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- California Breaks Ground on the First High-Speed Railway in the United States Tue, 22 Oct 13, 3:00amConstruction on America’s first high-speed rail system just officially began in Fresno, California! The nation’s most expensive public infrastructure project (estimated to cost $68 billion) is predicted to cut pollution,...
- Republicans Begin Fight Against High-Speed Rail in US Fri, 11 Feb 11, 7:14amPresident Obama’s goal of building a high-speed rail network that at least 80 percent of Americans will have access to by 2025, is facing major resistance in Congress...
- Vice President Biden Jump Starts High Speed Rail Network With $53 billion, Six Year Plan Thu, 10 Feb 11, 1:26amVice President Joe Biden announced today a six year plan that will provide $53 billion to get the US high speed rail network on its feet. The plan is the first step to meeting President Barack Obama’s goal — which...
- Amtrak To Buy 70 High Speed Electric Trains For $466 Million Fri, 5 Nov 10, 1:47amIt looks like the United States is finally getting on board the high-speed rail bandwagon. While China and Europe may have embraced the benefits of this green form of transportation years ago, the US was always lagging behind...
- Belgian High-Speed Rail System To Get Solar Boost Tue, 26 Oct 10, 4:00amHigh-speed rail systems are becoming increasingly popular all around the world, however clean energy company Enfinity has found a way to make them even more appealing – power them using solar energy...
- Amtrak Rolls Out Plan for Northeast High-Speed Rail Corridor Thu, 7 Oct 10, 3:30amAmtrak recently unveiled their latest plans for a new high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast US that will connect Boston, New York, Philadelphia and DC...