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3 hrs ago | IcStafford

A vision of a high-speed train pulling into the proposed Curzon Street station in Birmingham

A poll of 2,000 small Birmingham businesses revealed two-thirds believe the A 33 billion HS2 high-speed rail link is a waste of money .

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, Science / Technology, Internet

11 hrs ago | Oakland Tribune

John Horgan: Ongoing White House woes give hope to fast-train foes

Foiled and discouraged by the results of last November's election as Democrats held the U.S. Senate as well as the White House, the anti-HSR forces have been encouraged by the recent spate of damaging scandals afflicting the Obama Administration.

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Related Topix: US News, San Francisco, CA

15 hrs ago | Daily Record

Travelin' Man

Modern Spain boasts a sleek high-speed train, the Ave, which can whisk you from Madrid to Sevilla in a hour.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, Home Gardening, Home

18 hrs ago | RecordNET

Rail projects mean thousands of jobs

There are roughly $2 billion in passenger rail construction and improvement projects coming in the next year, including at least $300 million of spending earmarked for small businesses, for the Bay Area and Central Valley.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Joaquin, CA, Stockton, CA, Merced, CA

23 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Families have lots of options to ride rails

Since 1971, Amtrak has carried most of California's passenger rail traffic on both standard long distance routes and short distance urban light rail routes.

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Related Topix: Livermore, CA, Yosemite Valley, CA

Tue May 21, 2013

San Diego Source

Court's hit at Brown actually helps him

Normally, it's uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge - let alone a panel of three - thunder criticism from the bench.

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Related Topix: Jerry Brown, US Governors, US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court

Channelnewsasia.com

Proposed high-speed rail network a high investment for Laos

High-speed railway lines connecting Thailand, Laos and China might soon become a reality after the Thai cabinet met with its Lao counterparts in Chiang Mai earlier this week.

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Related Topix: Laos, Southeast Asia, World News, Thailand,

Mon May 20, 2013

Daily Mail

World's most dramatic city as you've never seen it before: Stunning...

World's most dramatic city as you've never seen it before: Stunning timelapse video of Dubai shows hustle and bustle of life around skyscrapers and mosques It is the playground of the rich where ostentatious wealth is flaunted, the skyscrapers reach the skies and the sun never seems to stop shining.

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Related Topix: Travel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Travel, Middle East Travel, United Arab Emirates Travel

Daily Herald

Amtrak chugging away at expansion, high-speed rail

It's a sultry day in Naperville, and the heat bounces off the station platform concrete.

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Related Topix: us Travel, North America Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Chicago Travel

Sun May 19, 2013

CA High Speed Rail

Authority Launches New Website

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is launching a new website www.hsr.ca.gov on May 18, 2013.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Business Journal

High-speed rail sought for Denver-Springs route

The Colorado Public Interest Research Group is pushing for a high-speed train running between Denver and Colorado Springs, The Gazette reports .

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Thu May 16, 2013

My Mother Lode

Artist Rendering Of Proposed California High Speed Rail Project

The Associated Press reports State officials have agreed to drop a request to consolidate all lawsuits challenging California's sale of voter-approved high-speed rail bonds.

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Related Topix: Sacramento County, CA

Examiner.com

Prop 1A suit will remain separate. State withdraws request to consolidate

Today, in an unexpected victory for the Prop 1A lawsuit , the California High-Speed Rail Authority withdrew its request for a consolidation of the Validation suit with the Prop1A lawsuit which has been in the court system since 2011.

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Bakersfield.com

Judge to hear lawsuit over high-speed rail bonds

State officials on Thursday agreed to drop a request to consolidate all lawsuits challenging California's use of voter-approved high-speed rail bonds, allowing a trial seeking to stop their sale to begin later this month.

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Related Topix: California

Wed May 15, 2013

Thetelegraphand Argus

Watchdog says high-speed train link 'ludicrous'

Plans for a A 33bn high-speed rail network to link Yorkshire and London are in deep trouble, after a spending watchdog rejected the Government's business case.

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Bangkok Post

Airlines say speedy trains are no threat

Executives of major discount carriers Thai AirAsia and Nok Air say their operating costs are definitely lower than those of high-speed trains, which, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, are estimated to be 2.50 baht per kilometre.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, World News, Thailand, Thailand Travel, Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel

Tue May 14, 2013

Nottingham Evening Post

High-speed-train tunnel under the airport could be extended

A PROPOSED tunnel underneath East Midlands Airport to bring high-speed rail to Notts could be extended by an extra kilometre.

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Related Topix: Leicestershire County, England, United Kingdom

The Fresno Bee

Kings County fights for its lawsuit against high-speed rail

Kings County opponents of high-speed rail are battling the project's leadership to avoid merging the county's lawsuit into a case on the issuance of bonds to build tracks through the San Joaquin Valley.

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Related Topix: Kings County, CA, Hanford, CA, Sacramento, CA

ANSA.it

Ministers called to snap meeting on high-speed-train riot

Turin, May 14 - Interior Minister Angelino Alfano and Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi will attend a snap meeting Tuesday to discuss security and law enforcement after the latest attack on the contested high-speed TAV rail line across the French-Italian border.

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Related Topix: Riot

Knutsford Guardian

Anti-HS2 group challenge leader

AN anti-HS2 group has invited Cheshire East Council's leader to a public meeting to discuss the plans for the high speed train line that is planned to cut through the Tatton constituency.

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