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Duluth railroad museum offers glimpse into railroading heyday

January 29, 2010 Todd DeFeo

DULUTH, Ga. – For 40 years, the Southeastern Railway Museum has been dedicated to the preservation of Georgia Railroad’s History. “Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum” first opened on a 12-acre site in Duluth donated by Southern Railway. The museum remained at that location until 1997, it moved just down the … tracks – literally. That year, the museum accepted a donation of roughly 30 acres from Frank M. Ewing of Chevy Chase, Md. The site,

Legoland Florida to open by 2011

January 29, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Edited from PRNewswire Merlin Entertainments announced a multi-million dollar investment in the biggest family tourist centre in the world with the planned opening of Legoland Florida. Merlin purchased the historical Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven Florida from property investment company Land South Group and will open Legoland Florida on the site at the end of 2011. The deal to buy the 145-acre site includes the freehold on the current theme park and waterpark as well

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail

January 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

BTS: Q3 2009 airfares drop to lowest July-to-September level since 2005

January 28, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Average domestic air fares in the third quarter of 2009 fell to their lowest July-to-September level since 2005. Fares dropped 14.4 percent from the third quarter of 2008 in the largest year-to-year decline on record, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported. The $306 third-quarter 2009 average fares were down 14.4 percent from the all-time high, not inflation-adjusted, of $358 in the third quarter of 2008 and down 26.8

Senators: Legislation would close visa loophole

January 27, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A number of senators are sponsoring legislation they say could have prevented the would-be Christmas Day airplane bomber from boarding an American-bound airplane.

Ga. lawmaker wants voters to decide on horse racing

January 26, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A state lawmaker wants voters to decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow betting on horse racing.

Feds ban texting by truckers and bus drivers

January 26, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The federal government today announced a guidance prohibiting texting on cell phones by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since the Secretary convened a national summit on the issue last September. “We want the drivers of big rigs and buses and those who share the roads with them to

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines announce 737-800s order

January 23, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Special to The Travel Trolley Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for 10 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at $767 million at list prices. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the carrier is investing in the additional airplanes to expand its fleet and broaden its network, officials said. “Since its founding in December 1945, Ethiopian Airlines has been a dedicated Boeing operator — from [the carrier’s] first flights using DC-3 propeller-driven airplanes between

White House suffers decline in value, still popular tourist attraction

January 21, 2010 Todd DeFeo

It’s the most prestigious address in the country, but even The White House isn’t immune to the downturn in property values. According to Zillow, the house at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is valued at $292.5 million, as of Jan. 18. That’s down from its estimated value of $308.1 on Jan. 8, 2009, and $331.8 million on Jan. 8, 2008. The 55,000-square-foot, 132-room house features 16 bedrooms and 35 bathrooms. Of course, there’s always the underground bunker,

Progress delayed

January 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

It’s the economy, stupid.