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...Archive for the ‘High Speed Rail’ Category
Mapping HSR Travel Times
Monday, May 9th, 2011Track 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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The Economic Impacts of High Speed Rail: Transforming the Midwest
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
MIDWEST HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION
The goal of the study is to provide a candid and impartial assessment of a wide range of investments that will need to be made in railroads, commuter rail and transit to support a HSR hub in downtown Chicago and to help envision the types of land use and development potential that a well-designed, integrated high-speed system could produce for Chicago and its surrounding communities.
The Case for Business Investment in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
Friday, April 15th, 2011
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
This report focuses on key issues critical to private investors as they consider investments or future expansion into business serving growing passenger rail markets. It highlights national and international trends, the market potential in the U.S. future funding sources, and the need for public support.
America 2050: High-Speed Rail Down, Not Out
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Until high-speed rail has a dedicated source of funding, like the highway and transit programs, it will always be subject to annual budget battles and the changing political winds of Congress…Yesterday’s budget news underscores the importance of securing dedicated funding for high-speed rail, such as a penny on the gas tax, a percent tax on oil imports, and a passenger rail ticket surcharge that would grow as the program grows over time.
View this complete post...A Requiem for “High-Speed Rail”
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011In the interest of maintaining some balance and perspective on what the Administration proudly calls “President Obama’s bold vision for a national high-speed rail network” we have tried to offer our readers a range of different points of view. It is in this spirit that we present below two commentaries. The first contribution is by Matt Dellinger, author of the highly praised book, “Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway” and a frequent contributor on transportation topics to the progressive website, Transportation Nation. The second contribution is by Ron Utt, Senior Research Fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, whose analyses of transportation policy have been a longstanding feature of that Foundation’s work.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: David C. Chavern, Executive Vice President & COO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
David C. Chavern is executive vice president and chief operating officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He serves as chair of the Chamber’s Management Committee and is responsible for day-to-day operations as well as long-term planning. This includes responsibility for a range of policy, financial, administrative, and legal operations. Chavern also oversees several revenue operations, including corporate partnerships and small business outreach and membership.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Hon. Steve Israel, U.S. Congressman, Long Island
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Steven C.F. Anderson, Managing Director, InfrastructureUSA, spoke with Hon. Steve Israel at Banking on the Future, a conference presented by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, in cooperation with Bernard L. Schwartz, Congressman Steve Israel and the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute. The event took place on March 14th, at the William and Anita […]
View this complete post...The End of the Line: A highly ambitious high-speed rail programme in the US has hit the buffer of fiscal reality
Thursday, March 31st, 2011A well-intentioned but quixotic presidential vision, to make high-speed rail service available to 80 percent of Americans in 25 years, is being buffeted by a string of reversals. And, like its British counterpart, the London-to-Birmingham high speed rail line (HS2), it is the subject of an impassioned debate. Called by congressional leaders “an absolute disaster,” and a “poor investment,”, the President’s ambitious initiative is unraveling at the hands of a deficit-conscious Congress, fiscally-strapped states, reluctant private railroad companies and a skeptical public.
View this complete post...Mad Men on Trains
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Vincent Kartheiser & Rich Sommer sit down in 1965 to discuss trains and why we need them. Trains get you where you want to go, more directly than planes too.
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