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I’m not exactly sure why the LA Times has chosen to let Ralph Vartabedian write shockingly biased articles against the HSR project, but his latest hit piece is up, claiming that plans for Amtrak to use the Initial Construction Segment in the Central Valley are flawed. The problem: if you read the article closely, what [...]
Florida Republican John Mica, who chairs the House Transportation Committee, has spent most of 2011 pushing a plan to privatize the Northeast Corridor, home to the profitable Amtrak Acela. Yesterday he made a surprising flip-flop and now is willing to let Amtrak keep the NEC: But the big news was the change in Mica’s attitude [...]
I’m writing this post from my seat on Amtrak Cascades #508, just outside the small southwestern Washington town of Woodland. I’m on wifi and we’re running alongside the Columbia River. It’s a beautiful afternoon, after a nice weekend in Portland, Oregon. Oh, and the train is sold out. According to the station agent at Union [...]
For the fourth year in a row I’m at the Netroots Nation convention, held this year in Minneapolis. It’s my first time in the Midwest, and I’m enjoying it here so far. Of course, it also means I’m busy, so posting is a bit more sporadic than usual. I did get a chance to speak [...]
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