Amtrak unveils $151B plan for Northeast high speed rail by 2040
Amtrak, the government-owned national rail corporation, on Monday released an ambitious $151 billion plan to develop a high-speed rail line along the currently existing...
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
DOT to provide nearly $745M for rail upgrades and construction in Northeast Corridor; top speed will rise
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced nearly $745 million for construction along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to upgrade some of the most heavily-used sections....
Monday, July 25th, 2011
China bullet train collision: 33 dead, 190 injured
BEIJING -- A Chinese bullet train crashed into another high-speed train that had stalled after being struck by lightning Saturday in eastern China, causing four...
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Budget deal deeply cuts high-speed rail program
President Obama’s fledgling high-speed rail program was dealt a serious setback by the budget deal that he struck with Republicans last week: new details released Tuesday...
Friday, March 11th, 2011
New study shows killed Florida high speed rail would have been money maker
Last week newly-elected Florida Governor Rick Scott turned down $2.4 billion in Federal money for a high speed rail project despite knowledge of a newly revealed Florida...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Florida governor rejects funds for high-speed rail
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday that he's rejecting federal funding for high-speed rail that would connect Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando."I'm not...
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
White House unveils $53B high-speed rail plan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to...
Monday, February 7th, 2011
California developing high-speed rail stations
Cities that expect to have passenger stations for California's proposed high-speed train system will get help from the state to plan for development around the...
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Besides clean energy, Obama stumps high-speed rail in State of the Union
President Obama dedicated a chunk of his State of the Unionspeech on Tuesday night to greentech and clean energy. He called for 80 percentof America's electricity to...
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood: "High-speed-rail will be our generation's legacy"
At a time when many politicians and pundits are trying to shoot down the high-speed rail projects in the U.S., Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is sticking to his guns...
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
DOT diverts $1.2 billion meant for high-speed rail projects in WI, OH to states whose governors won't refuse them
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said $1.2 billion in high-speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to states...
Save high-speed rail, departing Ohio governor urges
In a letter, the outgoing Ohio governor, Ted Strickland, has made a final plea to John Kasich, his Republican successor, to save a project that was to be one of Mr....
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
White House, citing solar and rail projects, warns GOP against nixing stimulus cash
The White House is warning a senior Republican appropriator that cutting unspent funds from the big 2009 stimulus law would hurt his state by halting solar and high-speed...
Monday, October 25th, 2010
California high-speed rail receives additional $902 million from federal government
WASHINGTON - Federal lawmakers say the state of California is getting another $902 million in federal funding to advance the design and construction of a...
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Amtrak announces $117 billion concept plan for high speed travel
What can you buy for $117 billion? According to Amtrak, you can cut travel times between major East Coast cities in half. You can operate trains at up to 220 miles per...
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
GOP Claims $50 Billion For Infrastructure Is Too Pricey, While Pushing $800 Billion Tax Cut For The Rich
This week, President Obama rolled out a plan to invest $50 billion in infrastructure as a way of boosting job creation, which will be (at least partially) paid for by...
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Obama proposes $50 billion for roads, rails (including high-speed), and airways
And he wants to fund it by ending $36 billion in oil industry "loopholes," which include...
Monday, August 9th, 2010
China Building 1,000 KPH Train
It has been awhile since I've talked about high speed trains here because, well, there hasn't been a lot to talk about. America's high speed rail system is...
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