With warmer weather comes the melting and refreezing that is the main cause of those potholes we see popping up on our roadways. MoDOT crews routinely scout for potholes and make temporary repairs to the pavement…As fuel prices continue to rise, so do the number of passengers on the Missouri River Runner. In fact, a heightened demand for seats recently caused Amtrak to add two additional cars on the St. Louis to Kansas City run. Since June, the Missouri River Runner has seen a jump in passengers of nearly 16 percent.
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Missouri DOT’s MoDOT Minute: Potholes & Amtrak
Friday, March 18th, 2011Photo Collection: Connected by Rail
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Mad Men on Trains
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Vincent Kartheiser & Rich Sommer sit down in 1965 to discuss trains and why we need them. Trains get you where you want to go, more directly than planes too.
View this complete post...Video: Why Build High-Speed Rail in the Northeast?
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION
High-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor is a critical component to providing the capacity needed to support projected growth in the megaregion. The Corridor’s $3 trillion economy, representing 20% of the nation’s total on just 2% of its land mass, is the direct result of our nation’s historic investments in world-class infrastructure.
Detroit Light Rail in Stop-Motion
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011It’s time for Detroit to reclaim the mantle of transportation innovation. A light rail line running down the middle of Detroit’s Woodward Avenue, “Mainline Option A,” will be faster, safer, and more reliable than the side-running alternative, “Mainline Option B.” Let’s bring the trains down the middle! Tell it to the feds by March 14: take a moment to submit a comment to woodwardlightrail@detroitmi.gov. See TransportMichigan.org for more information.
-TrainsDownTheMiddle on YouTube
Poll: More Than A Third Of Americans Aware Of High Speed Rail Projects In Their State
Monday, March 7th, 2011
HARRIS INTERACTIVE
When Americans were asked about awareness of high-speed rail projects, only a little more than a third (35%) of those living in one of the proposed high-speed rail corridors said they are aware of a high-speed rail project that is either proposed or under development in their state, with more than four in ten (45%) unsure…Not surprisingly, awareness is highest in states where HSR is developing the fastest (68% are aware in California corridor, 60% in Florida). Awareness in other states with proposed high-speed rail projects include the Chicago Hub at 31% and New York at 28%.
From the National Journal Transportation Blog, Week of Feb 28…
Monday, February 28th, 2011All three governors who rejected the federal HSR grants — Govs. Walker, Kasich and Scott — told Sec. LaHood that their states could badly use that money for more urgent needs of fixing roads, bridges and transit systems and, in the case of Gov. Scott, rebuilding Florida’s ports in anticipation of the Panama Canal expansion. Yet Sec. LaHood turned a deaf ear to those requests, insisting that the stimulus money must be spent on high-speed rail — even though money spent on other modes could have been just as effective in creating jobs.
View this complete post...Rural Transportation Needs
Friday, February 25th, 2011
THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
Rural areas face a looming highway capacity crisis in the years ahead unless significant investments are made. But rural areas need substantially different kinds of investments, tools to finance rural transportation projects and policy strategies than urban areas need. For many rural states, adequately funding roads and bridges is still the primary issue, much more than public transit, high speed rail and other transportation solutions that may make more sense in densely populated areas.
Video: Fort Eustis, VA Bridge Construction
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011The Fort Eustis Railroad Bridge is constructed out of thermoplastic composites, and is built out of nearly 100% recycled products. –IGSfederal on YouTube
View this complete post...Mainstream Media Opinion Turns Against the High-Speed Rail Program Amid Attempts to Keep Florida’s HSR Project Alive
Monday, February 21st, 2011The trickle of criticism about the Administration’s high-speed rail (HSR) program several months ago has turned into a veritable torrent in recent days. Serious media opinion seems to have turned against HSR and this has enormously complicated the Administration’s efforts to turn congressional and public opinion around.
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