NEWS AND INFORMATION ON PUBLIC POLICY AND RAIL SERVICE

for the NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS (DFW REGION) of TEXAS

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Metro Rail of Austin receives two rail cars

By Ed Sterling - Wilson County News - Oct. 31, 2007
Swiss trains
Austin’s Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority accepted delivery of two rail cars shipped in pieces from Switzerland. Four more cars are on order.

“MetroRail” is scheduled to begin in about a year, carrying passengers from Leander, north of Austin, to downtown Austin, with a few stops in between. What’s more, Austin Mayor Will Wynn is proposing a separate project — a light rail line — to connect Austin Bergstrom airport, downtown Austin, the University of Texas, and other stops. He wants to make it a November 2008 ballot issue.

Early voting
Registered voters can take advantage of early voting through Nov. 2.

Computer users can easily determine polling locations and hours, by going to the Secretary of State’s Web site. www.sos.state.tx.us.

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