Sentences with phrase «high speed rail corridors»

Federal Railroad Administration Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors ProgramPerformancePlan

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, a number of states are exploring high speed rail corridors at the moment.

Not exact matches

The administration's rail report does not spell out exactly how many of these high - speed corridors will be include new tracks exclusively for use by faster trains, as opposed to tracks shared with freight and slower passenger services.

President Obama's plan is to invest federal money «in an efficient, high - speed passenger rail network of 100 - to 600 - mile [160 - to 965 - kilometer] intercity corridors that connect communities across America,» according to an announcement the administration made in April.

The lure of stimulus money, plus a separate five - year, $ 5 billion investment in high - speed rail beginning as part of the administration's suggested fiscal year 2010 budget, has led to 45 applications from 24 states for a total of $ 50 billion in long - term, high - speed rail corridor projects, and another 214 requests from 24 states for a total of $ 7 billion for the smaller, «shovel - ready» work.

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $ 120 million in High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corriRail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corrirail corridor.

MassDOT also received a $ 694,000 grant to study the upgrades and improvements needed for a new inland corridor that will allow for higher - speed intercity passenger rail service between Boston, Worcester, and Springfield and Hartford, and New Haven, Connecticut.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $ 2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high - speed rail corridors across the United States.

A report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, projected that high - speed rail would create tens of thousands of jobs in cities and along rail corridors across the United States.

«This is an important step toward achieving higher speeds along the entire Chicago to Detroit rail corridor and improving the flow of freight to the east coast,» said Secretary LaHood.

This is the sixth agreement between the states and a host freight railroad for a major high - speed rail corridor funded under the Recovery Act, and it ensures that these grants will improve passenger rail service in North Carolina, while preserving the world class freight rail system we have today.»

With the signing of this agreement, 5 of the 6 high - speed rail corridors that require coordination with freight railroads now have a signed agreement in place.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that he is making available approximately $ 2.4 billion, through a competitive process, to states eager to develop high - speed rail corridors across the United States.

This will help the Federal Railroad Administration continue to work with states as they plan and develop high - speed and intercity passenger rail corridors across the country.

MERIDEN, Conn. — U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari today announced that the state of Connecticut will receive $ 120 million in High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corriRail program funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to complete construction on the Hartford segment of the New Haven to Springfield, Mass. passenger rail corrirail corridor.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that Illinois, Indiana and Michigan have agreed to move forward with a comprehensive study that will help determine ways to reduce rail congestion and let trains achieve higher speeds along the Chicago - to - Detroit high - speed rail corridor.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $ 1.195 billion in high - speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to other states eager to develop high - speed rail corridors across the United States.

issue a request for proposals meeting certain performance standards for the financing and construction of a high - speed passenger rail system within specified high - speed rail corridors, and

Feasibility study for the development of a proposed high - speed intercity passenger rail corridor between Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA along a route serving Louisville, KY and Nashville and Chattanooga, TN.

evaluate the roles and responsibilities of high - speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, and commuter rail service providers in achieving satisfactory on time performance for passenger and freight rail services in shared use corridors; and

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a shared - use corridor study, in consultation with the Surface Transportation Board, Amtrak, freight railroads, States, non-profit employee labor organizations, and other users of the rail system, as appropriate, to evaluate the best means to enhance and support the further development of high - speed and intercity passenger rail service within United States shared - use corridors.

So if the $ 8 billion was spent in just 2 corridors at $ 4 billion each, that will only buy 80 miles of high speed rail in each region.

The NE corridor is Amtrak's most successful route and the Acela runs are the closest thing we have in the United States to high speed rail.

Seizing their cattle or removing them from their land via expropriation for Trade Corridors, Inland Ports And High - Speed rail projects?

Railway has planned investments in high - speed rail and elevated corridor, station development, wagon production and logistic parks for five years that is ending at the end of 2019.