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Amtrak’s Northeast corridor plans: Rollout and reduced train times

Trying to come up with funds will be key, and Amtrak acknowledges the shortfalls. Raising ticket prices will be only option & will depend on political environment over the next administration to push this through.

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37 minute Amtrak ride from New York to Philly? Yes, but not until 2040!

We're used to waiting, Amtrak, but this is kinda stretching it. But seriously, we're all for it, just speed it up.

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Personal automobiles in cities aren’t necessarily a terrible thing

Monocle's design editor isn't the usual person you'd expect defending automobiles, but his insights into how cars can be a valuable part of a city's ecosystem speak to the distance city planners still have to go to find the right transport mix.

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Last week in TSA seizures: Grenades, fireworks, and lots of pistols

The TSA should make a deal with U.S. travelers: They'll stop being patted down and have to go through body scanners when citizens stop packing firearms, grenades, and fireworks.

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BoltBus’ new northwest U.S. route challenges Amtrak

BoltBus is consistently the best of the new breed of low-cost lines, but these lines' unofficial "stations" are already drawing the attention of officials in multiple cities and lines may soon need to bump up costs to deal with increased regulation.

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California approves funding to build the U.S.’s first bullet train

Despite the promise of needed high-speed service in one of the U.S.'s most progressive state, even long-time pro-rail advocates are stepping away from supporting the current plan.

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American Airlines wants to backtrack on promises made to retirees

With bankruptcy restructuring comes hard decisions, but whether or not to screw over senior citizens who dedicated decades of their lives to build your company shouldn't be one of them.

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Air France crash report points to poor training and pilot error

The pilots union and some families are already challenging the report because of the lack of blame directed at Airbus and component makers.

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British Airways wants to know what important guests look like before they arrive

Some privacy groups in the UK are calling this Googling an invasion of privacy, but this practice has been common at hotels for years and is much less invasive than the security search most flyers just had.

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Etihad uses partnerships to increase revenue and passenger numbers

It goes without saying that there are legacy airlines in Europe and the U.S. that would kill for these numbers.

Skift | 12 years ago