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  1. Prepare a custom #Amtrak route map & see fares using this online Amtrak tool that's easy to use. bit.ly/LdpnHv #passrail #travel about 16 hours ago via web
  2. RT @cahsr Buses Aren't An Alternative to High Speed Rail bit.ly/L1aJTw #hsrail #highspeedrail #passrail 7:01 AM Jun 1st via SocialOomph
  3. Transportation Nation: Will Wis. Gov. Walker walk or get railroaded out of Madison? wny.cc/JQ4RPv #passrail @transportationnation 3:03 PM May 31st via web
  4. "High Speed Rail in America" study" available at bit.ly/N101Po 56 pgs. Chicago Policy Review summary: bit.ly/N0Yn06 #hsrail 9:55 AM May 31st via web
  5. Study identifies most promising routes for U.S. #highspeedrail among 27,000 city pairs. bit.ly/N0Yn06 #travel #passrail 9:52 AM May 31st via web
  6. MRT @PointsAdvisor Receive 30% more #Amtrak Guest Rewards points when you buy points now until June 30. l.points.com/tl7f/ #travel #agr 9:33 AM May 31st via web
  7. Federal government to join discussion about Woodward Ave. light-rail project in #Detroit ow.ly/bgLMs #transit 9:18 AM May 31st via web
  8. New Jackson MI-Toledo #Amtrak Thruway bus means easier eastbound rail connections for Jackson area. bit.ly/KeArX2 #travel #passrail 7:01 AM May 31st via SocialOomph
  9. Creating neighborhoods around #transit explained in 6m37s video from AARP. "Active living for all ages." bit.ly/JR5cNf 2:41 PM May 30th via web
  10. Looking for #Amtrak station information? Want to see a photo of it? Check out the @narprail #travel guide. bit.ly/JR3Ou4 #passrail 2:33 PM May 30th via web
  11. Also: lack of cost-effective,efficient mass & commuter transit "leaving Wisconsin...behind rest of developed world." bit.ly/KIeGM1 11:29 AM May 30th via web
  12. Rejecting $810 mil for passenger rail, not honoring Talgo contract "killing job creation in Milwaukee-Chicago corridor" bit.ly/KIeGM1 11:26 AM May 30th via web
  13. New study to explore re-opening Birmingham-Montgomery-Mobile #Amtrak line last used by the "Gulf Breeze." on.mgmadv.com/LTOS0F #passrail 11:15 AM May 30th via web
  14. MRT @Amtrak At 3 pm local time Memorial Day all engines on our system will sound 1 long whistle to salute those who died for our country. 12:45 PM May 28th via web
  15. Just released by #Talgo: "Facts about Talgo Trains on the Hiawatha Line." 2 pages. #amtrak #passrail #travel twitdoc.com/12ZP 2:26 PM May 26th via TwitDoc
  16. More news from latest weekly Hotline from the National Assn. of Railroad Passengers (NARP). bit.ly/JEGAMc #passrail #amtrak #travel 1:51 PM May 26th via web
  17. NARP now #Amtrak Guest Rewards® partner. AGR members can earn AGR points when they join, renew or donate to NARP. bit.ly/JEGAMc 1:48 PM May 26th via web