Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
By GORDON DICKSON High-speed rail could be the next big investment in mass transportation. Planners across the U.S. are working to reconnect cities with modern passenger trains that would initially travel up to 110 mph — and eventually more than 200 mph. Advocates worry that Texas is getting into the game late compared to other states and may miss a rare chance to secure federal funding set ...
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Calls to bring high-speed rail to Texas grow louder (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
The CEO of Pan Am Railways wants to use stimulus money to link state rail to the MBTA's Lowell line.
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New pitch for NH rail line (New Hampshire Union Leader)
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Canberra, AUS January 30, 2009: An important new Peugeot compact crossover will start appearing on the world's highways and byways late this year and a turbo-diesel/hybrid is on the menu.
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Cleverer Crossover; Diesel Track For Hybrid (The Auto Channel)
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
AUSTIN – Cyclist Lance Armstrong joined forces with anti-smoking groups Thursday, urging Texas lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor work and public places.
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State briefs (The Conroe Courier)
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Richard Duncan isn't a boxer, but his double-click has the same effect as the classic one-two punch.Duncan spent 25 years as a computer programmer
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Selling on eBay can be tough but lucrative (Park Record)
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
The average number of weekly riders in 2008 on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority services was the highest in the T's history, according to MBTA General Manager Daniel Grabauskas.
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MBTA Ridership For 2008 Hit Record High (WCVB Boston)
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Entrepreneur Mark Gorton wants to do for people what he already helped do for files: move them from here to there in the most efficient way possible using open-source tools. You might call it a "P2P-to-people" initiative -- these efforts to make cities more people-friendly are partly funded by people sharing files.
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LimeWire Creator Brings Open-Source to Urban Planning (Wired News)
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
AUSTIN (AP) - The vision of high-speed rail lines swiftly shuttling Texans between big cities such as San Antonio and Houston in brisk 90-minute trips is trying to get back on track. Bullet trains in
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Push for high-speed rail in Texas re-emerges (ABC 7 El Paso)
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Warrington police are looking for the driver of a newer model minivan who stopped at the intersection of Greyhorse Drive and Pinto Road as students left Barclay Elementary School on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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Police News for Jan. 29 (The Intelligencer)
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Mrs. Hughes said I could come over and play trains with Mike in the basement.
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Life seems more on track when in HO scale (Northbrook Star)
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