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The Utah Rail Passengers Association has submitted an "expression of interest" to the Federal Railroad Administration. The document—which is officially posted on the federal docket—is a first step towards establishing new intercity passenger rail services as outlined in the Establishment of the ...
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BILLINGS — Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association, gives brief remarks at the Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit on August 23, ...
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This article was published by KSL.com on September 19, 2022.
SALT LAKE CITY — Looking for another way to travel into Idaho? There could soon be a train for that.
Salt Lake City and Boise leaders are currently working on a plan to restore a large portion of an old ...
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This article was published by KSL.com on August 21, 2022.
OGDEN — When it comes to interstate passenger trains, Utah doesn't have a ton of options.
Amtrak's California Zephyr cuts through Provo and Salt Lake City, as well as Helper and Green River on its way from ...
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This article was published by Fox 13 News on February 2, 2021.
SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution introduced in the Utah State Legislature seeks to prod the state to get in on potentially billions in infrastructure spending for a statewide commuter rail system.
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This letter to the editor was published in the Herald Journal on January 27, 2021.
To the editor:
There is an exciting resolution in front of the Utah Legislature this session that could bring a positive impact to Cache Valley that is long overdue — the resolution would be the first step toward ...
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By Rod Boam, Cache Valley Daily
This article was published in the Cache Valley Daily on June 2, 2019.
A Salt Lake man is proposing a rail service that would take passengers from Logan to Cedar City and back. Mike Christensen established the Utah Rail Passengers Association.
Mike Christensen, who ...
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By Carter Pape, The Times-Independent
This article was published in The Times-Independent on May 31, 2019.
The Utah Department of Transportation presented to Moab stakeholders last week plans for a feasibility study looking at the prospect of bringing passenger rail service to Moab.
UDOT has ...
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By Carter Pape, The Times-Independent
This article was published in The Times-Independent on May 3, 2019.
A nonprofit passenger rail organization is looking to have the Utah Department of Transportation commission a study of a proposed passenger rail system operated by Amtrak that would run ...
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By Mike Christensen, Executive Director Utah Rail Passengers Association
This article was published in the February 2019 edition of the Passengers Voice.
Recently I established the Utah Rail Passengers Association to advocate for state-sponsored Amtrak service in Utah that would connect north to ...
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By Nathaniel Smith, The Times-Independent
This article was published in The Times-Independent on January 4, 2019.
The vision for bringing passenger rail service to Moab is gradually taking shape. On Monday, Dec. 10, the ad-hoc Moab Transit Authority Study Committee hosted Mike Christensen; the ...
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By Mike Christensen, Utah Rail Passengers Association Executive Director
This article was published in ETV News on January 5, 2019.
The railroads (and transportation in general) have always had a history of direct or indirect government subsidies in one form or another. For example, the federal ...