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2/11/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday Feb. 11, 2007

Bullet trains won't get us anywhere: California should abandon its expensive pipe dream of high-speed rail transport
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-moore11feb11,1,4334881.story?coll=la-news-comment
Los Angeles Times

'Dial-a-ride' service in Yucaipa faces cutbacks - OMNILINK: A meeting is set for Monday to discuss changes including an end to weekend service
http://snipurl.com/19wxw
Press Enterprise

No high speed in proposed rail system
http://snipurl.com/19wy1
Press Enteprise

RailPAC Annual Meeting
http://snipurl.com/19wy4
Rail Passenger Association of California & Nevada

Roadwork, more on city's (Palmdale) federal funding wish list
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5203223?source=rss
Daily News

'Subway to sea' offers little bang for the buck: In the abstract, a train beneath Wilshire Boulevard between downtown Los Angeles and the Westside sounds great. But in reality, it would take decades to complete, while costing untold billions of dollars
http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinion/articles/5742961.html
Daily Breeze

They aim to clear the tracks: Officials set sights on relieving train clog
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5205150
San Bernardino Sun

Trained to alert those on tracks: Blasting horn just part of Coaster engineer's job
http://snipurl.com/19wy7
San Diego Union Tribune

What’s the Toll? It Depends on the Time of Day (Congestion Pricing, 91 Expressway)
http://snipurl.com/19wy8
New York Times