Mardi Gras service is off to a fast start, Amtrak says
"Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using a combination of CSX, Norfolk Southern, and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad trackage.
“We are well on-track to double the original estimate,” Amtrak Board Chairman Anthony Coscia said in a statement. “Demand is very high across our network.”
https://www.trains.com/pro/passenger/mardi-gras-service-is-off-to-a-fast-start-amtrak-says/
Alabama is the strictest state for cyclists, new study finds
"In 2023, there were 11 fatalities related to biking incidents out of Alabama’s 975 total crash deaths. Almost half — 45% — of those crashes were the fault of the cyclist themselves."
Wouldn't you love to read those crash reports? I bet the primary error the cyclists made was to come out of nowhere.
Alabama is the strictest state for cyclists, new study finds
Power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics
"Six news outlets across Alabama and Florida with financial connections to the consulting firm Matrix LLC, a joint investigation by Floodlight and NPR finds. The firm, based in Montgomery, Alabama, has boasted clients including Alabama Power and another major U.S. utility, Florida Power & Light."
#Alabama #AlabamaPower #Corruption
In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics