HSR News highlights Virgin Air interest in Florida

Filed under: Passenger Rail Transportatio Policy, Regional USA Passenger Rail, United States High Speed Rail

The Day – Amtrak arrests are secret | News from southeastern Connecticut

And now I am starting to wonder what really happens at Beech Grove.

The Day – Amtrak arrests are secret | News from southeastern Connecticut.

Filed under: Amtrak

Funding Gap May Close Popular Amtrak Route – NBC29

We better shut this one down right away. It gets in the way of the Republican/Tea Party Narrative. Repeat it to yourself over and over “nobody rides the train” (and when they do, we better by-gosh stop it!)

Amtrak anticipated that about 51,000 riders per year would take advantage of the service, but a report released this week shows more than 126,000 hopped aboard. Adding to that success, the service has blown away revenue estimates. They expected $2.5 million, but raked in more than $6 million.

Funding Gap May Close Popular Amtrak Route – NBC29.

Filed under: Amtrak, Passenger Rail Politics