Sentences with phrase «high speed rail say»

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The entrepreneur's transportation brands are known for extra touches like groovy lighting and free entertainment, which Giegel says aligns well with Hyperloop One's vision for what it wants riding the high - speed rail to be like.

Richard Anderson says he does not see Elon Musk's idea for a high - speed hyperloop overtaking traditional rail travel and transport anytime soon.

The company said in September that it would pitch in $ 50,000 to supplement $ 300,000 in Washington State funding for a study of how to link the Pacific Northwest to Vancouver via high - speed rail.

«Because they're building SolarCity over there, there are going to be hundreds of jobs, thousands of jobs, and we're with AIM Photonics here (in Rochester), that there would people that could move back and forth in a half an hour on some high - speed rail and the workplace could move from one place to the other, depending on their skills, without having to move from where they live,» she said.

Right now, there isn't the funding but if we were able to tie international tax reform, tax all that money that the companies have overseas and put that in an infrastructure bank, there could be a trillion dollars of infrastructure funding and you could get the kind of funding we need for high - speed rail,» he said.

In advance of the Government's expected approval of the High Speed Rail Project (HS2); Sarah Lee, Head of Policy for the Countryside Alliance, said:

Although the study shows faster trip times from city to city with a high - speed rail, he said that doesn't factor in drive time to the station and boarding times.

«High speed rail is critical to building the foundation for future economic growth, especially Upstate,» the governor - elect said.

«All policy areas will come under increased scrutiny and transport infrastructure will be no exception,» said the group, which supports a rival high speed rail proposal.

Jeremy Acklam from Institution of Engineering and Technology said: «One of the biggest benefits of High Speed Rail is the economic redevelopment opportunities.

«The progress of high - speed rail across the country is a sign that Americans are sick of traveling on crumbling and inefficient infrastructure,» Slaughter said.

Hanna, the congressman from Oneida County who represents an 11 - county district, said he supports high - speed rail development in Amtrak's heavily - populated Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington.

Miner said high - speed rail could do great things for Syracuse and Upstate New York, in the same way the Erie Canal and the New York State Thruway spurred growth.

A recent government - commissioned report on Britain's future transport needs was unenthusiastic about the benefits of high - speed rail links, and said the government would be better to invest in small - scale improvements.

«We should have been, 25 - 30 years ago, planning for high - speed rail, and you know, the technology exists,» said Higgins, D - 26th District.

Nor would introducing a high - speed rail link, such as the one proposed between London and Scotland, provide any major impact, he said.

«I'm delighted that $ 295 million in federal high - speed rail funding is making an on - time arrival to the MTA,» Maloney said.

• It's refreshing to see Andrew Adonis drumming up passengers for his proposed high - speed rail link between London and the North with his suggestion to move the House of Lords well to the north of Watford (Move House of Lords out of London, says Lord Adonis, 19 April).

The PM jumps to his defence - sort of - by saying how marvellous the high speed rail plans are.

Reps. Ann Marie Buerkle and Hanna are among the minority of New York's congressional delegation who oppose an Upstate high - speed rail line, saying it does not make sense in an era of shrinking government budgets.

While its rustic charms aren't everyone's cup of tea, Olmedo does boast high speed rail access, which sadly can't be said for Sheffield.

Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said Labour had betrayed the Tories» vision for high - speed rail.

«This additional Federal funding for high speed passenger rail will help revitalize New York State's economy, modernize our rail transportation network, and make it easier to get people and goods safely to their destinations across the State,» Governor Paterson said.

Senator Martin Malavé Dilan said: «For years, High Speed Rail in New York has been little more than a conversation, with little tangible evidence of it becoming a reality.

«New York stands ready to use this federal money to rebuild our transportation infrastructure, expand high speed rail, and put New Yorkers back to work,» said Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement.

