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HIGH-SPEED RAIL

High-speed rail systems are in place throughout the Europe and other parts of the world, but are somewhat lacking in the U.S. That may soon change, as the U.S. economic stimulus bill calls for $8 billion in federal spending on high-speed rail systems. This topic tracks the projects in the U.S. and around the world, as well as competition for funding and contracts.

High-Speed Rail is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Pete Engardio. This topic contains 804 news and 2,236 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about High-Speed Rail. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on High-Speed Rail from like-minded professionals.

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Review urges delay in borrowing billions for bullet trainmore

By Ralph Vartabedian and Dan Weikel – In a scathing critique that could further jeopardize political support for...

Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills a La Puente Manmore

Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills a La Puente Man. According to reports a La Puente man was struck and killed by an Amtrak...

Hit and Run Kills Woman, Injures Sister and Leaves Infant Unharmedmore

Hit and Run Kills Woman, Injures Sister and Leaves Infant Unharmed

Recall Issued for 2011 Nissan Rogue’s Due to Possible Steering Hazardmore

Recall Issued for 2011 Nissan Rogue’s Due to Possible Steering Hazard. The improperly installed circuit board in the...

Multi-Vehicle Crash Involves Transit Bus that Blocks the Bay Bridgemore

Recycle-ready Trainsmore

Siemens – Environmental lifecycle assessments are playing an ever more important role in the rail industry.

Constructing Europe’s Futuremore

In spite of claims that it has an integrated and fully-functioning single market, European infrastructure is still...

China: How to Steal $3 Billionmore

In no way, shape or form am I advocating stealing $3 billion from anyone. But if you were so inclined, apparently all...

TripAdvisor Offers Access to Train Travel Optionsmore

The addition of train itineraries on TripAdvisor aims to help travelers around the world research rail options as they...

China High Speed Rail Ready For Businessmore

China, stating funds for railways can be guaranteed, says its 819 mile high speed rail route linking Beijing and...

High Speed Rail Goes Solar In Europemore

A unique green tech project blending solar power and high speed rail is now up and running in Europe along a Belgian...

U.S. rejects proposed changes to bullet-train projectmore

we are on the same page as the feds," said Jeffrey Barker, a spokesman for the California High-Speed Rail...

IPO mountain too hefty for citymore

financial conglomerate Citic Group could add a further $13 billion. And don't forget industrials like the...

Lawmaker wants to put Amtrak service up for bidmore

proposing to take popular Northeast corridor train service away from Amtrak and solicit bids from private investors for...

China issues real-name high-speed rail ticketsmore

train tickets according to the passenger's name. Related readings: Policy coming for riders of high-speed trains...

Energy Pipelines Offer Market-Beating Returnsmore

the financial conglomerate Citic Group could add a further $13 billion. And dont forget industrials like the...

Feds won't delay California high-speed rail deadlinemore

SACRAMENTO -- The federal agency that has approved about $3.5 billion in grants for California's high-speed rail system...

Obama's transportation plan to shrink in the Senatemore

presidential campaign, with an appropriation of $5 billion a year. Obama's initiative to spend $53 billion on...

IPO mountain too hefty for Hong Kongmore

financial conglomerate Citic Group could add a further $13 billion. And don���t forget Industrials like the...

UPDATE 1-China's Ctrip plans to sell railway tickets onlinemore

and other details had not been finalised, but could be in about a month. China will launch a high-speed rail line...

PhillyInc: Transportation bill seen as a prime movermore

The promise of high-speed rail was a big topic of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's annual "State of...

High-speed rail planners finally show signs of wising upmore

of Proposition 1A gave them the prospect of spending $9.9 billion in state bond money, California's high-speed rail...

Two high-speed rail projects haltedmore

according to an online notice dated April 25. In recent years, China has witnessed the substantial development of...

China halted 2 rail projects on environment concernsmore

had not passed an environmental impact evaluation, according to an online notice dated April 25. Related readings:...

Blowback: Mend, don't end, California's bullet-train programmore

Ryan Stern, who serves on the board of Californians For High Speed Rail and lives in downtown Los Angeles, responds to...

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