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Dallas-Houston high-speed rail proposal could benefit ‘whole of Texas,’ Amtrak executive says
Amtrak is inching closer to developing true high-speed rail, not in the heavily-traveled Northeast Corridor, but in Texas.
5 of the best Amtrak adventures from Chicago for train lovers
Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day ...
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Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-252, Remove Language Considered Vague, Archaic, or Inconsistent in City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
A "yes" vote supported amending the Portland City Charter to remove or replace words that the Charter Commission determined were vague, archaic, or inconsistent. A "no" vote opposed amending the ...
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Portland, Oregon, Measure 26-251, City Management of Recreational Areas, Sewers, and Stormwater Amendment (November 2024)
A "yes" vote supported amending the Portland City Charter to define certain terms related to the city's authority to manage recreational and natural areas, sewers, and stormwater. A "no" vote opposed ...
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I traveled first class on an Amtrak Acela train and thought the perks were cool — but not worth the $270 price tag
Impact Link When traveling from NYC to Baltimore in 2022, I rode in first class on an Amtrak Acela ... I got to NYC's Penn Station at around 8 a.m. for my 9 a.m. train to Baltimore on a Sunday ...
Daily Express15d
The 10 biggest countries in the world without a single train station
The oldest terminal station in the world was Crown Street railway station in Liverpool in 1830, on the locomotive-hauled Liverpool to Manchester line. Since then, over 2,500 train stations have ...
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Amtrak services between Boston and New Haven delayed after person hit by train
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Amtrak services between Boston and New Haven have been delayed after a person was hit by a train Saturday. In a post on their X page, the train service said that a lengthy ...
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Woman fatally struck by Amtrak train in Warwick, R.I., police say
A woman died after she was hit by a passenger train in Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon, police said. She was struck by an Amtrak Acela near the Warwick/Cranston town line, according to Warwick ...
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I've spent hundreds of hours on Amtrak trains. I always prepare for these 5 mishaps that can make journeys more difficult.
Impact Link Amtrak is the biggest name in US train travel, which also means ... and Chicago to Portland, Oregon. Though my long-haul journeys have been positive overall, things can always go ...
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Fourteen people killed in Serbia train station roof collapse
The N1 news channel said train departures were halted from the station on Friday.
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13 people killed and 'several more deaths' expected after roof collapses at Serbian train station
Thirteen people have been killed and "several more deaths" are expected as rescuers search the rubble after a roof collapsed at a train station in Serbia. The country's interior minister Ivica ...
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MAX train strikes, kills man in N. Portland
A Portland Fire & Rescue ... between a northbound MAX train and a pedestrian. The crash happened about 6:30 a.m. near the North Killingsworth Street station served by Yellow Line light-rail ...