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Historic New Zealand train likely to survive the scrap heap

AM, 30 September 2006

Construction starts on new central China railway hub

People's Daily News, 30 September 2006

New York City: More Players Are Taking the Train to the Game

By Michael S. Schmidt, nytimes.com, 30 September 2006

Canada tops in the world for luxury train travel

CanWest News Services, Vancouver Sun, 30 September 2006

Get a Free Extra Travel Day From Rail Europe

MarketWire, 29 September 2006

Britain to China by rail: the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway

By M. Alkhazashvili, Translated by Diana Dundua, The Messenger, 29 September 2006

India: Hotel shortage? Start more luxury trains

By Ravi Teja Sharma, Rediff, 29 September 2006

NY MTA approves rail-yard plan, subway extension

Monsters & Critics, 28 September 2006

New Amtrak President Urges US Government To Embrace Rail Travel

Associated Press, Easy Bourse, 28 September 2006

New England: Downeaster to change train's schedule

By Tom Bell, The Morning Sentinel, UTU News, 28 September 2006

Ski Trains from Boston Revived

First Tracks, 28 September 2006

China wants Jamaica to decide on rail deal before year-end

Jamaica Observer, 27 September 2006

Georgetown Loop Railroad: All Aboooaard!

By Lisa Parker, Fort Collins Weekly, 27 September 2006

London: Tourism boom predicted ahead of Eurostar's King's Cross switch Back to Local Government

By Jon Land, 24dash.com, 27 September 2006

Luxury train travel in South Africa

AME Info, 26 September 2006

Illinois officials pin hopes on Amtrak expansion

By Christopher Wills, Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, 26 September 2006

India: Express train to popularise science

ChennaiOnline, 26 September 2006

Trolley Bus coming to Ethiopia

By ENA, The Ethiopian Herald, nazret.com, 25 September 2006

L.A.-to-O.C. high-speed rail study okayed

Los Angeles Times, UTU News, 26 September 2006

Greeters help riders find trains in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Daily News, UTU News, 25 September 2006

100Mln Euros To Requalify Milan Railway Central Station

AGI Online, 25 September 2006

Hanoi to have suburban train

VietnamNet, 25 September 2006

L.A. MTA plans to re-draw transit map

Los Angeles Daily News, UTU News, 25 September 2006, 25 September 2006

France: Train that changed a nation celebrates its 25th anniversary

By Charles Bremner, TimesOnline, 25 September 2006

Luxury train for Punjab to start in 2008

PTI, The Hindu, 25 September 2006

Virgin Trains Break London � Glasgow Record

RailwayPeople.com, 25 September 2006

Joyeux anniversaire, TGV24 September 2006

The Business Online, 24 September 2006

Grand Canyon operator set to buy historic train line

Associated Press, Tucson Citizen, 23 September 2006

Talking Transportation: Amtrak's Winner--Acela

By Jim Cameron, WestportNow, 23 September 2006

'i-to-i Travel Launches Meaningful Train Tours across Asia

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Scenic railroad offers portage for Adirondack paddlers

