Stimulus Grant Awards
Maryland DOT to use stimulus funds to advance two NEC projects
Virginia's stimulus dollars will boost capacity near Prince William County
Rhode Island DOT to advance Amtrak capacity project with stimulus dollars
Iowa DOT obtains stimulus funds for crossovers, planning study
Colorado DOT to fund HSR studies with stimulus dollars
Vermont gears up to improve 190-mile corridor, study New York state service
Michigan DOT to use high-speed grant to complete station work
Massachusetts DOT to use stimulus dollars for Knowledge Corridor project
News Alerts
- • Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
US HSR’s Florida conference brought together 300-plus high-speed stakeholders - • Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
Englewood Flyover project to spur job creation in Illinois - • Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
Illinois high-speed bill advances in Senate - • Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
CHSRA defends ridership, revenue forecast model - • Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
Future legislation needs to include 'substantial' high-speed funding, American High Speed Rail Alliance says - • Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST
Amtrak deploys Wi-Fi on Acela trains - • Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST
High-speed finance conference comes to Chicago - • Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST
US Railcar/ARI establish joint venture to manufacture DMUs - • Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST
Illinois lawmakers to consider creating HSR authority - • Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST
Virginia DRPT chooses route for higher-speed intercity service
News From Around the Web
- • Kent's 'high-speed' trains find themselves in the political spotlight
- • Details of 250mph rail line to be published
- • Rail summit rallies support
- • High speed rail link for East Midlands
- • Eurotunnel eyes high-speed freight operation
- • Bay Area train agencies expect big bucks from Prop 1A funds
- • Deutsche Bahn may run London to Frankfurt service
- • Barrett responds to GOP high speed rail criticism
- • LaHood to Airlines: Get Onboard the High-Speed Train
- • Mica: Money there to build high-speed rail system
- • Buena Park grapples with high-speed rail idea
- • HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Make it part of the Thruway
- • High-Speed Rail Summit
- • Govt to set out high-speed rail network plan
- • Eurotunnel profit sinks 96% on economy, fire
- • Call to emulate Chinese high-speed rail
- • Weekend Bicycle Trek Puts Spotlight On Hopes For High-Speed Rail
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FROM:
- • California High-Speed Rail Authority institutes 'transparency' initiatives to ensure project schedule, budget and accountability
- • Progressive Railroading to boot up HSRupdates.com on Sept. 8
- • House subcommittee advances appropriations bill; Senate committee approves SAFETEA-LU extension measure
- • Talgo to supply Amtrak Hiawatha trains, establish assembly/maintenance facility in Wisconsin
- • FRA receives 278 pre-applications for high-speed rail grants, issues proposed PTC implementation rules
- • Colorado, New Mexico and Texas team up to obtain 11th and final federal HSR corridor designation
- • Kansas DOT and Amtrak make headway with ARRA applications, allocations
- • Six governors team up to pursue a high-speed rail system in New England
- • Updates from Siemens, Bombardier, HNTB, ProTran1 and ALK Technologies
- • USDOT, two states agree to extend California HSR corridor from L.A. to Las Vegas


