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Sunday, May 22, 2011

TRAX News

With the SLC Tribune's Paywall, the Deseret News has become the best source for TRAX updates. I was reading up there, and I thought I'd compile a list of TRAX related articles:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705371617/West-Valley-TRAX-line-now-finished.html
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705365400/North-Temple-businesses-coping-during-TRAX-construction.html
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700082085/Airport-TRAX-line-ahead-of-schedule.html
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705343553/UTA-plans-open-house-for-Mid-Jordan-line.html
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700041456/New-TRAX-cars-help-give-disabled-riders-greater-independence.html
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