The N&O recently published this hissy fit about North Carolina maybe not receiving manna from heaven federal funds for high-speed rail boondoggles due to legislation (now ... Keep Reading
High-Speed Rail
State Lawmakers Just Say No (to federal rail funds)
House Bill 422, filed yesterday and sponsored by Ric Killian (R-Mecklenburg) and Phillip Frye (R-Avery), would prohibit North Carolina's Department of Transportation from accepting ... Keep Reading
New Report Measuring Success of High Speed Rail
Randal O'Toole, senior fellow with the Cato Institute released a new policy report today urging taxpayers to look closely at the so-called "success" behind high speed rail. The ... Keep Reading
The High-Speed Money Train Continues
Where should Obama look for his high-speed rail revival? No further than the Acela rail services along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor-that is, according to Christian Wolmar of the ... Keep Reading
North Carolina to be saddled with long-term drain on resources
At least that's how the headline for this story about federal stimulus funds coming to North Carolina for high-speed rail projects should have read. As this Heartland Institute ... Keep Reading
What a Waste of Money
If you wanted to increase travel efficiency between Raleigh and Charlotte, what is the better use of $520 million? 1. Upgrade a rail line (but not fully) that serves a few ... Keep Reading
Rosy rail corridor…umm no
The N&O reveals (yet again) that it failed Economics 101. Taking cues from a new study put out by the Brookings Institution, the editorial praises the Southeast High-Speed ... Keep Reading