By Mary Esch, Associated Press, NewsFlash, silive.com, 22 September 2006

Historic Grand Canyon Railway to change owners

Associated Press, KVOA-TV, 22 September 2006

UK: Stagecoach wins South Western Trains franchise

4NI.co.uk, 22 September 2006

France: TGV marks 25 years

By Angelique Chrisafis, guardian.co.uk, 22 September 2006

La France TGV Service Marks 25 Years

guardian.co.uk, 21 September 2006

Toronto: TTC considers 24-hour subway service

By Jaime Pulfer, 680News, 21 September 2006

Toronto: TTC eyes 24-hour subway service

By Rob Granatstein, Toronto Sun, 21 September 2006

After 25 years, how the TGV reinvented the railway for France

By John Lichfield, independent.co.uk, 21 September 2006

Florida: He's fixin' to ride the rails

By Stacey Eidson, Herald, 21 September 2006

the Rails to the Great Pumpkin Patch in North Carolina USA this October

TravelVideo.TV, 21 September 2006

Texas: Railroad may fall through the cracks

By Art Chapman, Star-Telegram, 20 September 2006

New York City: Wandering dog gives train riders tail of city

By Joe Sexton, The nytimes.com, UTU News, 20 September 2006

Update: High-speed rail to link Paris and Strasbourg

Agence France-Presse, Reuters, International Herald-Tribune, 20 September 2006

Highspeed train links France and Germany

By Charles Bremner, TimesOnline, 20 September 2006

France: TGV Rolls On

Jaunted.com, 20 September 2006

Indonesia's monorail struggles to get on track

By Ed Davies, Reuters, 20 September 2006

Vintage passenger train chugs from New York to Pennsylvania museum

Associated Press, WSRG-TV, CBS-3, 20 September 2006

Vermont Amtrak service could see a change

WCAX-TV3, UTU News, 19 September 2006

Railway in Bulgaria: A Pilot Ro-La Train Went via Bulgaria

Railway Market, 19 September 2006

Scenic Railroad may extend to downtown Cleveland

WKYC=TV, 19 September 2006

Charlotte: Potential for streetcar CATS desires

By Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, UTU News, 18 September 2006

London: Fresh look for Tube trains

Ealing Times, 18 September 2006

Maine Train: A New Way to See Fall Foliage

By Dan Schlossberg, ConsumerAffairs.Com, 18 September 2006

New York City: Passengers lobby for bar cars

By Mark Ginocchio, Stamford Advocate, UTU News, 18 September 2006

Alstom confirms tram contract in Orleans, France; puts value at 108 mln eur

AFX, Forbes.com, 18 September 2006

Santo Domingo: Work begins in the largest station of the Dominican subway

Dominican Today, 18 September 2006

Toronto, York reach deal on subway extension

CTV.ca, 17 September 2006

Vietnam: Second tourist train plying between HCMC-Phan Thiet starts

Vietnam Net, 18 September 2006

Alstom wins 93 mln eur tram line contract in Orleans, France

AFX News Limited, Forbes.com, 18 September 2006

Toronto, York reach deal on subway extension

CTV.ca News, 17 September 2006

Eurostar knocks Ashford off track

UPI, Market Day, 16 September 2006

Tiblisi: Central Railway Station to be reconstructed

Georgian Times, 15 September 2006

Phoenix: Ditch the car, ride the rail

ASU Web Devil, 15 September 2006

New Hampshire: Choo-choo-choose a fall train ride

By Victoria Shouldis, Concord Monitor, 15 September 2006

China: Travel boom around corner, trains added

ShanghaiDaily.com, 15 September 2006

Canada: Travel by train and experience the magic of fall aboard the Dream Catcher Express!

CNW, 14 September 2006

Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois: Dinner and a train ride

By Stephen Elliott,, Quad Cities Online, 14 September 2006

New York City: Read About The Subway While Riding It

By Phil Guie, Queens Chronicle, 14 September 2006

New Jersey: NJ Transit board OKs River Line extensions

Associated Press, UTU News, 14 September 2006

UK: 92% of passengers happy with rail travel

By Ian Morgan, 24dash.com, 14 September 2006

Florida: Down at the train museum, chug-chug, choo-choo

St. Petersburg Times, 14 September 2006

Competing maps for L.A. transit

By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, UTU News, 13 September 2006

