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After taking a closer look at the Amtrak funding in the Obama stimulus bill, don’t expect any big passenger service changes soon. This money is going right into maintenance of the current system. It is not too sexy, but its necessary.

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The economic stimulus package is law. Ned discusses how to spend its allocation for transportation, especially for highway funds, to bring the US national highway system into the 21st Century.

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There has been a lot of talk about an infrastructure stimulus program in the United States, but only in the most general of terms. Even the ideas flying around the Internet, leaked from Democrat think tanks and inside the beltway are sketchy. Highway and bridge construction are certainly on the fast track and perhaps air traffic control and airport infrastructure as well. But what about rail and mass transit?

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Breaking news from the U.S. government: Driving a train and sending a text message at the same time might be dangerous.

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Now that gas prices have topped $4 per gallon, Congress finally seems ready to give Amtrak a reliable future. But should they? Is city-to-city passenger rail travel relevant to today’s Americans?

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