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High-speed rail funds are still hung up, as Congress tightens its belt
Advocates of the rail program are still waiting for promised federal funds, and they worry that a newly conservative Congress will cut the payouts.
C.B. Hall
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Electric motoring: What's down NW roads?
Advocates of electric cars and public charging stations are caught in a conundrum, and it's not just about money.
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Olympia still waiting for high-speed rail funds
The state had expected by Sept. 30 to receive its $590 million share of federal stimulus money for rail projects, but D.C. administrators say complex project contracts are taking longer to finalize.
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Are passenger-only ferries on the way back?
A new Kingston-Seattle service is coming and other ideas are following, giving rise to the thought of a resurrected Mosquito Fleet on Puget Sound.