India: Passenger-friendly technology for Railways

The Hindu, 13 September 2006

Morocco: Urban transportation Tramway, subway lines soon in Casablanca

Morocco Times, 13 September 2006

Pennsylvania: Amtrak To Run High-Speed Train Between Philadelphia And Harrisburg

By Marc Levy, Associated Press, The Evening Bulletin, 13 September 2006

Rail Europe to set up India arm

By Kalpana Pathak, Business Standard, 13 September 2006

China to Expand its Railway Network by 2020

NewswireToday, 13 September 2006

China train brings tourism to Tibet

Telugu Portal, 13 September 2006

Tennessee: Railroad tours of fall foliage to begin

WBIR.COM, 12 September 2006

Florida: Study eyes FEC line for commuter rail service

By Dale M. King, Boca Raton News, UTU News, 12 September 2006

Pennsylvania: Amtrak completes $145 million upgrade to Keystone Corridor

By Jessica Bair, Central Penn Business, 12 September 2006

South Africa: Train to link Joburg and Durban

By Giordano Stolley, Independent Online, 12 September 2006

Pennsylvania: Faster trains encourage rail travel

Public Opinion, 12 September 2006

China Plans to Extend Qinghai-Tibet Railway to South Asia

Central News Agency, The Epoch Tmes, 11 September 2006

China train brings hope for Tibet yak herders

Telugu Portal, 11 September 2006

Shanghai: Maglev train to offer reduced fares

Associated Press, CNN, 11 September 2006

New Orleans may reopen world's oldest streetcar line

Associated Press, StarNewsOnline.com, 10 September 2006

New England/New York: World's most beautiful train ride

By John Schenck, Providence Journal, 10 September 2006

Work to begin on $435 million expansion of Pittsburgh subway

Associated Press, pennlive.com, 09 September 2006

New York City: Riders: It's Tram-tastic

By Peter Kadushin and Pete Donohu, New York Daily News, 09 September 2006

Via Rail Canada's Easterly Class: A Maritime Learning Experience ends season in blaze of colour and savings

CNW Telbec, 08 September 2006

London: New dawn for rail travel

By Sukhi Anand, Ealing Times, 08 September 2006

Pennsylvania: Strasburg Rail Road serves up a tasty trip

By Susan E. Lindt, Intelligencer Journal, 08 September 2006

Writer extolls more trains for Maine

By Jim Brunelle, Kennebec Journal, UTU News, 07 September 2006

New Zealand: Talks on luxury rail replacement for Overlander

By Adam Ray, Stuff, 07 September 2006

Rugby World Cup signs Eurostar as official partner

by Sarah Woods Brand Republic, Sports Marketing, 07 September 2006

Liverpool: Subway to go in revamp of Lime Street

By Alan Weston Daily Post, icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk, 07 September 2006

Seattle train commuters get daily glimpse of male nude beach

Advocate.com, 06 September 2006

London: Transport for London prepares to go Overground

By Ben Webster, timesonline.co.uk, 05 September 2006

Japan: JR East to spend $750 million on new rail cars

menafn.com, 06 September 2006

Swiss make breakthrough in longest rail tunnel

Scientific American, 06 September 2006

Dead Body Travels 1,000 Miles on Amtrak

Associated Press, Forbes, 06 September 2006

Japanese streetcar runs on NiMH batteries

By Michael Kwan, Mobile Magazine, 06 September 2006

London gets new 'Overground' rail network

By Martina Smit, This is Local London, 06 September 2006

London: Transport for London prepares to go Overground

By Ben Webster, timesonline.co.uk, 05 September 2006

Maine governor pushes for expanded Downeaster passenger rail service

WPRI-TV Fox-12, 05 September 2006

Poirot-Famed Orient Express Train Stops in Bulgaria Again

Sofia News Agency, 05 September 2006

In Los Angeles, the Desire of Some Is Named Streetcar

By Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times, 05 September 2006

Amtrak's Capitol Corridor ridership jumps

Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, UTU News, 05 September 2006

London Overground plans unveiled

bbc.co.uk, 05 September 2006

Pennsylvania: Train trip encompasses countryside, skyscrapers

utu.org, 05 September 2006

New York City: Mass transit grows as trip of choice

utu.org, 04 September 2006

City Pass begins work on Jerusalem light railway line

globes.co.il, 04 September 2006

Taiwan: Tsai confident in quality of high speed rail

gov.tw, 04 September 2006

Go from downtown to downtown with the Acela Express

etravelblackboard.com, 04 September 2006

Train connecting new international airport with central Bangkok to open next year

iht.com, 04 September 2006

Rent a rail car to travel in style

By Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press, 03 September 2006

Nashville: Commuters, don't rail at the traffic � ride the rails

By Gail Kerr, The Tennessean, 03 September 2006

Nagoya Railroad to decommission popular "Panorama Car" trains

Mainichi Daily News, MSN News, 03 September 2006

Los Angeles: Which Way for the Next Light-Rail Line in L.A. County?

By Jean Guccione, Los Angeles Times, 03 September 2006

Virginia: Norfolk light rail gets federal clearance

AP, Potomac News, 03 September 2006

Scotland: Pressure for all-night trains gathers steam

By Brian Ferguson, edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 02 September 2006

Toronto: GO Transit To Add More Bus And Train Service In September

CNW Telbec, 01 September 2006

Shanghai: South Railway Station, we 'Choo Choo Choose You'

Shanghaist, 01 September 2006

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