Spokesperson for the National Association of Railroad Passengers
Spokesperson for the National Association of Railroad Passengers, a consumer advocacy group based in Washington, DC.PROFILE
Matthew Melzer
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FROM Matthew Melzer
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Metrolink Riders Get Back on Train Mayor Villaraigosa rode the Metrolink train from Chatsworth to Union Station to demonstrate faith in its safety. At least 26 people have died after Friday's head-on collision with a freight train using the same track in the opposite direction.
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Proposition 1a: High Speed Rail, On or Off? The Department of Transportation says Americans are driving less and riding more on public transit; $4 a gallon gasoline has led Congress to finally authorize $14 billion for Amtrak, intercity passenger trains and high-speed rail. If the Senate and President Bush go along, that could mean money for California, if voters pass a November bond issue that would provide $10 billion to begin building a bullet train from Orange County to Sacramento. The first leg would be from Anaheim to the Bay Area, and some of the proposed route would share right of way with the Union Pacific. Last week we heard that the railroad is making last-minute objections, raising safety concerns in case the new technology collides with the old one.
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