High-speed rail
“Amtrak Joe” Biden, in Philly, Announces a New Plan for High-Speed Rail
The Obama administration is taking its infrastructure push on the road. First stop: Philadelphia, to announce a $53 billion plan to invest in high-speed rail.
February 8, 2011
What Will Become of Amtrak If It’s Left Out of Plans to Expand HSR?
When President Obama and Secretary LaHood talk about their bold new vision for high-speed rail, you don’t hear them mention the country’s very own train company, which just celebrated ten years of providing the closest thing this country has to high-speed rail service, in the Northeast Corridor.
February 2, 2011
Mica Touts Public-Private Northeast Corridor HSR In Grand Central Hearing
Sitting beneath the famous zodiac mural of Grand Central's main concourse, with the rumble of commuters and trains in the background, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first field hearing of the new session this morning. The topic was the future of high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor.
January 27, 2011
High Speed Rail: Which Corridors Have the Best Chance for Success?
Perhaps it goes without saying, but when you’re advocating for something, it's not enough to make it happen – it has to succeed. If you get what you want and it’s a miserable failure, you’ve made matters far worse for your cause.
January 12, 2011
The Capitol Hill Streetsies, Continued: The Best and Worst of 2010
Check out our first installment of the Streetsie winners for who will be missed, who will be a hero, and the best ideas and legislation that didn't come to pass.
January 4, 2011
LaHood: High Speed Rail Will Be Our Generation’s Legacy
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood published an op-ed in the Sunday edition of the Orlando Sentinel, arguing for a vigorous campaign of high speed rail building. He said, “If we work together, a national high-speed-rail network can and will be our generation's legacy.”
December 20, 2010
Mica Confirmed as Transpo Committee Chair
Rep. John Mica (R-FL) was confirmed today as the next Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
December 8, 2010
New Evidence Refutes Rail Opponents’ Claims in Wisconsin
Republican Governor-Elect Scott Walker’s decision to kill the Milwaukee-to-Madison high speed rail line is based on bad data and old numbers, according to a story in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Walker said in his campaign that Wisconsin can’t afford to pay $7.5 million a year to operate the rail line so he’s promised to kill the project, despite the fact that federal money would cover the $810 million construction costs.
December 6, 2010
GOP Demands a Stop to Stim Spending. What Will It Mean for Rail Projects?
The top Republican currently on the Appropriations Committee wants to take back stimulus funds promised to states and localities for much-needed infrastructure programs, including more than $6 billion in transportation funding. High-speed rail projects would take an especially big hit under the plan.
December 1, 2010