Burning the Midnight Oil ...

Sunday Train essays for the Sundays of August:
4 August: Sunday Train: The Triboro RX & the G Train to the Brooklyn Army Terminal
Crossposts: Stars Hollow Gazette, Hillbilly Report & Agent Orange

At the time that I start writing, the death toll from the train wreck that took place in Santiago de Compostela in Spain has risen to 79. According toan account shortly after the crash (sp):
Alternating AVE segments with segments of conventional track or of lower specifications occurs at other points of the line. The Alvia train between Madrid and Ferrol, the fastest going through Santigo, travels on different tracks. Between Madrid and...

Sunday Train: Why Does Congressman Mica Lie About Amtrak?
Congressman John Mica, Republican from the Florida 7th district and member (former chair) of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has been on the attack against Amtrak again. During the testimony to the committee by John Robert Smith...

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This is the year that the funding authorization for the Federal Rail Authority expires, and the Obama administration is answering with a bold new plan to invest in this critical piece of any long term sustainable transport system, as described earlier...