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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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Report questions California bullet-train plan's management and governi...more

Valley. The report urges the project be turned over to Caltrans. A new independent assessment of California's...

Slow down high-speed rail plans, state analyst urgesmore

Legislative Analyst's Office calls $43 billion plan unrealistic and too optimistic.

China Watch: Suprise Surplus, Adoption Industry Scandalmore

signs a pact with a Chinese energy firm to explore solar projects in China. News Items: The Beijing-Shanghai high speed...

Document: Legislative analyst's report on high-speed railmore

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U.S. announces 2-billion-dollar federal investment for high-speed rail...more

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday announced two billion U.S. dollars in high-speed rail awards to...

State analyst wants to put brakes on high-speed rail until changes mad...more

An independent assessment of California's high-speed rail project warned Tuesday that funding uncertainties and...

Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail trial starts tomorrowmore

put into operation at the end of June. Starting on June 1, the ticket sales of China's high speed trains will adopt a...

State report hammers high-speed rail plansmore

Legislative Analyst's Office called for almost a complete overhaul of plans to build California's $43 billion...

Tea Party governor breaks ranks with Republicans to embrace high-speed...more

looks like Tea Party governors are beginning to have regrets about turning down billions in federal funds for...

$2 billion for U.S. high-speed railmore

The Obama administration rolled out another $2 billion in funding Monday for high-speed rail development -- part of an...

Christie Left at the Stationmore

New Jersey." The federal money became available after Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejected billions slated for a...

Rejected by Florida, U.S. reallocates $2 billion for high-speed railmore

are set to reap much of the benefits from $2 billion that Florida policymakers had earlier rejected for high-speed rail...

Illinois gets 454 million dollars more in high-speed rail fundingmore

186 million U.S. dollars announced last week, Illinois will be getting an additional 268 million dollars in high speed...

Other states get Florida rail moneymore

stuck in traffic on Interstate 4, think of California. That���s where some of Florida���s money for high-speed rail went

The Rejected Windfall by Floridamore

After Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thoughtlessly rejected $2.4 billion in federal aid for a high-speed rail line, he...

U.S. Parcels Out $2 Billion for Railmore

in February. The $2 billion is the final award the Obama administration will make from a $10 billion high-speed rail...

TxDOT gets grant to study Houston-Dallas high-speed railmore

The Texas Department of Transportation will receive $15 million to begin engineering and environmental work on a...

The Rejected Windfallmore

After Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thoughtlessly rejected $2.4 billion in federal aid for a high-speed rail line, he for...

Orbitz to Bet on Europe Rail Travelmore

market and will help drive bookings for hotels in London, Paris and Brussels, the main destinations of the high-speed...

Latest Awards Bring US Closer to National High-Speed Passenger Rail Ne...more

This is a big day for the Department of Transportation, for the Obama Administration, and for the American people.

U.S. Awards $2 Billion for Rail Projectsmore

Chicago to Detroit and St. Louis. California will get $300 million to continue planning and construction of a...

Keeping America on Trackmore

Insight on what the Department of Transportation plans to do with $2B in high-speed rail awards, with Ray LaHood,...

Florida���s Rejected Rail Funds Go Northmore

central New Jersey. If that happens, it would be a step toward President Obama���s goal of establishing high-speed rail...

Amtrak, 15 states get $2 billion that Florida lostmore

160 mph on critical segments of the heavily traveled Northeast corridor. Another $404 million will go to expand...

City Room: Florida���s Rejected Rail Funds Go Northmore

central New Jersey. If that happens, it would be a step toward President Obama���s goal of establishing high-speed rail...

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