The first revenue run of Amtrak's
new Downeaster,
train 681 from Boston, has just
arrived at Portland,
Maine on Dec 15, 2001. Photo copyright
2001 by Gene Poon.
The full report of the inaugural
run of this new Amtrak train will appear
in Rail Travel News issue #642.
ation appropriations bill just
enacted contains among other
things $1.25 million for the
California High-Speed Rail
Authority. The money will be used to finish environmental impact
reports on a planned 700-mile
high-speed passenger train
system for the state. The report
is due to be completed in
mid-2003.
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