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- California at a crossroads: with passenger numbers soaring and plans for a high-speed network rarely out of the headlines, California is spearheading the revival of intercity rail in the United States. Keith Barrow looks at how the state hopes to build on
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WITH a population of 36.5 million and comparatively short distances between many key economic centres, California seems the ideal candidate to spearhead the revival of intercity passenger rail in the United States. Passengers travelling within the Golden State account for around one fifth of all Amtrak journeys,...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Nominations submitted to the Senate
- The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted November 15 Goli Ameri, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of State Educational and Cultural Affairs, vice Dina Habib Powell. Grace...
- Research articles 2007-11-19
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta unveils key Amtrak reform details, says rail plan will help complete new Midwest rail network.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 March 2005-US DOT: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta unveils key Amtrak reform details, says rail plan will help complete new Midwest rail networkC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24032005 An ambitious project to improve and expand passenger rail service throughout the Midwest...
- Research articles 2005-03-24
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 19--Amtrak gave Virginia a solid "B" recently for efforts to upgrade rail service. David Gunn, president of the Washington-based passenger railroad, gave the Richmond-Washington rail corridor a Tier...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1--Gentlemen, start your jet engines. Richmond International Airport has started a promotional partnership with Richmond International Raceway, a unique pact designed to jack up local air travel on...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Ridership at Reopened Downtown Richmond, Va., Train Station 'Respectable'.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--More than 1,000 Amtrak passengers used Richmond's Main Street Station to board or depart trains between late December and Jan. 31, a performance deemed "respectable" by the railroad. ...
- Research articles 2004-02-25
- Winter Weather Still Affecting Transportation Systems in Virginia.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 28--If you've had a hard time starting your car this week, you're in high-flying company: Even Delta Air Lines suffered equipment failure this week at Richmond International Airport. ...
- Research articles 2004-01-28
- Southeast considers high-speed rail line
- ATLANTA -- It used to be possible to zip from one city in the Southeast to another along interstate highways that were seldom crowded outside major metropolitan centers. But two decades of unprecedented growth have changed all that. Today, a driver heading from here to Birmingham, Ala., or from...
- Research articles 2003-12-11
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 10--It was a moment Richmond airport officials can only dream about. Southwest Airlines, sensing what it called an "overpriced and underserved" airline market, recently announced plans to start ...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 2--Ashlanders spoke and Amtrak listened. Last week, the passenger railroad restored morning and afternoon stops at the town's historic train station. This came after a six-month hiatus that ...
- Research articles 2003-11-02
- PointShot Adds Wi-Fi to Amtrak's Capital Corridor
- Some California rail passengers on Amtrak's Capitol Corridor region will be able to try out onboard Wi-Fi broadband service during a three month trial. The project uses technology from Ottawa-based PointShot Wireless. PointShot's solution uses a combination of satellite and cellular connections to get signals in and out of...
- Research articles 2003-10-16
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13--Watch out US Airways -- Delta's gaining on you. Arlington-based US Airways, long the No. 1 airline for Richmond-based travelers, saw its local passenger base fall below the 30...
- Research articles 2003-10-13
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 28--It started as a minor shift in Amtrak's schedule. But changes in the area's morning train service have rattled some windows from Shockhoe Bottom to the shady streets of Ashland. ...
- Research articles 2003-04-28
- CORRECTION: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 3--The story slugged RV-JONES-COL, which was sent by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for Feb. 3, contained an erroneous date. The story was published Mar. 3, not Feb. 3. ...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- Virginia Travelers Find Themselves Stranded from Storm.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 18--Hurrying into the Amtrak station yesterday, Levet Faison hoped to catch a morning train to Alexandria. One glance around the empty station on Staples Mill Road told him his...
- Research articles 2003-02-18
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
- By Chip Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Lois Cady recently learned the truth of that old adage, "There's no free lunch." Only for Cady, there was no free train ride. Cady was one of...
- Research articles 2003-02-03
- Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
- Developments will hurt Wauconda too much Wauconda has for many years been known for Bangs Lake, public beaches, antique stories and the Wauconda Orchard. The Blues Brothers shot some of their film on Phil's Beach many years ago, and the orchard has been visited...
- Research articles 2002-03-24
- 24/7 Real Media Signs Exclusive Agreement with Amtrak; Leading Travel Site Added to Still-Growing Network
- Business/Internet Editors & Travel Writers NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 18, 2001 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), a leader in interactive marketing, today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement to represent the Amtrak Web site. The addition of Amtrak.com gives 24/7 Real Media advertisers access to...
- Research articles 2001-12-18
- Facilities - News Briefs - Brief Article
- Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority: Has selected Digital Concepts' Digital Traffic Control [TM] to manage rail operations on the Alameda Corridor, a $2.4 billion, 20-mile rail cargo expressway linking the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif., with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe and Union Pacific rail networks in...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- A surprising draw
- PORTLAND, Ore. NYT -- One of the largest classical Chinese gardens outside China is drawing surprising crowds in downtown Portland. The garden, Lan Su Yuan, or the Garden of Awakening Orchids, which opened Sept. 14 after 15 years of planning and nine months of construction, has drawn more than 69,000...
- Research articles 2000-12-18
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