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Friday, June 17th, 2011High-Speed Rail in the Northeast Megaregion: From Vision to Reality
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL STUDIO
The success of the United States has always depended on mobility. Without investments in canals, railroads, highways, and runways, this vast country would never have realized its creative and productive potential. In 2010, a group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design presented a visionary plan to meet the Northeast’s mobility needs through a new mode: High-speed rail.
Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
Surface transportation includes freight movements by truck, rail, pipeline, mail, Foreign Trade Zones and other. In March, 85.8 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moved on land, 9.8 percent moved by vessel, and 4.4 percent moved by air.
…The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in March was up 18.5 percent compared to March 2006, and up 60.9 percent compared to March 2001, a period of 10 years. Imports in March were up 52.2 percent compared to March 2001, while exports were up 72.3 percent (Table 3).
AAA Memorial Day 2011 Travel Forecast
Friday, May 27th, 2011
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
AAA and IHS Global Insight project 34.9 million travelers will journey at least 50 miles from home this upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. This represents an increase of 0.2 percent relative to the 34.8 million trips that occurred over the holiday period in 2010.
CSX Video: The Train
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011The truth is in the numbers. Of all surface transportation options, freight rail is the most environmentally friendly and fuel efficient. Learn more about how tomorrow moves with freight rail and the beauty of trains. -HowTomorrowMoves on YouTube
View this complete post...California: High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE
California’s proposed high–speed rail project would link the state’s major population centers, including Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego…In this report, we describe a number of problems that pose threats to the high–speed rail project’s successful development as envisioned by Proposition 1A.
Pragmatic Funding Decisions Mark the Final Round of Rail Grants
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Pragmatic funding decisions have marked the third and final round of awards in the Administration’s $10 billion High-Speed Rail Program. The awards, announced on May 9, confirmed what critics, including this column, have long maintained: the White House high-speed rail initiative, stripped of its high-blown rhetoric, is in fact a program of modest incremental improvements to existing Amtrak passenger rail services. As such, the initiative represents a small but useful step in restoring more reliable intercity passenger rail service— but it hardly deserves the hype and exaggerated claims that have been used to characterize it. Rather, it is a “victory for incrementalism,” in the words of Scott Thomasson, policy director of the Progressive Policy Institute.
View this complete post...$2 Billion High-Speed Rail Investment
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011The Department’s Federal Railroad Administration selected 15 states and Amtrak to receive $2.02 billion for 22 high-speed intercity passenger rail projects as part of a nationwide network that will connect 80 percent of Americans to high-speed rail in 25 years.
View this complete post...Mapping HSR Travel Times
Monday, May 9th, 2011
An interactive map from Midwest High-Speed Rail predicts the travel time between stations in the Midwest using high-speed rail.
View this complete post...Track Renewal Train Video: A look at a how a Track Renewal Train (TRT) works, courtesy of Union Pacific
Friday, May 6th, 2011TRT 909 on action. Track renewal train and the track renewal group. For more information go to http://www.connectthemidwest.com the official Midwest High Speed Rail authority.
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