Ned Levi looks at the problems of railway travel security compared to air travel security, and explains the difficulties of rail security, in part due to the number of people traveling in the US by rail daily, and its accessibility.
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Rail travel
Rail travel preferred over air travel, the Vegas Box for frequent Vegas travelers, why aren’t there more women airline pilots?
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Short-hop flights are bad for the environment (and less enjoyable every month), but driving is also inefficient and steadily more expensive. Tim Leffel sets out on a family vacation covering four cities, using public transportation for 12 days.
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As gasoline prices steadily rise and airfares go up day by day, rail travel is looking more and more like a bargain. The only trouble is, the Amtrak system is literally crumbling and needs federal funding. Congress, who controls the purse strings is asleep at the switch.
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A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hundreds.
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An Amtrak train hit three workers who were inspecting tracks in Providence, R.I., Thursday, killing one and injuring the other two, The Boston Globe reports.
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