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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Cal, Stanford among ACC teams hoping Atlantic-to-Pacific league travel is smoother in Year 2

ACC expansion to the West increased cross-country travel, causing sleep disruption and steep declines in win percentage for teams, especially western outposts California and Stanford.
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Is Amtrak the End of the Line for US Public Transit?

When America's first steam locomotive with regular passenger service set out in 1830, it was cause for celebration. The engine, nicknamed the Best Friend, traveled six miles along the Charleston-Hamburg Railroad in South Carolina and back again on Christmas Day. "We flew on the wings of the wind," the Charleston Daily Courier remarked in its account of the trip, "before any of us had time to determine whether or not it was prudent to be scared."
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