The Road Warrior: Heartland Flyer ridership boosted by high gas prices (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
FORT WORTH — Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer is enjoying a spike in ridership amid higher gas prices. In July, 11,721 people took the daily 206-mile, Fort Worth-to-Oklahoma City route, compared with 8,362 riders the same month a year ago. For the 10 months ending July 31, ridership was up 17 percent. And it looks as if the route will be around awhile longer. Texas and Oklahoma spend about $2 million a ...
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The Road Warrior: Heartland Flyer ridership boosted by high gas prices (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
FORT WORTH — Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer is enjoying a spike in ridership amid higher gas prices. In July, 11,721 people took the daily 206-mile, Fort Worth-to-Oklahoma City route, compared with 8,362 riders the same month a year ago.
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Interest still might not increase mass transit to Houston suburbs (Houston Chronicle)
A perfect storm of rising fuel prices and rapid population growth beyond the Harris County line have joined to spur unprecedented suburban interest in mass transit.
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Santa Barbara getaway might be cheaper than you think (San Diego Union-Tribune)
There's nothing like cruising along the coast to Santa Barbara, seeing the ocean sparkle, or the sun set, while sipping a glass of wine and chatting with new friends. For people who want to forget the stress of driving and the high cost of gas, Amtrak is a great option. It has been my choice for the trip several times over nine years, with my son.
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Destination - Maine (The Yarmouth County Vanguard)
By Carla Allen THE VANGUARD NovaNewsNow.com Bay Ferries Cat transports thousands of travelers from Yarmouth to Bar Harbor and Portland, ME each summer...
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CATCH A FAST TRAIN (The Washington Times)
Amtrak is on track to add cars to Acela, the fastest U.S. passenger train, and raise fares as riders fill coaches on the Washington-to-Boston route.
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More holiday travelers will bypass gas pumps (USA Today)
More Labor Day travelers will hop on trains and buses this holiday weekend to avoid high gas prices and hefty airfares, travel experts say.
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Neighborhoods: Car-less on the east side (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Returning to the east side a year ago was an easy decision.
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Fares may rise for Stafford commuters (Stafford County Sun)
Virginia Railway Express executives are seeking two fare increases in the coming months, with the first 4-to-7-percent increase proposed for January and the second 3 percent raise set for July
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Air travel: Budget airline Zoom grounds flights, blaming fuel price rises (Guardian Unlimited)
Passengers left stranded after planes grounded due to non-payment of air traffic control fees
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