Thu
Jun 12 2008
01:02 am
House approves Amtrak funding
By: jbr

"Some of the money would go to a program of matching grants to help states set up or expand rail service."

Will TDOT snap out of the roadbuilding 'trance' and focus efforts on this topic?

"This reflects strong support for intercity passenger rail service..."

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redmondkr's picture

And it's all

Submitted by redmondkr on Thu, 2008/06/12 - 10:36am.

And it's all veto-proof.

Last week Trains Magazine reported that railroads are presently a pretty good investment.

June 5, 2008
NEW YORK - Analyst John G. Larkin told the Associated Press that the current railroad environment is stronger than it has been since the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The Stifel Nicolaus analyst said industry stocks have "the potential to improve drastically over the coming months and years."


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