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January 07, 2012

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SHOPO endorses Caldwell for Honolulu mayor
February 15, 2012 | KHON Fox 2

Planned RTD NW Rail Line Could Be Cut
January 12, 2012 | KMGH ABC Denver

High speed rail nears approval
January 07, 2012 | Press Association UK

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Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates the international trading and economic growth in most countries.A typical railway/railroad track consists of two parallel rails, normally made of steel,...

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Kings County sues to stop California high-speed rail line
November 15, 2011
Kings County and two residents have sued the California High-Speed Rail Authority, alleging it is violating the terms of Proposition 1A, the $9.9 billion bond...

Kings County sues to stop California high-speed rail line
November 15, 2011
Kings County and two residents have sued the California High Speed Rail Authority, alleging it is violating the terms of Proposition 1A, the $9.9 billion bond...

Group Threatens to Repeal SMART Commuter Rail Line
June 22, 2011
A loosely connected grassroots group has formed to end the SMART program, unless the train system does not increase transparency or answer qustions about...

Caltrans Announces Nearly $50 Million to Improve Safety on its Pacific Surfliner Rail Line
August 11, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10, 2011 – Today, Caltrans announced that it has received nearly $25 million from the Federal Railroad Administration to install global...

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Kings Co. sues high- speed rail authority
November 14, 2011 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Kings County and two of its residents filed a lawsuit against the California High Speed Rail Authority, stating that its plan for the central San Joaquin Valley portion of the rail line ...

Fresno County Supervisors back high- speed rail
October 11, 2011 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Fresno County leaders acknowledge that constructing a statewide rail line for 220 mph trains will present inconveniences for the Valley - lost farmland, closed roads and noise....

Bay Area cities argue to block high- speed rail line
August 12, 2011 | FresnoBee.com: Local
SACRAMENTO -- Cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco made their case Friday to halt the extension of California's proposed high-speed rail line through the area. Read...

Madera Co. board favors Hwy. 99 rail route
June 21, 2011 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Madera County supervisors cast their lot Tuesday for a high-speed rail route along the Union Pacific rail line and Highway 99 between Fresno and Merced as the least disruptive for...

From around the web

Andrea Neal: If wishes were trains
February 01, 2012 | indystar.com
We can pump in more money, create faster bus routes, build a commuter rail system and construct a light rail line ... The plan envisions doubling the size of IndyGo in Marion County and developing a rail line ...

Time's running out Make it simple, give voters a voice
January 25, 2012 | indystar.com
Let those of us who call Hamilton and Marion counties home choose whether we want to pay for a vastly improved regional bus system and a commuter rail line. That's all members...

Keystone decision: Voting for the stone age?
January 21, 2012 | Vent
If Keystone XL had been a high speed rail line, it would be half way built ...

Met Council approves $ 1. 2 million to fight rail- line disruption
January 02, 2012 | Local
Met Council marketing plan aims to lure customers to businesses affected by light-rail construction. ...

Make it a year to finally tackle persistent problems
January 01, 2012 | indystar.com
Thankfully, residents of Marion and Hamilton counties may have the opportunity to greatly enhance the bus system -- and add a rail line -- through a referendum in November. That...

Not just for travel
October 02, 2011 | indystar.com
But to kick that redevelopment into overdrive, Saloane and many of his neighbors hope to capitalize on a potential commuter rail line ... Once a decision is made to build a rail line ... '' Officials from several community development corporations have met to come up with other ways to prepare the neighborhoods for a rail line ...

Rail Line on twitter

	@rhiianbow takes me like an hour and a half on the train max, we're on a main rail line though x Twitter: @milliewalsh
	RT @Bush_Whacker69: Three friends, walking down an active rail line, in the middle of a ghetto, dodging trains. #goodtimes @Capt_BobMorgan @MrMeditation1 Twitter: @Capt_BobMorgan
	Three friends, walking down an active rail line, in the middle of a ghetto, dodging trains. #goodtimes @Capt_BobMorgan @MrMeditation1 Twitter: @Bush_Whacker69
	@SITEteam6 @cnnbrk there'$ no i$$ue that can't be re$olved with a little ma$$ tran$portation on the $muggest rail line. #warmin$ter $top Twitter: @bownesareno
	RT @johnelworthy: Lib Dems say they will re-open Wisbech to March rail line and create hourly service to Cambridge http://t.co/e3XY7dZ7 Twitter: @IanGManning
	Agency approves $8.1M study for proposed South Jersey rail line: An $8.1 million study of a proposed commuter ra... http://t.co/KVa7KBC6 Twitter: @Lee_Bumstead