Topic – High Speed Rail
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New report outlines lessons from 40 years of high speed rail
Calls for "fresh approach"
This long-term perspective, discussion of benefits, and recommendations for making high-speed rail work in the United States is presented in a new report
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Houston-Dallas HSR could be running in 2020
Trip would take 90 minutes
A trip from Houston to Dallas could take travelers 90 minutes if a Japanese team is successful in making the connection
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Turkey begins new high speed rail service
Built in 4.5 years
Turkey has launched a new high-speed train rail that links the Turkish capital, Ankara, and the central city of Konya
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CA Gov Brown calls for high speed rail to move forward
New cost estimates coming soon
California Governor Brown is calling for a continued push to develop high speed rail in California despite national "period of massive retrenchment."
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High speed rail service begins from Beijing to Shanghai
Largest network on earth
The Beijing–Shanghai high speed rail line has opened today, marking the world's largest high-speed rail network.
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Texas missed out on early high speed train
Spain's Train System Thrives
During the 1980's Texas and Spain both pondered the idea of high speed trains, only Spain carried out the task.
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Lawmakers fight over future of AMTRAK
Will culminate in Transpo Bill
US Reps and Senators argued over the future of AMTRAK at a recent hearing. 30 years of Amtrak has cost the federal governement less than one year of highways.
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Emmett sees rail to Galv as precursor to Dallas HSR
"Rail will move forward."
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett sees a rapid transit connection from Downtown Galveston to Downtown Houston in preparation for High Speed Rail to Dallas.
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Could DFW dispute disrupt Houston HSR?
Service and location arguments
A Dallas/Ft. Worth dispute about services and location of a high-speed rail project may disrupt Houston-DFW progress
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Texas gets some HSR money
$15 million from Fla. reject
Texas will receive $15 million for engineering and environmental work to develop a high-speed rail corridor linking two of the largest metro areas in the US.
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