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Volunteers: How Much Is Your Time Worth?

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Washington, DC, ranked highest at $34.04, followed by New York ($28.73), Connecticut ($28.26), and Massachusetts ($27.43). In a 2008 survey of more than 26,000 individuals, ASAE’s The Decision to Volunteer found that “values drive volunteer choices.” Also hard to calculate is why people decide to volunteer.

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

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In May, two trains collided on a stretch of track in Connecticut. But the system is costly—and industry watchers, including the Federal Railroad Administration, have indicated that many railroads are not on pace to have the PTC systems installed by the 2015 deadline Congress set in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

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