Supporters of the Confederacy had damaged trains,rail lines and bridges between the two cities.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

The new company would have complete control of rail transportation in the American West.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

The project includes a battery charging station at a Delhi Metro Rail Station.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

The first rail line to cross the nation was completed in eighteen sixty-nine.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Investor Warren Buffet says America's "future prosperity" depends on its rail system.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

A mob blocked the rail line and threw stones at the train.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Engineers decided that four new rail lines would be possible.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

They connected the rail lines with a golden spike.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Republicans and Democrats generally support high-speed rail service.

VOA: special.2011.02.11

"It includes three hundred million dollars to buy new cars for the government, eight billion dollars for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and one hundred forty million dollars for something called 'volcano monitoring.'

VOA: special.2009.02.27

"We made our choice help the small businesses, targeted tax cuts for millions and advancing our investment in roads,rail and education.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"In California alone it is estimated that 160,000 construction jobs could be created just to build those two high speed rail corridors."

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Meanwhile,the Eurostar rail service linking London,Brussels and Paris is experiencing delays and cancellations through at least Sunday due to severe weather conditions.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

President Obama recently announced that $8 billion in stimulus funds would go to developing high-speed rail corridors.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Red-shirt crowds in several provinces have also in recent weeks blocked roads and rail lines believed to be carrying troops and supplies to Bangkok.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Eighty billion dollars of that total was to be pumped into the U.S.economy to promote development of renewable energy, urban mass transit, high-speed rail systems and clean energy jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Inaugurating a rail link in Indian Kashmir's Anantnag district, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India and Pakistan can talk on a range of issues such as trade, and easing of travel procedures for families living across the Himalayan region's divided border.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"At a per-passenger-mile basis, rail is about three times as efficient as travel by car, in terms of fuel efficiency, and six times as efficient as travel by air, so there are pretty substantial pollution reduction benefits both in terms of greenhouse gases and other pollutants."

VOA: standard.2010.02.15