This time, parolee has a plan -- a halfway house to help stay out of pris bi13532100 Paroled out of San Quentin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Ronald Eugene Williams hopped two buses and by 4:45 p.m. had rolled the Greyhound-Amtrak station Old Town Roseville. Ronald Eugene Williams, 44, signs forms for release from San Quentin Prison last weekend as correctional officer Luis Medina counts out $200 ? the gate money given to all parolees as they leave. Ronald ..

High Gas Prices Push Travelers to Trains (News10 Sacramento) bi13532100 Amtrak says they're benefiting from high gas prices passenger numbers up nearly 11 percent

Historic Amtrak Passenger Service through the loop (Tehachapi News) bi13532100 On Sunday, June 22, Amtrak ran two passenger trains through the Tehachapi loop. This was a historical moment as..

Trips & Tours: A staycation special (The Sacramento Bee) bi13532100 If your household among those planning to stick closer to home vacation season, here's a deal worth considering: The California State Fair and Raging Waters theme park at Cal Expo have teamed up to offer a family-fun-friendly package to get unlimited access (regular business hours) to the fair and water park for one price: $49.99. A three-person tube down the water slide can ..

Travelin? time: Tied to the rails (The Record Searchlight) bi13532100 When the first California & Oregon Railroad train arrived 1872 the area then known as Poverty Flat, work began immediately to establish a temporary end-of-the-line railroad terminal and supply center known as the Railroad Reservation. It was around the area where the current Amtrak depot sits

Gas prices influencing more home-buying decisions / More people want to be in bi13532100 In hunt for a new home, Demetrius Stroud crunched the numbers to find out that, gas prices climbing, moving near an Amtrak station the best thing for wallet. Stroud was looking Elk Grove ( County) - about 85 miles from job in..

Gas-free getaways (San Jose Mercury News) bi13532100 Gas prices are well over $3 a gallon, and it's not even summer yet - the time when most of us do our vacation traveling

Emeryville rail expansion ease traffic from port (BizJournals) bi13532100 An allocation of $10 million should help clear the frequently congested rail lines and around the Emeryville Amtrak station

Amazing Effort for Darfur! (Crosswalk.com) bi13532100 California cell phone law may be more costly than the $20 fine - If there's a fatal car accident, a violator of the hand-held ban could face a felony charge, some experts say

REGION: Transit agency cuts jobs, routes (North County Times) bi13532100 NORTH COUNTY ---- Over the objections of picketing bus drivers and a boardroom packed angry riders, transit directors unanimously approved a $91 million budget Thursday that cuts bus routes, increases fares and eliminates jobs. The vote cam..

Flight Cutbacks Leave Business Travelers With More Time on Road (Bloomberg.com) bi13532100 July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Sachs, president of Puroast Coffee , the seller of low-acid coffee to grocery chains, tacking on an extra 90 miles to every business trip he takes to and from home

Travelin? time: Tied to the rails (The Record Searchlight) bi13532100 When the first California & Oregon Railroad train arrived 1872 the area then known as Poverty Flat, work began immediately to establish a temporary end-of-the-line railroad terminal and supply center known as the Railroad Reservation. It was around the area where the current Amtrak depot sits

Bill could create rail department (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Regis bi13532100 SACRAMENTO ? High-speed rail and Amtrak would be coordinated by a new state department legislation proposed Thursday becomes law

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