At least one-third of Americans do not have access to a car that they could take on a road trip, according to a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council – and as we’ll discuss, the percentage is probably greater than that. Yet for decades, civil engineers...
Newsletter 5/24/24: Borealis Train Enters Service
Here’s Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters
On Tuesday, May 21, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner cut the ribbon for the new Borealis train, which will run daily between Chicago and St. Paul.
Here’s why the Borealis matters, and what we can learn from its successful launch.
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Shouldn’t You Be Able to Get to Montreal By Train?
Montreal is a vibrant, exciting city. Unfortunately, Amtrak’s Adirondack will not travel north of Saratoga Springs, New York, from May 20 to June 29. This is the second year in a row that train service to Montreal has stopped during the summer travel season.
This highlights the core problem for American passenger trains.
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Lakeshore Rail Summit: Creating Transportation Oases
When: Thursday, June 13 at 1pm ET
Why: Billions of dollars in federal funding for rail transportation will transform cities like Erie with a transportation desert into a transportation oasis in the next decade. The rail corridor between Chicago and the East Coast is at risk of missing out. Learn how regional passenger rail projects can create a transportation oasis in Erie.
High-Speed Rail and the Construction of Space in 1960s Japan
When: Friday, June 28 at 12pm CT on Zoom
This talk will consider the bullet train in terms of the social construction of space—the ways in which people think about and use physical spaces—comparing government plans with public reactions to highlight the interaction between ideas and the built environment.
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Amtrak’s Acela Upgrades Its Menu (Washington Post)
The Dream of a Texas Bullet Train Lives On (Bloomberg)
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Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board Formed to Develop Proposals for High-Speed Link
Arlington Mayor Backs High-Speed Rail as Economic Engine
The Portal Project Advances in California
China’s Longest Single-Bore, Double-Track Railway Tunnel Completed
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