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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2002

Amtrak provides free onboard Internet service

Three interactive trains house Pocket PCs

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2002

U.K. Royal Train may get axed

The luxury nine-carriage Royal Train costs an average of $50,400 for each 550-mile journey.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2002

Union Switch & Signal receives contracts

Total value of signaling and control systems contracts exceeds $100 million.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2002

U.K. unveils rail plan

Plan calls for $48.3 billion for rail network improvements by 2010.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2002

Panel recommends Amtrak lose assets

Under the proposals, Amtrak would relinquish ownership of the Northeast Corridor, estimated to cost between $800 million and $1 billion to maintain.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2002

U.K. rail strikes resume as talks fail

Last week's 48-hour walkout by union members halted 90% of South West Trains services, costing an estimated $14.4 million in lost production.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2002

Damaged NYC subway line may reopen early

Due to the high costs associated with rerouting, the subway line will be rebuilt mostly as it was before the attacks.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2002

Strike cripples U.K. rail services

The union rejected South West Train's offer of a pay increase equivalent to 15% over three years.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Automated peoplemover built without public funding in Indianapolis

Under a franchise agreement with the city of Indianapolis, Jakes Associates Inc. in San Jose, Calif., is developing a privately funded urban public transit system on a public right-of-way.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2002

Minneapolis Rides High on Light Rail Revolution

A booming population and a desire to rein in congestion led to the dawning of the Hiawatha light rail line, the first to be built in Minnesota. Plans to integrate the light rail project with a multimodal transportation system in Minneapolis are also on the horizon.

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