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Program has clunky reasoning - Some leaders seem to think that subsidizing high-speed rail will offset this cash for cars, but subsidizing travel means more travel and more carbon Bombardier grounds $1.5B Learjet order - 2 for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and analysts expect disappointing news on the aerospace side, though Bombardier Transportation, the rail equipment OUR VIEW - Promising potential for high-speed rail - However, far more ambitious changes may be ahead for rail travel in the Midwest. Last month, the governors of eight Midwest states signed an agreement to Wyndham Rewards Loyalty Program Highlights 'Free Labor Day' Travel - Points can also be redeemed for other rewards including airline tickets, resort vacations, name-brand merchandise, rental cars, rail points or services at How Big Are the Environmental Benefits of High-Speed Rail? - A classic study pegged high-speed rail in Europe as using from 6.1 to 11.1 kilowatt hours for every 100 passenger miles. The Center for Clear Air Policy Fast rail can mean slower CO2 progress - Defra also recalculated its figures for rail travel. It concluded that the average figure for "national rail" travel was 60.2 gCO2/pkm. States Vie for a Slice of High-Speed Rail Stimulus - The state seeks $1.1 billion in high-speed rail stimulus funds. (NC3D) Billions of dollars in federal funding may transform the way Americans travel in the

Road trippers stay on course - of the United States, combined with the lack of an easily accessible rail system, like those in much of Europe, also drew Americans toward car travel. Inside Travel: European city cards - Costing 23 for three days, it covers all buses, trams, underground and suburban rail lines. It bestows free admission to the first two (of more than 40) Across America by road and rail - Rail passes are also available for 5-day,30-day and 45-day rail travel options throughout the US. Book well ahead for family rooms and sleepers but regular FLY BY RAIL Zero Emissions transport capital to capital - Across Europe, air travel is fast being replaced by high speed rail. France has an extensive rail network and Spain's fast train network has grown to 2000 State seeks grants for rail to Chicago - Improvements in Indiana and Illinois could cut travel time another hour, officials said. While trains can travel up to 95 mph on some parts of the existing UK Rail Study Seeks 34 Billion-Pound, 200-Mph Line - This is why virtually every other developed country in the world is now building high-speed rail lines. Travel to Glasgow from London's Euston station now OUR VIEW - Promising potential for high-speed rail - However, far more ambitious changes may be ahead for rail travel in the Midwest. Last month, the governors of eight Midwest states signed an agreement to

National Express Gets Sweetened $1.12 Billion CVC Bid - 27 (Bloomberg) -- National Express Group Plc, the UK travel company whose East Coast rail franchise is being taken over by the government, Simon Calder: An icon of European rail travel is finally killed off - Between those two phrases is the most momentous pair of words in European rail travel: Orient Express. Seventy-five years after the publication of Agatha Momentum still building in Central Canada for high-speed rail. - Europe and on Canada's existing Via Rail service, said there is no comparison between the two networks. ``It changes your whole travel experience to be astrazeneca, BAE Systems, Lloyds: UK, Irish Equity Preview - National Express Group Plc (NEX LN): The UK travel company whose East Coast rail franchise is being taken over by the government plans to hold a Inside Travel: European city cards - Costing 23 for three days, it covers all buses, trams, underground and suburban rail lines. It bestows free admission to the first two (of more than 40) Are 110-mph trains on the right track? - Through careful planning or just by default, passenger rail could become the nation's primary transportation system for inter-city travel in the next 30 to

Taxation and rail-links to curb UK air-travel - All of these places can be reached by rail and there is already some evidence that resurgence in rail travel may make short-haul flights more vulnerable to Top five off-peak destinations for fall 2009 - Rail Europe is offering a deal for unlimited travel for four through 10 days on both regional and Inter-City Express (ICE) trains. Across America by road and rail - Rail passes are also available for 5-day,30-day and 45-day rail travel options throughout the US. Book well ahead for family rooms and sleepers but regular EIPC Speednews: European Institute of Printed Circuits - In Spain, a high-speed line between Madrid and Seville is so successful that more people travel between those cities by rail than by car and airplane