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New way of life needed to run high-speed rail

Oct. 20, 2008
Building a high-speed rail system would change the way Californians travel. But for high-speed rail to work - as it does in Europe and Asia - Californians will have to change the way they live, and the state will have to change the way it grows. High-speed...
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BEIJING, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- China's says Beijing and Shanghai soon will be connected by the world's longest high-speed rail.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Utah-based Kairos Autonomi has achieved a milestone during testing of a retrofitted unmanned ground vehicle technology.

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BALTIMORE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Transportation officials say they are trying to adjust a computer system that overreacts to leaves on the tracks of Baltimore's light-rail system.

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia police officer died after his squad car collided with another vehicle while responding to a robbery call, officials said.

New regulations to secure rail traffic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released new security rules for freight and passenger rail systems designed to counter potential threats.

Calif. rail system may earn $1.1B by 2030

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The high-speed rail system California voters approved on Election Day could generate a $1.1 billion surplus by 2030, the High Speed Rail Authority says.

Study: Drivers don't respect speed limits

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Purdue University researcher in West Lafayette, Ind., said his study indicates many U.S. motorists do not respect speed limits.

TSA contracts Rapiscan for screening tech

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has contracted Rapiscan Systems for the company's high-speed threat detection baggage screening technologies.

Harris contracted for radio technology

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Harris Corp. for its high-speed encrypted Internet Protocol communication technologies used in combat zones.

Amtrak sets ridership record, revenue up

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. passenger rail system Amtrak says it has recorded an all-time ridership record thanks in part to crowded highways, airport hassles and high gas prices.

Second day of Scottish rail strike halted

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Most trains in Scotland are expected to run on their normal schedules Thursday after a union called off a second day of work stoppages.

Fire closes major Norwegian rail line

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The Bergen-Oslo rail line, one of the highest in the world, was shut down Thursday by a fire in a structure designed to keep snow off the track, officials said.

Drill held along Northeast rail system

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Amtrak officials say security authorities held an unannounced drill Tuesday at 150 railway stations in 13 states from Virginia to Vermont.

Swedish train breaks record

SKOVDE, Sweden, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Rail officials in Sweden say a test crew traveling 188 miles per hour set a speed record for a train on a Swedish railway.

Chunnel reopens to rail traffic

FOLKSTONE, England, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Channel Tunnel reopened for limited freight and passenger rail service Saturday after a fire in the Britain-France undersea link injured 14 people.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler