Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon

2010-03-15T06:00:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Peru says rail link to Machu Picchu to be partially restored by end of March</div><div><p>Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29.</p><p>Fierce rains in January washed out the rail link, the only terrestrial means of arrival other than by foot.</p><p>Transport ministe...

China High Speed Rail

2010-03-13T05:15:51Z

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2010 file photo, a worker checks a CRH high-speed train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to

China to bid on US high-speed rail projects

2010-03-13T04:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Minister: China to bid for US high-speed rail projects; building lines in Venezuela, Turkey</div><div><p>China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and

KDOT outlines study on expanding rail service

2010-03-11T16:16:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Kansas officials discuss 4 options for expanding rail service from Kansas City to north Texas</div><div><p>Kansas is a step closer to expanding passenger rail service in the state, but trains won't start rolling for several years.</p><p>The state Department of Transportation released a study Thursday out...

Cities not on track with Calif high-speed rail

2010-03-08T00:45:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Cities not on track with California's plan for high-speed rail system</div><div><p>Mayor Art Brown spent years pushing for a commuter train station combined with nearby housing in his community. But as townhouses are being finished around the $14 million Metrolink station, he's facing the prospect that California's high-speed rail line may plow right th...

Spanish train maker picks Milwaukee for plant site

2010-03-02T15:15:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Spanish train company picks Milwaukee site for new assembly plant, creating about 125 jobs</div><div><p>A Spanish train company that agreed to build an assembly plant in Wisconsin said Tuesday it has chosen a site in Milwaukee, creating about 125 new jobs in the city.</p><p>Talgo Inc. chose Milwaukee over other options in

South Korea's homegrown bullet trains make debut

2010-03-01T23:15:34Z

<div><p>South Korea's locally built bullet trains made their debut Tuesday, six years after the country introduced high-speed trains based on French technology.</p><p>State rail operator KORAIL said the new models, which can reach up to 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour, began service linking Seoul with Busan in the southeast and

APNewsBreak: Icahn backs passenger rail company

2010-02-22T08:37:45Z

<div id="subtitle">APNewsBreak: Carl Icahn backs startup company's bid to make new passenger trains</div><div><p>Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is backing a startup company that would build trains to run on President Barack Obama's high-speed rail network, challenging international manufacturers that dominate the market, the company ...

Belgium: 2nd black box found in fatal train crash

2010-02-22T09:18:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Belgian rail workers find 2nd black box in fatal train crash; EU officials urge quick upgrades</div><div><p>Railway workers on Wednesday found the second black box from this week's deadly train collision in Belgium — a crash that EU officials said shows the need for Europe t...

At Least Twenty Dead In Commuter Train Crash

2010-02-15T08:31:19Z

HALLE, BELGIUM - FEBRUARI 15: The aftermath of a crash between two passenger trains, on February 15, 2010 in Halle, Belgium. Between 15 and 25 people died when the two passenger trains collided during rush hour. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)

Money woes could threaten high-speed rail's future

2010-02-22T12:52:32Z

<div id="subtitle">State, federal money woes could threaten high-speed rail's future even with stimulus funds</div><div><p>The $8 billion in stimulus cash awarded to 13 high-speed rail corridors across the country may seem like a windfall for advocates, but there's a catch: The money isn't enough to finish any of the major projects.</p><p>State coffers are dry and federal spending is being cut back, so it's uncle...

High Speed Rail Missouri

2010-02-01T15:45:29Z

An Amtrak train arrives in St. Louis from Chicago Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Train travel for Missouri residents will get faster after the Obama administration announced grants of $1.1 billion for development of a high-speed rail line between Chicago and St....

Train Threat

2010-01-29T16:15:43Z

This photo provided by the Otero County Sheriff on Jan. 26, 2010 in La Junta, Colo., shows Ojore Lutalo, 64, from Elizabeth, N.J., after he was arrested Tuesday in La Junta, Colo., on an Amtrak passenger train enroute from Lo...

Colorado Train Threat

2010-01-29T13:45:28Z

Ojore Lutalo, 64, from Elizabeth, N.J., denies making any kind of threats while aboard an Amtrak train during an interview in Denver on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. He was arrested Tuesday in La Junta, Colo., on an Amtrak passenger train enroute from

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Ohio explores ways to pay for passenger train

2010-02-22T14:03:26Z

<div id="subtitle">After winning stimulus grant for passenger trains, Ohio looks for ways to pay its share</div><div><p>Ohio will find a way to pay for a new passenger train system without increasing the state tax burden, transportation officials said Thursday, a day after winning a $400 million federal stimulus grant that adds the state to the national rail plan.</p><p>

SPIN METER: US jobs picture mixed for rail grants

2010-02-22T13:59:36Z

<div id="subtitle">SPIN METER: Many high-speed rail jobs could go to foreign companies with fast-train experience</div><div><p>President Barack Obama is pitching his $8 billion high-speed rail program to Americans as a jobs generator that will revitalize the domestic rail industry. But the full picture is more complicated.</p><p>Building ultra-fast trains wo...

Obama delivers $8 billion in rail grants

2010-02-22T13:52:46Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday made a down payment on an ambitious plan to develop high-speed rail as a way to boost regional economies and provide transportation alternatives to cars and air travel in fast-growing areas.</p><p>President Barack Obama headed to

High Speed Rail States

2010-01-28T11:15:56Z

FILE - In this May 25, 2007 file photo, two high-speed trains one German, left, one French, arrive at the Gare de l'est train station in Paris. High-speed rail projects in California, Florida and Illinois are among the big winners of $8 billion in grants to be announced Thursday by the President Barack Obama intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to develop high-speed rail corridors and sell the program as a jobs creat...

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