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Quarantines, state travel restrictions prompt NRHSA to cancel this year’s retailer show in Las Vegas

The National Retail Hobby Stores Association (NRHSA) canceled its October 2020 Las Vegas Table-Top Expo because of covid-19. The annual event for hobby retailers and dealers will return in September 2021. Numerous reasons for the cancellation include a 14-day quarantine period at most U.S. airports …

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WGH on Tour, Trainfest make tough decisions to cancel model railroad shows because of covid-19

The nation’s largest model train shows announced cancellations this week, some for dates as far away as early 2021. World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour and Trainfest, which account for about five of the most widely attended model railroad shows each fall and winter, canceled upcoming …

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Public apprehensive about riding Denver RTD system buses, trains amid coronavirus pandemic

A survey of Denver-area residents leads RTD to take extra precautions to ensure riders feel comfortable using their surveys. See the Story

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CARES Act provides $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help public transportation systems

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that the CARES Act is providing $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to covid-19. Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security …

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NMRA Gateway 2020 national convention cancels amid fallout from new coronavirus, social distancing

The NMRA Gateway 2020 national convention is the latest model railroad event to be stopped in its tracks because of the new coronavirus. One of the largest annual model railroad meets in the U.S., slated for July in St. Louis, MO, was canceled after local …

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Public transportation industry seeks $16 billion in emergency relief from Congress to cover losses

APTA leader says public transit agencies need immediate help WASHINGTON – The public transportation industry is urging Congress to immediately provide $16 billion in direct emergency funding to public transit agencies to offset costs and revenue losses caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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