U.K. unveils rail plan
Plan calls for $48.3 billion for rail network improvements by 2010.
Plan calls for $48.3 billion for rail network improvements by 2010.
Under the proposals, Amtrak would relinquish ownership of the Northeast Corridor, estimated to cost between $800 million and $1 billion to maintain.
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.
Due to the high costs associated with rerouting, the subway line will be rebuilt mostly as it was before the attacks.
The union rejected South West Train's offer of a pay increase equivalent to 15% over three years.
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.
Bombardier Corp. in November filed suit against Amtrak, claiming Amtrak disrupted its ability to produce and deliver the high-speed trainsets and locomotives for the Northeast Corridor in a timely and efficient manner.
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.
After years of delays, the Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors unanimously agreed to move forward with the CenterLine project, a 17.9-mile light rail system costing an estimated $1.49 billion.
About 100 people have been killed on railways there this year.
On Thursday, Congress approved $15 million to expand Metro's sensor program from two to 12 stations.
Congress approved a defense appropriations bill for 2002 stating that no federal funds can be spent on a liquidation plan.
One of the more drastic options has the private sector taking over Amtrak train operations and eliminating long-distance routes considered unprofitable.
Cause of accident, which scattered bodies and debris for half a mile, was not immediately determined.
Flaws in personnel screening and safety equipment were behind two light rail accidents last year at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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