High Speed Rail de Jonathan S Fischer

High Speed Rail: Background & Issues

Jonathan S Fischer

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 noi 2010

While Congress has been interested in high speed rail (HSR) since the 1960s, the provision of $8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted in February 2009, under the Obama administration, has invigorated the prospect of high speed passenger rail transportation in the United States. This book provides an overview of high speed rail in the United States and discusses what high speed rail would encompass, describes congressional initiatives to promote HSR and looks at high speed rail in selected other countries. Also discussed is the rationale for developing HSR, cost estimates and some of the challenges expected in implementing HSR.

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Preface; High Speed Rail (HSR) in the United States; Analysis of the Benefits of High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor; High Speed Passenger Rail: Safety Strategy; High Speed Rail: Learning from Service Start-Ups, Prospects for Increased Industry Investment, & Federal Oversight Plans; Statement of The Honorable James L. Oberstar, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Statement of The Honorable Corrine Brown, Chairwoman, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Statement of Joseph C. Szabo, Federal Railroad Administrator, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Developing Viable High Speed Rail Projects under the Recovery Act & Beyond; (Statement of Susan A. Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, (GAO)); Written Testimony of Petra Todorovich, Director of America 2050, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Written Testimony of Robert A. Scardelletti, International President, Transportation Communications Union/IAM, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Testimony of Robert C. Baugh, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Haazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Written Testimony of Nicolas Rubio, President, Cintra US, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Statement of Edward R. Hamberger, President & Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, Hearing on "High Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities & Challenges"; Index.