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Lifetime pass for 'train baby'

fin24.co.za, 31 December 2006

California: Agencies seek Altamont rail link

By Paul Burgarino, insidebayarea.com, 31 December 2006

Tel Aviv Light Rail on Track but 6 Years Away

Arutz Sheva, 31 December 2006

India: First time, you can board a railway train in the Kashmir Valley

By Toufiq Rashid, THe Sunday Express, 31 December 2006

California: Niles Canyon Railway's Train of Lights proves a hot ticket

By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, 31 December 2006

India: Railways undergoes major transformation under Lalu

PTI, The Hindu, 30 December 2006

Zimbabwe: NRZ to Introduce Daylight Train Service

The Herald, 30 December 2006

New York City: Buddies Say they Broke Subway Ride Record

1010 WINS, 30 December 2006

A Trip 'Around the World' in an Hour on New York Subway

By Amanda Cassandra, voanews.com, 29 December 2006

New Zealand: Long-distance train travel numbers up

Radio New Zealand, 29 December 2006

Construction of urban railway line in Hanoi begins

Vietnamnet, 29 December 2006

Brits eye 300-mph maglev trains

London Telegraph, UTU News, 28 December 2006

Key Rail Service Between Pakistan, India To Resume In February

playfuls.com, 27 December 2006

UK: Vintage rail plan steaming ahead

bbc.co.uk, 27 December 2006

Chennai metro rail service in five years

By A. Srivathsan, The Hindu, 27 December 2006

Taiwan: High Speed Rail "a new era of transport": Premier

Radio Taiwan International, 27 December 2006

London: On your mark, the train is coming

By Chryselle D'Silva Dias, Christian Science Monitor, 27 December 2006

Alberta: Riding the rail aboard VIA Rail's Snow Train

Calgary Sun, 26 December 2006

British Columbia: Caboose to join Alberni train fleet

By Neil Horner, The News, 26 December 2006

Atop a long train in Africa, heading for change
Reuters, khaleejtimes.com, 26 December 2006

Denver: Ski Train begins its runs to Winter Park

By Scott Willoughby, Denver Post, 26 December 2006

Catch Chile's wine train for tasty reds and a troubled past

By David Molyneau, The Oregonian, 245 December 2006

Railways offer package tours with Cox & Kings

Business Standard, 24 December 2006

Canada: Plan to hop aboard Rocky Mountaineer for adventures by rail

By Richard P. Carpenter, Boston Globe, 24 December 2006

Mecca And Medina Finally Linked By Rail

Bernama.com, 24 December 2006

India: Railways is ready with its Buddhist circuit map, train

By Raghvendra Rao, The Indian Express, 23 December 2006

Railways to run special Buddhist pilgrimage train

PTI, The Hindu, 23 December 2006

Surprising Forecast for Amtrak: Growth

By Matthew L. Wald And Don Phillips, nytimes.com, 23 December 2006

India exploring possibility of rail link with Myanmar

The Sangai Express / Manipur Info Centre, e-pao.net, 22 December 2006

Arizona: Railway museum taking shape at new home

By Ty Young, The azcentral.com, 21 December 2006

N.Y. trains its sights on mass-transit 'E-ZPass'

Daily News, UTU News, 21 December 2006

UK: Nene Valley Railway's platform for success

The Evening Telegraph, 20 December 2006

Turkey: EIB loan puts Istanbul�Ankara high-speed railway on track

Dunya Gazetesi, 19 December 2006

France hopes to set world speed record of 342mph with new TGV

By John Lichfield, independent.co.uk, 19 December 2006

NJ Transit's double-decker train rolling

By Judy Rife, Times Herald-Record, 19 December 2006

Seattle: Here's what will travel those light-rail tracks

The Seattle Times, 19 December 2006

Minneapolis/St. Paul: Noting progress on light rail for Central Corridor

Pioneer Press, twincities.com, 19 December 2006

Prague's main rail station undergoing reconstruction

M & C, 19 December 2006

New Zealand: $120m revamp for rail in West Auckland

NZPA, stuff.co.nz, 19 December 2006

On the Acela Express from Boston to NY, a MotoQ/PDANet cocktail is just the ticket

