Apr 16th, 2009 - ABC News
The vice president has been commuting on the train between Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del., for more than 35 years. The president is envious of Europe's speedy railways. They stood together today to announce their plans to revolutionize U.S. train travel.
"There's no reason why the future of travel should lie somewhere else, beyond our borders," President Obama said today in laying out the new transportation plans...
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High-speed rail plan includes Ga.
Apr 17th, 2009 - ajc
Washington —- President Barack Obama announced plans Thursday for a national high-speed rail network that would include lines crisscrossing North and South Georgia connected through a hub in Atlanta.
KC figures in Obama's high-speed rail plan
Apr 16th, 2009 - kansascity
The car and the airplane are getting some heated competition. After years of talk with little action, the country is opening the spigot to spend billions on a new way to get around: high-speed rail.
Obama wants to get moving on high-speed rail
Apr 16th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington -- President Obama touted his plan for developing high-speed railways Thursday, detailing how $13 billion in federal money would act as a "down payment" on creating speedier passenger train service.
Fed to invest $13 billion in nationwide high-speed rail projects
Apr 16th, 2009 - bizjournals
Four months after unveiling a high-speed rail plan for the United States, the federal government is now allocating money to get the ball rolling. The White House and the U.S...
Obama calls for high-speed rail development
Apr 16th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called Thursday for the country to move swiftly to a system of high-speed rail travel, saying it will relieve congestion, help clean the air and save on energy.
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1:04Javelin Unit - the future of high speed domestic rail travel
395001 at London Victoria
2:58New High Speed Train From Beijing to Tianjin China
Opened August 1, 2008, the new high speed commuter train significantly reduced travel time between Beijing and Tianjin. Take a look at Asia's largest railway station and join me as the train goes over 300km/hour.
7:19Frederic Langlois, CEO of Rail Europe on Fox Business News Discussing High Speed Rail
Frederic Langlois, CEO of Rail Europe, is interviewed on the subject of high speed rail and the concepts of bringing it to the US (this is timely and related directly to President Obama's recent commentary on high speed rail in the US).
2:17High-Speed Rail in the U.S.
President Obama calls it, the new foundation for our futures growth, referring to plans to fund high-speed rail in the US, and it looks as if the US is finally getting on board with a way of travel that Europeans and Asians have enjoyed for decades.
