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Watch a Chinese high-speed train take off from Shanghai to Beijing
China has been investing billions in a high-speed rail network across the country, between major cities and into rural regions. Here’s what it's like to ride one of these trains leaving Shanghai for Beijing. [...]
Guest Post: Massachusetts Sierra Club comments on East-West Passenger Rail
This letter was sent to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation during the comment period for the draft East-West Rail Study and is published as a guest post with permission. The Massachusetts Sierra Club simply urges [...]
Guest Post: Letter to MassDOT from Steve Strauss, NYS Council Representative – Rail Passengers Association
This letter was sent to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation during the comment period for the draft East-West Rail Study by Steve Strauss, and is published as a guest post with his permission. Thank you [...]
Guest Post: The Timidity of the East-West Rail Study by Andrew Jennings
This letter was sent to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation during the comment period for the draft East-West Rail Study by Andrew Jennings, and is published as a guest post with his permission. After reviewing [...]
The Network Effect: A Conversation with Jim Mathews of the Rail Passengers Association
This conversation with Jim Mathews, CEO of the national Rail Passengers Association, began when he and host Karen Christensen met at the 40th Annual NYS Passenger Rail Advocates Meeting & Lunch in Albany on [...]
T for All of MA: A Conversation with Chris Dempsey of Transportation for Massachusetts
We're speaking with Chris Dempsey, director of Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), about the “us or them” mentality that often pervades transport funding, and the efforts is making to build connections across the entire state, [...]