High Speed Rail USA

RT @Wired Superfast Bullet Trains Are Finally Coming to the U.S.

2010-01-26T16:22:23Z

illustration: Paul Rogers

In this month's issue of Wired Magazine, there are exciting illustrations of HSR technology and predictions on five key corridors.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/ff_fasttrack/all/1

SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation

2009-07-04T03:09:37Z

US Department of Transportation expands the designated HSR corridors outlined in the vision for high speed rail to include the Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the Associated Press reports. There are several proposals for running along the congested I-15 corridor, and this designation allows them to be eligible for ARRA Stimulus funds in September.

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JR Tokai chief urges U.S. to introduce Japan's N700 bullet rail system

2009-07-01T02:55:29Z

While we advocate for creating American manufacturing and construction jobs as long as they meet quality and performance standards, it is exciting to see such interest from the Japanese bullet train system. Certainly their are opportunities for collaboration with other hsr system designers and manufacturers around the world. Japan today.

Advocates Call For 220 Mph Midwest Train Service

2009-07-01T02:46:21Z

The Midwest High Speed Rail Association has commissioned a detailed study for connecting Chicago and St. Louis with high speed rail express 220 mph passenger trains. Read about it in a partner feed for the Chicago Tribune.

Download the study here: Chicago to St. Louis Study by the Midwest HSR Association

Getting Up to Speed - High Speed Rail in California

2009-06-14T23:11:55Z

For an excellent, detailed description of the high speed rail project in California, from the perspective of a New York Times writer, read: Getting Up to Speed - High Speed Rail in California - NY Times Magazine. Details high speed rail systems in other countries, the challenges California faces, and the implications for the rest of America.

"... the train will go from L.A. to San Francisco in just under 2 hours 40 minutes and from L.A. to Sacramento in about 2 hours 17 minutes. Judging by the experiences of Japan and France, both of which have mature high-speed rail systems, it would end the expansion of regional airline traffic as in-state travelers increasingly ride the fast trains. And it would surely slow the growth of highway traffic. Other potential benefits are also intriguing: a probable economic windfall for several cities along the route, with rejuvenated neighborhoods and center cities; several hundred thousand jobs in construction, manufacturing, operations and maintenance; and the environmental benefits that come from vehicles far more efficient and far less polluting than jets, buses and cars."

Brian Christie Design

Editorial: Rail cars built in Michigan? Great idea!

2009-06-08T15:19:43Z

by Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board

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Despite the frustrations of her job, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has remained upbeat in her efforts to lead Michigan through its toughest economic storm since the Great Depression.

This past Wednesday, following a meeting at the White House, she got the ears of Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "If the U.S. is going to make a long-term commitment to high-speed rail, they're going to need someone to build cars," she remarked to the Associated Press. "I really wanted to put in a plug...for us to make the cars."

Good thinking, governor. For more then a century, Michigan has proved to the world that it knows how to manufacture automobiles. It's not building and selling as many these days, but there's no reason why the industry couldn't gear up and re-tool to make another transportation-related product.

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