By David Berlind, zdnet.com, 19 December 2006

Canadians Leaning More and More on Transit

AM 640 Toronto, 19 December 2006

Japanese train company to debut dual-use bus and rail vehicle

engadget, 18 December 2006

Fast rail plan for Sydney

Daily Telegraph, 18 December 2006

China to run luxury tourist train on Qinghai-Tibet railway

The Hindu, 18 December 2006

Non-stop Train 'Pakistan Express' goes into Motion

By Sarah Kamall, Pakistan Times, 17 December 2006

L.A., long ruled by cars, becoming transit leader

By John Pomfret, The Washington Post, UTU News, 17 December 2006

China: Luxury train on Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Xinhua, Chinadaily.com, 17 December 2006

Paris' latest form of public transport hits the rails

AP, iht.com, 16 December 2006

Paris: Tram's return journey takes 70 years

By Charles Bremner, timesonline.co.uk, 16 December 2006

Arizona: Route 66--town where railroad ends

The Free Lance Star, 16 December 2006

Vietnam inaugurates first five-star express train

Thanh Nien, 16 December 2006

New York: Taking the train to economic success

Capital News 9, 16 December 2006

Sydney: First NSW OSCAR trains to begin running

VillageVoice.com.au, 15 December 2006

Moroccans find comfort, convenience and camaraderie in trains

Magharebia, 15 December 2006

Washington State: You Like Light Rail

Editorial, Columbian, 15 December 2006

PM to inaugurate Rawalpindi - Karachi Pakistan Express Train service today

Arabic News, 15 December 2006

Japanese Dual-Mode Mini Train Could Be Big in Japan

jalopnik.com, 15 December 2006

Glasgow: Mobile phone and Wifi plan for Subway trains

By Wendy Miller, Evening timesonline.co.uk, 15 December 2006

EIB loan puts Istanbul - Ankara high-speed railway on track

Infrasite.net, 15 December 2006

London to Edinburgh rail firm stripped of franchise

By Peter Law, This is Local London, 15 December 2006

Vietnam: Tourists to Nha Trang can go by express train

Nhan Dan, 15 December 2006

Victoria: V/Line talks up Bendigo rail performance

ABC Central Victoria, 15 December 2006

NJ Transit bets on casinos with new service

Courier Post, UTU News, 15 December 2006

Subway through Hanoi's ancient streets proposed

VietNamNet Bridge, 15 December 2006

Amtrak's Downeaster celebrates fifth-year anniversary

AP, USA Today, 15 December 2006

Tibet train runs safely into winter

China Daily, CCTV, 14 December 2006

Canada: VIA Rail's off-peak fares allow travellers to save from Winter to Spring

CNW Telbec, 14 December 2006

Minneapolis-St. Paul: FTA gives approval for engineering of Central Corridor light-rail

By Carissa Wyant , Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 14 December 2006

Ride From Rail To Rail On Jasper Snow Train

By Jeremy Derksen, VueWeekly, 14 December 2006

Color e-paper trials begin on Tokyo trains

By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service, itworld.com, 14 December 2006

Manchester-London: Rail deal signals more trains

Manchester Evening News, 14 December 2006

Colorado: La Veta tourist train explores Wolf Creek line

By Erin Smith, AP, Pueblo Chieftain,14 December 2006

Turkey To Invest 20 Billion Usd In High-speed Trains Within Next 12 Years

Anatolian Times, 14 December 2006

Take A Ride On Portland's New Tram

KOIN, 14 December 2006

Urban Getaway: Kuala Lumpur Monorail, Part 1

By Joachim Ang, Weekend Mail, 30 November 2006
Part 2 07 December 2006
Part 3 14 December 2006

Amtrak ridership to Chicago soars

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, UTU News, 13 December 2006

Denver eyes new commuter-rail line

Denver Post, UTU News, 13 December 2006

Wisconsin: Trolley time for Madison?

By Blake Anderson, The Badger Herald, 13 December 2006

Athens: Tram on slow track to Voula

Kathimerini, 13 December 2006

Boston: T-Rated Game Ads Off-Limits In Mass. Subway

By'Susan Arendt,'1up.com, 13 December 2006

Spain: Zapatero to open the new AVE high speed train link to Antequera

Typically Spanish, 13 December 2006

California: Capitol Corridor riding high on Amtrak line's 15th anniversary

By Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2006

Explore South Africa: On the rails

By Rebekah Kendal, iafrica.com, 12 December 2006

St. Pete eyes new commuter-rail line

St. Petersburg Times, UTU News, 12 December 2006

Warsaw, Poland commuter rail system upgrade completed

Polish Outlook, masterpage.com.pl, 12 December 2006

Atlanta: MARTA train ridership up 10%; small rise for buses

By Paul Donsky, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12 December 2006

