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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2010

Alstom's first AGV high-speed train to start tests in Italy

Trains will get face a number of tests on the Italian High Speed railways to complete the certification process begun in 2009. The first phase was completed on December 12 with an approximate 205 mph run on the Milano Bologna very high-speed line.

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From the Editor'sby Nicole SchlosserDecember 17, 2010

What’s wrong with Wisconsin…and Ohio?

Turning down millions of federal funding dollars for rail will cost both states thousands of jobs now. The financial support is being redirected to about a dozen other grateful states. Do the new Governors that Wisconsin and Ohio recently elected care that they may end up being left behind in the race for jobs and transportation?

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2010

Wis. rail advocates pursuing other proposals

Supporters are looking to push for increased Amtrak service and a commuter rail line now that high-speed rail plans are dead.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Amtrak’s Acela turns 10, plans for more success

After becoming a popular alternative to air and car travel in the Northeast Corridor, the operator plans to build onto its success with a plan for a bullet train that would run at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Oklahoma receives $49.4M for multimodal bridge

The reconstructed bridge will be Tulsa's first multimodal crossing to accommodate highway, pedestrian and bicycle traffic, as well as high-speed intercity and commuter rail.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2010

Alstom’s high-speed trains enter service on Helsinki-St. Petersburg line

The four Pendolino trains, ordered by Karelian Trains, with a commercial speed of up to 137 mph, now link the two cities in three and a half hours, compared to the previous five-and-a-half hours.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Talgo to cease manufacturing in Milwaukee

Talgo will first complete work on four trainsets for Wisconsin and Oregon, then open a maintenance facility to service those vehicles at a location yet to be determined.

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From the Editor'sby Alex RomanDecember 9, 2010

The tide turns quickly for public transportation

It was just less than two years ago that the cry for more public transportation funding or, at least, an understanding that more funding was necessary, had been heard by the federal government, in particular by President Barack Obama. Now, a half-term of bi-partisan incompetence has yielded a swift change in congressional leadership that is nearly unprecedented.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2010

Minority groups file Calif. HSR complaint

The group is asking U.S. transportation officials to freeze $3 billion in federal funds awarded to California, almost all of which is being saved for the start of construction in 2012, until minorities are no longer "left out" of the contracting process.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2010

FRA to redirect $1 billion in high-speed rail funds

Wisconsin has suspended work under its existing high-speed rail agreement and the incoming Governors in Wisconsin and Ohio have both indicated that they will not move forward to use high-speed rail money received under the Recovery Act.

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