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Why can’t America have high speed rail? Because our investment is a ‘rounding error’ compared with Europe's, says Amtrak’s CEO

Even with billions in infrastructure funding, America’s rail investment is just a tenth of what some countries spend per capita.

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Amtrak Resumes Normal Speeds After New Jersey Earthquake

Amtrak swiftly responded to an earthquake in New Jersey, ensuring safety and resuming normal operations after thorough inspections.

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JFK And Newark Airports On Full Ground Stops After Earthquake

Following an earthquake that struck the northeast on Friday, both John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey have been placed on full ground stops. A ground stop is an order that slows or halts the flow of aircraft at a…

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Recent Bridge Collapses Highlight Vessel Hit Dangers

Learn about recent bridge collapses due to vessel hits and the importance of enhanced safety measures to prevent future tragedies.

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Amtrak Expanding East Coast Rail Service Under Biden Administration

Amtrak's East Coast rail service enhancement aims to offer convenient, sustainable travel options for passengers.

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Man Cancels Reservation After He Ends Up In The Hospital, Receives “Gross” DM From Restaurant

A celebrity chef's social media spat over cancellation fee went viral, stirring up a storm of backlash. The post Man Cancels Reservation After He Ends Up In The Hospital, Receives “Gross” DM From Restaurant first appeared on Bored Panda.

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From new skyscrapers to Union Station redesign plans, 2024 will be a busy year for architecture

Bally’s planned casino and the fate of the Century and Consumers buildings are among the five architectural projects worth watching as this new year progresses.

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Amtrak looking for input on Union Station concourse redesign

The passenger rail service is seeking public feedback on how to improve services in Chicago. In December, Union Station was awarded $93 million for upgrades.

Chicago Sun-Times

Train yourself to hop aboard Amtrak for long-distance travel

Americans who choose Amtrak are funding a climate-friendly mode of travel free of the hassles of airplane and car travel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Do Not Under Any Circumstances Nationalize Greyhound

Private, for-profit intercity bus services are a remarkable example of free market transportation. Socialists naturally want to shut it all down.

Reason

Christmastime can be a sad reminder that many towns in the US are left behind

The trains and buses that once connected my childhood hometown to the larger US have long since disappeared

The Guardian - US

Ed Burke ‘had his hand out for money.’ Powerful politician convicted of extortion, bribery in historic verdict

A jury of nine women and three men heard from 38 witnesses over 16 days of testimony as prosecutors made their case that Burke was “a bribe taker” and “an extortionist.”

Chicago Sun-Times

This Company Is Running a High-Speed Train in Florida—Without Subsidies

Brightline is the first privately funded intercity rail line in the U.S. in over 100 years.

Reason

Is flying safer than driving?

There have been effectively zero deaths per 100 million passenger miles traveled by air in the US each year from 2002 to 2020.

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So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

100 secret recordings, 36 witnesses later, feds winding up case against Burke — but will defense call Solis as ‘hostile’ witness?

Burke’s defense team has promised to summon former Ald. Danny Solis to the witness stand — finally giving Burke the chance to confront the man who famously turned on him while wearing an FBI wire.

Roll Call

High-speed routes biggest winners in latest rail funding round - Roll Call

The White House Friday announced $8.2 billion for passenger rail across the country, including more than $6 billion for high-speed projects.

International Business Times

New Trains, New Tracks: US Rail To Get Much-needed Facelift

Old-fashioned, slow, infrequent and often non-existent, trains have long been the poor relation of cars and planes in the United States.

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Chicago’s Union Station to get $93 million for upgrades

The federal grant allotted is less than the $873 million the railroad sought and won’t address Amtrak’s wish list of track improvements outside the station.

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An atmospheric river is soaking the Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain

The conditions closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas. Amtrak said no passenger trains will run between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, until Thursday because of a landslide.

Chicago Sun-Times

Landing a ‘tuna,’ lobbing an F-bomb — Burke’s famous quotes played for jurors after defense mistrial denial

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall denied a request for mistrial over a remark about the ‘Chicago way of doing business’ being ‘very corrupt.’ That allowed prosecutors to proceed with recordings of Burke and witness testimony.

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Mistrial in Burke case? Judge to rule on defense objection to ‘very corrupt’ remark during corruption trial

When Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur explained that she did not expect Amtrak executive Ray Lang to make the comment, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall quickly asked, ‘What were you expecting him to say?’

Reason

The Myth of the Federal Private Nondelegation Doctrine, Part 1

Serial-blogging my recent article in the Notre Dame Law Review

Chicago Sun-Times

Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start despite snowy forecast

About 2.7 million people were expected to board flights on Wednesday, and Sunday is expected to set an all-time record of 2.9 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak holiday ridership back above pre-pandemic levels as grant to improve Union Station appears on track

So many riders are hitting the rails that the railroad has added trains and extra cabs to them, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner says.

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