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Resignations Further Set Back California High-Speed Rail Project

January 13, 2012

Plans for a high-speed rail to span across the state of California, which has already endured much debate and criticism, is facing another setback.  Both the Chief Executive Officer, Roelof van Ark, as well as the board chairman of the project, Tom Umberg, stepped down from their positions Thursday.  Dan Richard, Governor Jerry Brown’s adviser [...]

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Former Executive Found Not Guilty Of Negligence In Japan Train Crash

January 11, 2012

Masao Yamazaki, former president of one of Japan’s largest rail operators, was cleared of charges of negligence in the fatal 2005 commuter train crash.  Yamazaki was the rail official in charge of safety for the company in 1996 when it sharpened the curve where the crash occurred 9 years later.  The 2005 accident in the [...]

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Metro Plan To Increase Fares Is Expected To Improve Facilities

January 11, 2012

General manager of DC’s Metro, Richard Sarles, plans to introduce a new budget for the next fiscal year.  Complete details will not be disclosed until Sarles presents to the board of directors Thursday, but the new budget will surely enact major changes.  Metro plans to make increases in bus and rail fares, parking rates, and [...]

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Thameslink Contract Expected To Cost Taxpayers Additional 140 Million Pounds

January 6, 2012

Last June, the British government constructed a 1.4 billion pound deal with the German firm Siemens to purchase 1,200 new train carriages for the Brighton to Bedford line.  Recently, as several EU members are expected to perhaps default on their debt and return to local currencies, the Euro has devalued by about 10 percent.  This [...]

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Suspicious Package Causes Delays In Seattle

January 6, 2012

While using an ATM early Friday morning, a couple noticed a suspicious package at a Chase Bank in South Seattle.  The witnesses described the package as having two taped bottles in a box with wires.  The police are considering this incident as attempted arson since the incendiary device failed to go off. While the investigation [...]

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Cold Weather Causes Damage And Delays In Washington

January 4, 2012

As many cities around the country experience sudden and extreme drops in temperature this week, commuters must plan for more than just a warm outfit.  Metro officials announced Wednesday morning around 7 a.m. that there would be delays on the Yellow line because track workers had found a 4-inch crack on the rail line as [...]

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