Significant Rail News, May 21, 2014

Perhaps Transit Priorities Would Help Dept: Minneapolis-St Paul LRT Line Runs Slow
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25763618/metro-transit-looks-speed-up-green-line-trips

Well, Trucks Often Drive Under Low Trees Dept: New SNCF Rail Cars Too Wide For Some Stations
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/new-train-cars-in-france-too-wide-for-hundreds-of-stations/article18773204/

Will The All Aboard Florida Train Service Be Good For South Florida?
http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/05/17/will-the-all-aboard-florida-train-service-be-good-for-south-florida/

Expert Sees Potential In Santa Cruz County’s Rail Future
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_25778911/expert-says-he-sees-potential-santa-cruz-countys

Los Angeles Wilshire Subway Gets $2.1 Billion From Feds
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20140520/los-angeles-subway-to-the-sea-gets-federal-funding

Austin’s Urban Rail: Owner, Operator, And Operations Costs Announced
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/05/16/austins-urban-rail-owner-operator-and-operation.html

After Long-Winded Debate, Detroit M-1 Streetcar Project Inches Towards Construction
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140520/METRO01/305200020/M-1-track-groundbreaking-Detroit

SMART Leaves Some Businesses Without [Disused] Freight Sidings
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140520/articles/140529959

MTC Committee Approves Funding For SMART Extension To Within [1/3 mile] Of Larkspur Ferry Terminal
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140514/articles/140519778

Role of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) At Issue In Yet Another HSR Lawsuit
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/20/role-of-state-law-at-issue-in-bullet-train-lawsuit/

State May Give Another $11 Million For Peabody Road Capitol Corridor Station, Vacaville/Fairfield
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/fairfield/state-could-give-11-million-for-train-station/

China Thinks About 8,000 Mile High Speed Train To US Via Bering Strait
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/08/chinese-experts-discussions-high-speed-beijing-american-railway

Better Late Than Never Dept:  Tucson Streetcar To Open This Summer
http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2014/05/streetcar-to-link-four-miles-of-community-when-it-opens-this-summer

San Francisco Muni Crime Down 30%
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/05/san-francisco-muni-crime-down-30-.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140514&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter

New Troll Installed On New Eastern Span Of SF-Oakland Bay Bridge
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/05/13/ironworkers-create-new-troll-to-protect-travelers-on-new-eastern-span-of-bay-bridge-interstate-80-san-francisco-oakland-michael-bondi/

Troll May Be Needed Dept: New Bay Bridge Defect Could Be Trouble In Earthquake
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/New-Bay-Bridge-defect-could-be-trouble-in-5482092.php

Peak Hour Tolls On Bay Bridge Have Little Effect On Congestion
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Peak-hour-tolls-have-little-effect-on-Bay-Bridge-5487995.php

Palo Alto: new Countywide Transit Sales Tax Must Include Caltrain
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_25797583/palo-alto-countywide-sales-tax-measure-would-need

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