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I’m back from Hawaii and just in time for this month’s California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting. Here’s the agenda and the live feed. Included is the reapproval of the Bay Area to Central Valley EIR, to reflect the changes ordered by the judge in the Atherton v. CHSRA case, and discussion of Alignment [...]
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Severe weather caused by the approach of Hurricane Earl has led to the planned closure of the route used by some Northeast Regional trains in Virginia, specifically the Tidewater area to Newport News. Amtrak is working closely with CSX, the owner of the route in Virginia, and is continuing to monitor the hurricane as it moves along the Eastern Seaboard. Richmond references below refer to the ...
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Authorities have identified the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Corp. rail employee who was struck and killed by a train on the Northstar Commuter Rail Line.
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The Great Falls Development Authority on Wednesday tabled an industrial park developer's request to grant an easement for a rail spur north of town.
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