side of the airport and a special C.T.A. express line to OHare. The idea of a high-speed rail link came later.
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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.
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On the same day Florida's high-speed rail project came to a definitive halt , President Barack Obama for the first time...
says Florida Gov. Rick Scott was wrong to reject $2.4 billion in federal money to build a high-speed rail line from...
special events centered around the cherry blossom festival. (www.jnto.go.jp/eng) June The new $33 billion...
A group of elected officials and business and community leaders is urging Gov. John Kasich to get high-speed rail on...
a third term in the U.S. Senate next year and says he'll continue working on bringing high-speed rail to the state...
St. Petersburg rejects a bid to join high-speed talks.
Nelson says what little hope Florida had to use $2.4 billion in federal money to build a high-speed rail is now gone.
could come anyway March 18 First take of Florida's redistricting maps March 18 Amtrak won't pursue high-speed rail in...
Friday, March 18, 2011 WASHINGTON ��� Amtrak officials on Friday told Sen. Bill Nelson they will not pursue high-speed...
grow by $200m more. But tax cuts could come anyway March 18 March 18 Amtrak won't pursue high-speed rail in Florida...
Mid-Atlantic Region fully supports the Maryland Department of Transportation in its bid to secure $450 million in...
by passengers and rail user groups," said Govia chairman Keith Ludeman. Southeastern also announced that its...
Amtrak officials just told Sen. Bill Nelson they will not pursue the high-speed rail project in Florida.
WASHINGTON ��� California's high-speed rail plan is fast turning into a partisan affair on Capitol Hill, further...
Staffordshire County Council has voted to oppose plans for a new high speed rail service. The route for the...
sense?"--President Obama, Sept. 10, 2010 "Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of Americans access to...
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lawmakers have been making similar entreaties to the transportation secretary, for example, to get financing to pay for...
by state Rep. Rick Kriseman, who hails from St. Petersburg, the heart of what would have been Florida?s high-speed rail...
has developed tiny cracks in its base. Engineers now fear it could collapse due to vibrations from a high-speed rail...
all. Another committee, meeting through the summer months, is asking for public comment on the proposed GBP33 billion...
the state's attention on ports as a major jobs creator. When he derailed the $3 billion, shovel-ready high-speed rail...
are appropriately skeptical about the transportation spending in President Obama���s new budget. Vast public...
sure Florida's loss is Maryland's gain as they prepare applications for about $400 million in federal high-speed rail...
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