Multilevel Trains Will Ease the Cross-Hudson Commute

By Ken Belson, nytimes.com, 12 December 2006

High-speed rail said inevitable for California

KCBS, 11 December 2006

Zhengzhou: Central China city to build subway

People's Daily Online, 11 December 2006

President has approved Jakarta monorail project: governor

ANTARA News, 11 December 2006

Hyderabad: GMR to build AP airport rail link

By C Chitti Pantulu, Rustomjee, 11 December 2006

New Jersey Transit to Run First Double-Decker Trains

By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg.com, 11 December 2006

48 Hours In: Lille

By Alessia Horwich, independent.co.uk, 09 December 2006

The Complete Guide To: High-speed Europe

By Anthony Lambert, 09 December 2006

Amtrak official suggests extending Heartland Flyer route to Tulsa

Associated Press, Star-Telegram, 09 December 2006

Cheaper rail fares for outer suburbs from March

By Stephen Moynihan, AAP, theage.com.au, 08 December 2006

India: New-look coaches on rail radar

By Vineeta Pandey, Rustomjee, 08 December 2006

UK: Rolling along towards green steam railway

The Norhern Echo, 08 December 2006

Sacramento: New Light Rail Extension Links Riders To Amtrak

cbs13.com, 08 December 2006

Capitol Corridor rail service chugs into 16th year

By Erik N. Nelson,Media News, contracostatimes.com, 08 December 2006

Connecticut: More commuters using trains within the state

boston.com, 07 December 2006

Europe: Maglev rail technology fails to roll

Infrasite.nl, 07 December 2006

Sri Lanka capital to have an underground railway

ColomboPage, 07 December 2006

Ottawa: Light rail back on track

By Nelly Elayoubi, Ottawa Sun, 07 December 2006

China: Railway to the roof of the world

cafebabel.com, 06 December 2006

Germany: Nuremberg To Get Germany's First Driverless Metro Train

playfuls.com, 06 December 2006

Scots seek 150-minute rail link from London to Glasgow

By Severin Carrell, guardian.co.uk, 06 December 2006

Nigeria: Reviving Our Rail System

Daily Champion, allafrica.com, 06 December 2006

Amtrak Offers New First Class Menu on Acela Express

Amtrak Press Release, 06 December 2006

Editorial supports Amtrak service in South

Mississippi Press, UTU News, 06 December 2006

Amtrak more secure with Democrats

Congressional Quarterly, UTU News, 06 December 2006

Aukland-Wellington: Refurbished Overlander to run daily

tvnz.co.nz, 06 December 2006

Peru: Travel to Huancayo from Lima by train

Living in Peru, 05 December 2006

Aukland-Wellington: New look Overlander to run 7 days

Scoop, 05 December 2006

Charlotte light rail makes limited debut

By Richard Rubin, Charlotte Observer, UTU News, 05 December 2006

Wales pilots free train travel on community rail lines

Transport Briefing, 05 December 2006

Karachi: Revival of KCR approved

Dawn, 05 December 2006

Karachi: Japan to lend $872m for KCR

Dawn, 05 December 2006

Milan: Pole dancing spices up train journey!

Asian News International, hindustantimes.com, 04 December 2006

Yuma Valley Railway makes first steps

By Jeffrey Gautreaux, Yuma Sun, UTU News, 04 December 2006

Ontario: Holiday Train is a-comin'

By Harvey Currell, Sun Media, canoe.ca, 03 December 2006

San Francisco Bay Area: Holiday Train turns commuter travel into vibrant holiday experience.

By Sean Mccourt, Sant Cruz Sentinel, 02 December 2006

Pakistan Railways to build Circular Railways in Karachi at cost of US $ 1Bln

By Saba Imran, Pakistan Times, 02 December 2006

Massachusetts: Ski train ready to roll through Greater Lowell

By Hillary Chabot, lowellsun.com, 02 December 2006

UK: GNER named number one rail firm in Great Britain

By Nadia Jefferson-Brown, The Press, 02 December 2006

Phoenix: 1st light-rail train bound for Valley

By Sean Holstege, The azcentral.com, 01 December 2006

Indonesia: Out of the destruction, an old coastal railway finds new life

By Sebastien Blanc, Agence France- Presse, 01 December 2006

New England train ridership grows rapidly

By Mark Langlois, The News- Times, 01 December 2006

Perth: $200m rail shopping centre unveiled

thewest.com.au, 01 December 2006

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