Sentences with phrase «speed rail»

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.

This model was validated by using data from markets that had an entry by high speed rail in the past.

Already boasting the world's largest high - speed rail network, the country is poised to speed up its air travel.

From an economic perspective the cost benefit of a «well designed and managed» high speed rail project could be as much as # 2 for every # 1 spent.

These days the news is full of high speed rail links but what about the old days?

Sure, like the high speed rail plans, it didn't seem like enough money, but a couple billion can go a long way.

That compares with typical speeds of 110 to 300 mph for high - speed rail travel.

With business passengers increasingly choosing high - speed rail over plane travel, the new lounge offers a stylish, comfortable environment for both working and relaxing.

Up to $ 13 billion in federal financial aid will be available over the next five years to jump start high - speed rail development across the nation in 11 designated corridors.

If you built a high - speed rail connection, a lot of people would take that.

«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.

A merit - driven process will be used to award the newly available high - speed rail dollars to projects that can deliver public and economic benefits quickly.

First and foremost, high speed rail provides a cost - effective and efficient alternative to air and automobile travel, particularly for distances of 600 miles or less.

MPs have told both sides of the high speed rail debate to stop «name - calling» in their report assessing the government's proposals.

We see rising demand for skilled professionals in the high - speed rail business and aerospace industry.

But my phone is ringing off the hook with calls from elected officials convinced that high - speed rail promises enormous economic benefits for the people they serve.

High - speed rail looks like it's going to happen.

One wonders whether a different sort of infrastructure project — such as a high - speed rail line — would have been a better long - term investment for the country.

- The establishment of a high - speed rail network.

Even the state's Democratic leaders are questioning the future of the state's high - speed rail project.

It holds a number of government contracts, including for the construction of a high - speed rail link and for the maintenance of roads.

An independent panel assessing compensation claims for those affected by the government's high - speed rail plans is being launched today.

In addition this model can predict the impacts of future entry by high speed rail on new markets.

Walker has his $ 50,000 campaign cash from the roadbuilders, explaining why he can not look fairly at the costs, value, return on investment and priority of building this first Wisconsin link of the national high speed rail system for Wisconsin.

«We look forward to the launch next year of high - speed rail services between Brussels and Amsterdam, which will put a range of Dutch cities within three to four hours of London.»

Kunz laid out a pretty convincing case for high speed rail as the solution for a number of problems facing American transportation, including outdated infrastructure, peak oil (or «energy independence,» depending how you look at it), out of control carbon emissions, and more.

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.»

In October, DOT continued building on those Recovery Act investments with an additional $ 2.4 billion in high - speed rail funding from the 2010 budget.

In other law enforcement applications, police at the Zhengzhou East high speed rail station in Henan province have been equipped with smart glasses with facial recognition software that can identify wanted criminals, while Beijing police are using the world's first surround - body camera with inbuilt facial recognition technology.

The renewed push for high - speed rail comes at the same time the region is struggling to fund subway repairs and a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and Penn Station.

California High Speed Rail Authority spokesperson Lisa Marie Alley said the authority is following the principles laid out in its revised April 2012 business plan when it comes to building the rail and making improvements to existing regional transit.

Eurostar, the provider of carbon neutral, high - speed rail journeys between the UK and the Continent, has today introduced single fares to all its destinations.

Hyperloop One already has agreements with governments in more than a dozen locales who want to see the high speed rail built on their turf.

If one doesn't believe in high speed rail at all, it follows that the # 50 billion that will be spent on the plan (or whatever the sum eventually turns out to be) would be better spent on other communications projects - including high speed broadband as well as rail.

President Obama's vision is to connect 80 percent of Americans to high - speed rail within the next 25 years.

Like Thompson at the Federal Railroad Association, United States High Speed Rail Association President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Kunz maintains Obama's rail initiative is intact and doing well.

For high speed rail advocates, the California experience could not have come at a better time.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced high - speed rail grants for two states to develop statewide rail plans as part of the Administration's efforts to develop an integrated passenger rail network.

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It was estimated that the project would have created upwards of 8,000 jobs — and it would have helped lay the foundation for high speed rail infrastructure in the Midwest.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in Sacramento today promoting President Obama's vision for high - speed rail during a tour of the Sacramento Siemens locomotive plant and in a meeting with California - based manufacturers.

The drive for energy conservation coupled with the recession has the U.S. switching policy tracks with its push to develop a high - speed rail transportation network.

Researchers also used this optimization modeling approach under multimodal competition to evaluate multiple scenarios involving entry of high speed rail into new markets, taking into account the possibility of demand stimulation as a result of the new services.

By Joe Lanane Brookfield officials will delay a decision on a proposed high - speed rail train station until after Wisconsin elects its next governor.

Though most reports had stated the show only had three leads, series creator Nic Pizzolatto saw his antagonist as a fourth and wrote Semyon, a businessman with a brutish past trying to build a high - speed rail through California, with Vince Vaughn in mind.

In addition, 30 rail companies from around the world have pledged that if selected for high - speed rail contracts, they will hire American workers and expand their bases of operation in the United States.