OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ODOT has created an online interface that allows users to learn about future plans for passenger rail in Oregon. At any point, users can offer their input on plans and routes through a comment form.
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Oregon Passenger Rail Interactive Study
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013High Speed Rail Summit – Speakers Include InfrastructureUSA Managing Director Steve Anderson
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
From the US High Speed Rail Association: Don’t miss this exciting high speed rail event of the year – High Speed Rail Summit DC. The Nation’s capital is the place to be this February 11-13. Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. High speed […]
View this complete post...Jenkinsburg, GA: Track Machines in Action
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013Part 1: The track gang takes out railroad ties Part 2: Getting the new railroad ties in place Part 3: Get up close & personal with railroad tie replacement Part 4: Keeping everything in its place Part 5: The finishing touches Watch more train videos by pwalpar on YouTube.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Richard Harnish, Midwest High Speed Rail Association
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Richard Harnish is the Executive Director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, a membership-based non-profit organization advocating for fast, frequent and dependable trains linking the entire Midwest. Harnish graduated from Elmhurst College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in transportation management. After leaving Elmhurst, Harnish was a logistics manager at American President […]
View this complete post...Falling Apart and Falling Behind 2012 Report
Monday, January 28th, 2013
BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE
Rebuilding America’s economic foundation is one of the most important missions we face in the 21st century. Our parents and grandparents built America into the world’s leading economic superpower. We have a responsibility to our own children and grandchildren to strengthen—not squander—that inheritance, and to pass on to them a country whose best days are still ahead.
New House Transportation Committee Member Will Advocate for High Speed Rail
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Transportation Issues Daily Newly-elected Representative Rick Nolan brings some real-world Congressional and transportation experience to his role on the House Transportation Committee issues. Nolan, a Democrat (D-FL) who will represent Minnesota’s 8th District, served in the House from 1975 and 1982. (He’s about to learn how today’s House is nothing like the House when he […]
View this complete post...Interactive Map: The Transit Space Race 2013
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
RECONNECTING AMERICA
Above you’ll find a map of all the under construction and planned fixed guideway transit projects in the United States. These projects were gathered in 2012 from local sources including but not limited to, long range plans, discussions with local officials, and newspaper coverage. We understand that these projects are fluid and the estimates of cost as well as the projects themselves are subject to change frequently. This list should be seen as a snapshot in time and not a definitive source on the subject matter.
Amtrak and California Partner in Pursuit of New High-Speed Train Sets
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
AMTRAK
CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY
WASHINGTON – Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) are joining forces in the search for proven high-speed rail (HSR) train sets currently being manufactured and in commercial service that are capable of operating safely at speeds up to 220 mph on both Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) and on California’s developing HSR corridor.
East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor: Alternatives Analysis Report
Monday, January 21st, 2013
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO)
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) with the City of Los Angeles as project co-lead has undertaken an Alternatives Analysis (AA) to study the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor. The purpose of an AA is to define, screen, and recommend alternatives to be studied as part of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Report (DEIS/DEIR).
Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Infrastructure is the physical framework upon which the U.S. economy operates and the nation’s standard of living depends. Everything depends on this framework, including transporting goods, powering factories, heating and cooling office buildings, and enjoying a glass of clean water.
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