HTN: High-Speed Rail May Stop Short

High-Speed rail may not reach Niagara Falls after all. Upstate New York is a contender for federal funding to be part of a nationwide high-speed passenger rail system, but the service is almost certain to stop 20 miles short of the Falls. Struggling local rail operator CSX, which was reported to be laying off 250 workers yesterday, will not allow its Western New York corridor to be used unless New York State pays all liability insurance costs.