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This Week at Amtrak; 2012-05-10

May 10th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 9, Number 5

From the Editors…

So you think you know a thing or two about the railroad business. Oh really? Read more…

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The Design of American Rail Travel; 2012-05-01

May 1st, 2012 Comments off

Volume 1, Number 1

The Third Century.

Historians and preservationists, cover your ears: The Pennsylvania Railroad was not entirely wrong in demolishing New York’s Pennsylvania Station.

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This Week at Amtrak; 2012-04-26

April 26th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 9, Number 4

From the Editors…

This Week at Amtrak returns to Washington for the two day Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads conference held by Railway Age Magazine. Read more…

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This Week at Amtrak; 2012-04-19

April 20th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 9, Number 3

From the Editors…

This Week goes to Washington to see what the transportation thinkers are thinking. Read more…

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The Business and Politics of Passenger Rail; 2012-04-13

April 12th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 2, Number 6

For those of us with something of a useful institutional memory, it’s like deja vu all over again, as a celebrated sports figure once said.

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This Week at Amtrak; 2012-04-02

April 3rd, 2012 Comments off

Volume 9, Number 2

From the Editors…

When the parent company of a legendary railroad states its intention to operate passenger trains, it is bound to garner some attention. This week we try to find out what all the hubbub is about. Read more…

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This Week at Amtrak; 2012-03-23

March 23rd, 2012 Comments off

Volume 9, Number 1

From the Editors…

Recently, a local regional railway announced a private initiative to begin passenger train service connecting Central and South Florida. Just to be clear, we said private. Read more…

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The Business and Politics of Passenger Rail; 2012-03-22

March 22nd, 2012 Comments off

ADDITIONAL Coverage

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The Business and Politics of Passenger Rail; 2012-02-14

February 13th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 2, Number 4

Founded over 35 years ago in 1976 by the late Austin Coates, URPA is a nationally known policy institute which focuses on solutions and plans for passenger rail systems in North America. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, URPA has professional associates in Minnesota, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Virginia, Texas, New York, and other locations. For more detailed information, along with a variety of position papers and other documents and a compendium of This Week at Amtrak, visit the URPA web site at http://www.unitedrail.org.

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The Business and Politics of Passenger Rail; 2012-01-31

January 30th, 2012 Comments off

Volume 2, Number 3

Up in Canada, our cousins in Cold Country are going through some heartburn about VIA Rail Canada and privatization. There have been reports some of VIA may be privatized, but federal government ministers in Ottawa (Which, by the way, is officially the coldest national capital city on Earth, even colder than Moscow, the hardy and ever-friendly denizens of Ottawa are always quick to point out to freezing visitors.) deny any such plan is in place.

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