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New York Times Looks At China’s HSR System

Thursday, 23 June 2011 04:00

Today’s New York Times has a pretty good article on the rapidly-growing Chinese high speed rail system, which will open a link from Beijing to Shanghai – two of the nation’s most populous and important cities – on July 1. Those two cities are about the same distance as New York and Atlanta, a trip [...]
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US Railroads Defend Business Practices at Hearing

Thursday, 23 June 2011 00:00

Union Pacific and the nation's other major freight railroads are defending their business and pricing practices at a Washington D.C. hearing.
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Amtrak trains moving again

Thursday, 23 June 2011 00:00

Amtrak is trying to determine what triggered a low-voltage problem that halted trains between New York City and Philadelphia for about 45 minutes this morning
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Amtrak, NJ Transit trains moving again

Thursday, 23 June 2011 00:00

Amtrak is trying to determine what triggered a low-voltage problem that halted trains between New York City and Philadelphia for about 45 minutes Thursday.
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Amtrak, SEPTA trains delayed by power problems

Thursday, 23 June 2011 00:00

As of shortly after 8 a.m. SEPTA was still reporting that "ALL Service to Trenton and Chestnut Hill West has been temporarily suspended due to power problems."
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