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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,

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

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

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,

Progress delayed

January 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

It’s the economy, stupid.

Buckhead Skyline

January 19, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Greetings From the McPherson Monument in Atlanta

January 18, 2010 The Travel Trolley