Article: AMTRAK 'CIVIC CONVERSATION' IN PENNSYLVANIA TO CONSIDER RAIL DEPOT DEVELOPMENT, RESTORATION

Article: REP. BROWN OPENS HEARING WITH COMMENTS ON BENEFITS OF INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 26, 2007 ;     359 words ......HearingThe Benefits of Intercity Passenger Rail The Subcommittee on Railroads...the "Benefits of Intercity Passenger Rail." More and more, states and...across America are turning to passenger rail to meet the transportation...

Article: FUTURE OF PASSENGER RAIL:JOLENE M. MOLITORIS
Congressional Testimony;  April 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......Related Agencies April 1, 2009 High Speed Passenger Rail`s time has come to the United States...commitment to invest in a national passenger rail network that serves more Americans...discussed and debated, the issue of passenger rail service created a groundswell of support...

Article: STATE SEN. SUE LANDSKE APPOINTED TO INTERSTATE PASSENGER RAIL COMMISSION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 22, 2007 ;     474 words ......appointment to the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC), an organization...working to expand and improve passenger rail service in the region. The MIPRC...development of a safe, efficient passenger rail system in the region. The commission...

Article: REP. BISHOP VOTES FOR STRONGER INVESTMENT IN AMERICA'S PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 11, 2008 ;     386 words ......toward improving the nation's intercity passenger rail system and enhancing a transportation...104, the House passed H.R. 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, a bipartisan...public transportation systems, including passenger rail, is increasing rapidly. This ...

Article: AMTRAK AND ADMINISTRATION PASSENGER RAIL PLAN:ALLAN RUTTER
Congressional Testimony;  October 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ......our legislative proposal, the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act (the PRIRA), and the future of intercity passenger rail service. This year marked the...Administration can put intercity passenger rail service policy on the back burner...

Article: Statement by Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO Association of American Railroads on Passenger Rail Group Study
U.S. Newswire;  December 7, 2007 ;     339 words ......PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America needs a robust passenger rail transportation system, and we commend...opportunity to create a first-class passenger rail system that would give our nation a...transportation alternative. Successful passenger rail systems -- like those in Europe and...

Article: United States: The facts on passenger rail.
TendersInfo;  July 29, 2008 ;     442 words ......examine the feasibility to provide passenger rail services to the central Florida area...toward the ultimate addition of such passenger rail services as a means of controlling...construction costs each year. However, passenger rail service is expensive and none of the...

Article: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Says Federal Government Should Do More to Improve California Passenger Rail; Says Amtrak Reform Key.
PR Newswire;  March 31, 2005 ;     359 words ......California's plans for high speed passenger rail, but can't because of the broken...Mineta will re-submit to Congress the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act to breathe new life into passenger rail by providing healthy competition...

Article: Statement By Edward R. Hamberger, President And CEO Association Of American Railroads On Passenger Rail Group Study
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 6, 2007 ;     322 words ......news release: America needs a robust passenger rail transportation system, and we commend...opportunity to create a first-class passenger rail system that would give our nation a...transportation alternative. Successful passenger rail systems -- like those in Europe and...

Article: State transportation leaders join to support passenger rail; Coalition issues joint letter to the House Appropriations Committee.
M2 Presswire;  March 16, 2000 ;     485 words ......transportation leaders join to support passenger rail; Coalition issues joint letter to the...government leaders called States for Passenger Rail met for the first time in Washington...gain federal support for intercity passenger rail initiatives. Leaders of seventeen state...

Article: Coalition Sees Unprecedented Benefit in Stimulus Funds for Passenger Rail Projects.
Journal of Transportation;  April 4, 2009 ;     223 words ......8 billion in federal stimulus money allocated for passenger rail projects, the States for Passenger Rail Coalition foresees the beginning of a new era of expanded intercity passenger rail service throughout America. The projects will expand...

Article: U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta says federal government should do more to improve California passenger rail; Says Amtrak reform key.
M2 Presswire;  April 1, 2005 ;     407 words ......should do more to improve California passenger rail; Says Amtrak reform key(C)1994-2005...support Californias plans for high speed passenger rail, but cant because of the broken system...Mineta will re-submit to Congress the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act to breathe new...

Article: The Bush Administration Introduces the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act in Congress, Transportation Secretary Mineta Invites Serious Dialogue on Amtrak Reform.
PR Newswire;  April 14, 2005 ;     592 words ......new life into the nation's inter-city passenger rail service and improves Amtrak's operations...Administration announced today. Delivering the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act to Congress sets...serious debate about the future of passenger rail and needed reforms to save the ...

Article: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCES THE PASSENGER RAIL INVESTMENT REFORM ACT IN CONGRESS, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY MINETA INVITES SERIOUS
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  April 14, 2005 ;     604 words ......new life into the nation's inter-city passenger rail service and improves Amtrak's operations...Administration announced today. Delivering the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act to Congress sets...serious debate about the future of passenger rail and needed reforms to save the ...