MHSRA Responds to the House Transportation Committee Hearing on High Speed Rail
December 06, 2011

Earlier today, Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discussed the status of the Federal Railroad Administration’s High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program. At the hearing, Committee leadership unveiled a new strategy that simultaneously sought to project themselves as both opponents and supporters of high-speed rail.

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A Tale of Rediscovery
December 06, 2011
F. K. Plous

Whenever somebody suggests a movie, book or television program with a railroad theme or setting I just know that at some point the work is going to get the railroading wrong. But in his new film "Hugo," Martin Scorsese doesn't commit any blunders. While the story isn't about trains, the trains and the vast station are used with care to further a story about the loss and recovery of reputation — and that in itself ought to give American rail advocates some grounds for reassurance and excitement...

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