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Washington Post - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-14, 06:38 GMT
GETTING THERE: Princeton is about 180 miles from the Capital Beltway via Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. A 3 1/2 -hour drive, the trip can also be made on Amtrak via Princeton Junction; weekend round-trip fares are $212 in May. Note: Amtrak does not permit bikes on its Northeast Corridor route.

Retailers assail credit card fees in House hearing
Chicago Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) Americans' increasing preference for paying with plastic has pitted retailers against credit card companies in a dispute over the cost of the billions of transactions.

Teens arrested for graffiti crimes
Capital News 9 - 0 KB- Found: 4 hours ago
Schenectady Police say three teens were trespassing and "tagging" city buildings and now they will be tagged with a criminal record.

Retailers attack fees put on credit cards
Contra Costa Times - 0 KB- Found: 6 hours ago
n Criticism focuses on how fees are set; 'take it or leave it' attitude

Man killed going after copper in live wire atop utility pole
Savannah Morning News - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-14, 05:55 GMT
Savannah police say a homeless man was electrocuted after apparently trying to steal copper from wires on a utility pole. The victim was identified as Jerry Hayes, 40, a homeless Savannah man. Savannah-Chatham metro police said Hayes fell from a utility pole near the Amtrak train station Sunday night after he tried to cut live wires at the top of the pole. His body was discovered about ...

Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online Oberstars AMTRAK bill may aid Duluth to Minneapolis ...
BusinessNorth - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-11, 16:56 GMT
Washington DC Congressman Jim Oberstar introduced an Amtrak funding bill today that could help bring rail service back to Duluth.

Amtrak train collides with pickup in Ohio, 2 injured
WTOL 11 Toledo - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-11, 09:55 GMT
Authorities in northern Ohio say an Amtrak train struck a pickup that failed to stop at a railroad crossing.

Railroad Days chugging to life
The Flint Journal - 0 KB- Found: 10 hours ago
DURAND - The city will celebrate its railroading history - and future - during the 33rd annual Railroad Days.

More Metro drivers get a ticket to ride
Detroit News - 0 KB- Found: 23 hours ago
Fed up with high gas prices, record numbers of Metro Detroiters are leaving their car keys on the kitchen counter and tucking a bus pass or train ticket in their wallets.

D.C. budget does not include tourism marketing funds
BizJournals - 0 KB- Found: 14 hours ago
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's $5.7 billion budget for 2009 -- which was approved Tuesday by the D.C. Council -- does not include funding to help lure visitors to the city.