Corp. * Score: 48 * Started when: 1974 * By whom: President Richard Nixon proposed the Legal Services Corporation. Liberal Republican Sen. Jacob Javits (N.Y.) was the principal sponsor. * Why: "To help poor people with their legal needs," former Rep. John Erlenborn (R.-Ill.) told HUMAN EVENTS....
- Research articles 2003-03-10
- AAR fact book - Products
- Now available from the Association of American Railroads Policy and Economics Department is the 2002 edition of Railroad Facts. This pocket-sized reference focuses mainly on Class I railroads and contains statistics and graphics for 2001 and selected prior years, in some cases as far back as 1929. Railroad Facts contains...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
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