Intercity

The Intercity Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, conducted by Charles Dickerson III, took on the huge assignment of the first and last movements from Mahler’s Third, his longest symphony.

The intercity express was on a six-hour journey to the northern city of Lübeck.

The first long, calmly fluid shot in “Crossing,” after the edgily comic vibe of the early minutes, comes when Lia and Achi board one of Istanbul’s intercity ferries, and cinematographer Lisabi Fridell’s camera leaves our mismatched duo to roam the decks so we can feel the peaceful spirit of lives in transit: tea being served, passengers talking, a boy plucking a stringed bağlama as the water rushes by.

Brightline, a private company that operates an intercity rail line connecting Miami and Orlando, Fla., hopes to be the first to run a private high-speed service in the U.S.

The plan calls for delaying $1 billion in funding for intercity rail projects, saving $762.5 million by reducing funding for vacant state jobs and pulling back $500 million from a program to help districts pay for K-12 building projects, among other proposals to trim the shortfall.