After much clamoring by energy hawks, who knows what it was that finally brought high-speed rail to the stimulus -- perhaps a little nudge from ol' Amtrak Joe?...
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Following the lead of two Democratic congressman last month, U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Florida) has endorsed the proposed Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement...
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A proposed high-speed rail network linking Southern California and Northern California will reach the Bay Area via Pacheco Pass, after approval of an environmental...
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President Obama said Thursday he wants to spend $13 billion for high-speed rail systems throughout the country to create jobs and reduce gridlock and pollution....
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High speed rail is coming to the Pacific Northwest. Plans are now in the works to bring high speed rail to the I-5 corridor, from Eugene, Oregon, to Vancouver, BC....
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Vote YES on the California High Speed Rail Bond Measure in the November general election!
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Advocates for high-speed rail in the United States have lived a somewhat lonely existence over the past couple of decades. While there has long been talk about...
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We've touted Obama's vision of high-speed trains in the U.S. and given the other high-speed leaders France and China tons of kudos for their high-speed...
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A week ago, Obama announced a brilliant idea to the nation: a High Speed train that would go through North America... Learn what are Obama’s 7 Greenest Ideas...
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Mayor Newsom, There are already plans to build high speed rail along the I-5 corridor from Eugene, OR to Vancouver, BC. Would you be willing to create high speed...
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To Americans, high-speed trains evoke the gee-whiz factor of a trip to Tomorrowland: Ride futuristic cars that zoom you to a destination in a fraction of the drive...
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Yesterday the President announced his plan for developing a national high-speed rail line as a transportation alternative for many Americans. High-speed railways have...
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There is no downside to the high speed rail project in California. It will allow people to get from L.A. to San Fran in 2.5 hours. It will reduce traffic. It will...
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In response to President Obama’s national address in February, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal pointedly went after stimulus funding for high-speed rail projects as...
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is interviewed by Current Green's Leah Lamb about the new recycling laws. The question was chosen by ChelseaGreen, and submitted...
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President Obama strongly supports high-speed rail, environmentalists are behind it (well, at least some of them) and the Federal Railroad Administration is already...
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President Obama today put federal support behind a national high-speed rail plan than has been years in the making. Initial funding of $8 billion was included for...
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As many as thirteen people have been killed and three others critically injured after a train and a minibus collided at a level-crossing in the Romanian town of Iasi...
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Aircrafts are designers' favourite forms of transportation to toy-around with, but with all that fun comes useful concepts, like the MagLevAir airplane....
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In July, the Texas Transportation Institute's Urban Mobility Report came to an unsurprising conclusion—traffic is a major problem. The study found that...
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