United Rail Passenger Alliance

Vol. 1, No. 17 - December 21, 2004

1. This is Christmas week. Many of us will be traveling this week, either going home, going to see family and friends, or going to have fun. Best wishes to each and every one who is traveling. Continue Reading »

Vol. 1, No. 16 - December 17, 2004

1. A federal-state public finance program to fund the public benefits of rail infrastructure improvements through public-private partnerships and provide financial incentives to the private sector to participate in joint investments.
2. Public benefit funding to support expanded rail infrastructure capacity for improved intercity rail passenger service where it is economically justified.
3. Special financing for investment in commuter rail-related renewal and improvement requirements on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) infrastructure, funded through the transit component of the Surface Transportation Program.

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Vol. 1, No. 15 - December 10, 2004

1. All of the most experienced fascists, Communists (and the occasional socialist, when convenient) throughout history have always made the case that when you tell a lie long enough and often enough, and cloak it in a guise of official communication, eventually it will be believed and come to be gospel. Continue Reading »

Vol. 1, No. 14 - December 03, 2004

1. The Manchester (New Hampshire) Union-Leader, known as a daily newspaper with one of the rowdiest and most opinionated editorial pages in the country during political season, has set its sites on Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn, calling for his immediate dismissal, on the grounds that he has allowed Amtrak-owned track in the Northeast to deteriorate, while “spending Amtrak’s money on nonessentials” such as “little-used lines” in the national system. Continue Reading »