Transit access to airport terminals catching on in US

Modern Passenger Trains: A National Necessity

"Federal investment to modernize the nation’s rail system will return substantial public benefits in a relatively short time. Investment in rail will add needed transportation capacity, provide high quality transportation choices, stimulate significant technological advances, increase energy efficiency, save human lives and reduce the negative impact that the growing demand for transportation has on air quality and the environment."

This report released by the National Association of Railroad Passengers in June 2002 is available from its Web Site in two versions, a short Executive summary (21 KB) and the Full plan (356 KB). Both versions are in PDF format, requiring the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

A need to influence national transportation planning more toward rail

Transportation is the unacknowledged crisis in the Granite State
 (February 4, 2002 - Union Leader) Please note there are two corrections:

• Dennis Dizoglio quoted a figure of 140,000 rail passengers daily not 14,000.
• The Texas study stated that traffic congestion costs $78 billion annually not the cost of transportation being $78 billion.

Open Letter to American Journalists (February 4, 2002 - National Corridors Initiative)

Amtrak Reform Council Web Site

Amtrak: The Boost That Began Sept. 11 May Not Be Temporary (9/22/01 - Washington Post)

First Reaction  to the tragic events of September 11, 2001