«While always supportive of the concept of high - speed rail, I was initially opposed to the project because of its governance and cost challenges,» said Yee, who barely beat out former Democratic Assembly Speaker John A. Perez for the second spot in the state controller runoff.

Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte said: «Since the conversation about high speed rail first began, I have been pushing to make sure the service would begin from Niagara Falls across the State rather than Buffalo.

«Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said this week that the Conservatives will back the development of new high speed rail lines in their election manifesto... «I am working hard on proposals to take high speed rail forward in this country to see if we can't at least start to catch up with countries like France and to deal with the capacity problems on our network,» she said.»

Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes said: «The State's commitment to High Speed Rail is monumental in the continuous growth of the Buffalo - Niagara region.

Senator Antoine M. Thompson said: «Establishing the High Speed Rail Planning Board and investing $ 2.5 million for a facility in Niagara Falls is a step in the right direction toward economic promise for Western New York and the entire State.

Senator William T. Stachowski said: «High speed rails have the potential to revolutionize the entire State.

Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation Stanley Gee said: «I am proud to represent the Department of Transportation which is a permanent member of the new High Speed Rail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the futHigh Speed Rail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the fuSpeed Rail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the futRail Planning Board through which I am confident that we will be able to find ways to finance, design, build, operate and maintain a high speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the futhigh speed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the fuspeed passenger rail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the futrail system that meets the needs of New York State now and in the future.

Earlier, Shadow chancellor John McDonnell elaborated on the plans, saying the new «High Speed 3» rail link would transform the economy of northern England, creating 850,000 additional jobs by 2050.

«This is not a done deal,» said Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz at a rally Tuesday for high - speed rail expansion.

The estimated benefits of the planned HS2 high - speed rail link are dwindling as costs rise, a group of MPs has said.

The HS2 high speed rail line has an «appalling» business case, will cost each household # 3,000 and has «blown its budget» three times, said a former Conservative cabinet member.

«If we're going to rebuild our economy and create new jobs, we need to connect all of our cities, businesses and workers with high speed rail,» Gillibrand said.

Gillibrand said Friday state Department of Transportation officials have to act quickly to appoint a new high - speed rail project manager.

David Heath, the Lib Dem agriculture minister, has said that he has concerns about the HS2 high - speed rail project damaging ancient woodland.

Train - maker Talgo Inc. filed a nearly $ 66 million claim against Wisconsin on Thursday, saying the money is owed after Gov. Scott Walker acted in bad faith in deciding to abandon a high - speed rail line connecting Milwaukee and Madison.

On Radio 4 last Saturday Ms Villiers said that the party will have radical ideas by the time of the General Election; including on high - speed rail.

Miliband will say that a Labour government would introduce new technical degrees to meet the demand for hundreds of thousands of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) technicians needed for infrastructure projects such as the new high speed rail line and the Thames Tideway.

«Stephen Hammond, the shadow transport minister, said the Conservatives had taken «excellent advice» on high - speed rail and were confident that a new line would be a success.

Adams» Senate website said the «Senate delegation» visited Wonju City, South Korea, and were greeted by Deputy Mayor Yoong - Hoon Park, and that they went to RDF's Green Industrial Waste Management facility in Buscan, Household Refuse Management in Wonju, and Hyundai's High Speed Rail system.

He says High Speed Rail would help regions outside London.

More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including Universal Credit and high - speed rail, are at serious risk of failure, a report says.

On 31 March last year — the day before Railtrack took over responsibility for safety on the railways — the chairman of British Rail wrote to MacGregor to say that if it was up to him, ATP would be adopted on new high - speed lines.

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«Building a pipeline network in China comparable to the U.S. would be a $ 500 - billion investment,» Sandalow says, although the Chinese have an excellent track record of building large and expensive infrastructure projects quickly, such as a national high - speed rail network that was completed in five years.

The agency plans to set up a committee to explore options, which Padilla says might include public — private partnerships, a telecommunications surcharge, redirected high - speed rail funding or federal grants.