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Archive for the ‘Rail’ Category

THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL RACE

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The Federal Railroad Administration is no longer accepting applications for high-speed rail stimulus funds, and it looks like it’s going to take some time for them to sort through all the contestants…

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High-Speed Solar Train

Friday, September 25th, 2009
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This story first appeared in La Razón on September 11, 2009. To visit the Spanish-language original, please click here. The rail, which will achieve 321 KPH, is designed such that only light propels it. Moreover, its hydrogen batteries and its conduction system will generate and distribute water throughout its entire length. All great cities of […]

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Where High-Speed Rail Works Best

Monday, September 21st, 2009

AMERICA 2050
“The authors evaluate 27,000 city pairs in the nation to create an index of city pairs with the greatest demand for high-speed rail service. The paper provides a list of the top 50 city pairs, which are primarily concentrated in the Northeast, California, and the Midwest, and provides recommendations for phasing corridor development in the nation’s megaregions…”

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Re-Training America, Part 3

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

“The third and final installment of a documentary film done for a Political Science course at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, that examines the issue of transportation and energy usage, and promotes the diversification of the US transportation system through greater investment in rail and transit. Includes credits and tips on how you can help.”

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A Better Way to Get Around in California

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

End of Summer…vacation is over…kids are starting school…the daily commute resumes with the same ferocious gridlock, and gas prices are sure to start rising. Isn’t there a better way? The California High-Speed Rail Authority thinks so…

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California High-Speed Rail: A Visual Tour

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY
“In California, the High-Speed Rail Authority is planning a new a high-speed train system serving the state’s major metropolitan areas. High-speed trains will be capable of maximum speeds of 220 miles per hour with an expected trip time from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 40 minutes. The system is forecast to potentially carry over 100 million passengers per year by 2030. Voters in California recently approved $9 billion in bond funding for the 800-mile statewide network.”

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A mess of train tracks leading into Chicago’s downtown along the west side of Grant Park.

Thursday, July 16th, 2009
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Photo by Geoff George www.gsgfilms.com

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Transportation for the Future

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Video by Colin McCullough “We made this video for the US PIRG video contest, which asks ‘What is your vision of sustainable transportation of the future?’ Public transportation will play a major role, but no realistic vision of transportation should leave out electric cars and trucks.”

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Re-Training America, Part 1

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

“The first of three installments of a documentary film done for a Political Science course at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, that examines the issue of transportation and energy usage, and promotes the diversification of the US transportation system through greater investment in rail and transit.”

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Brooklyn Grade Crossing Elimination Tunnel

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
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Completed 1917, passes below east new york, Brooklyn and is no longer in service. photo: Jeremy Blakeslee

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