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	High-speed rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h (124 mph).
		By building a new rail infrastructure with 20th century engineering, including elimination of constrictions such as roadway at-grade (level) crossings, frequent stops, a succession of curves and reverse curves, and not sharing the right-of-way with freight or slower passenger trains, higher speeds (250–300 km/h) are maintained.
		The recognition of the interrelationship between land development and the high-speed rail network led, in 1970, to the enactment in Japan of a law for the construction of a nationwide Shinkansen railway network.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High-speed_rail (5156 words)

	Governor's Office - High Speed Rail Project
		In a January 2002 report to the Legislature, the High Speed Rail Authority (the “Authority”) projected costs for capital and rolling stock for Phase I (Tampa-Orlando) to be between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion.
		As currently proposed by both the Authority and Fluor-Bombardier, high speed rail is to be paid for by a combination of federal funds, state funds, and ridership revenue.
		In January 1999, I terminated a previous high speed rail project because the uncertainty and risk to Florida’s taxpayers were too great to continue funding the project.
	www.myflorida.com /myflorida/government/laws/high_speed.html (2157 words)

	1000 Friends of Wisconsin
		High speed rail is the next generation of travel.
		The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative is a nine-state partnership of Departments of Transportation working to create 3000 miles of passenger rail service, including seven high speed rail spurs extending from a hub in Chicago.
		Introduction of high speed rail has brought impressive results in economics and efficiency, most notably in the northeastern United States, France and Japan.
	www.1kfriends.org /Transportation/WI_Transportation_Projects_/High_Speed_Rail.htm (362 words)

	Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor > Project Description
		High speed rail in the southeast will mean top speeds of 110 mph and average speeds between 85-87 mph.
		A USDOT report on high speed rail identified the Southeast corridor as the most economically viable proposed high speed rail corridor in the country.
		High-speed rail service will provide business and leisure travelers with a competitive alternative to air and auto for trips between 100-500 miles.
	www.sehsr.org /history.html (971 words)

	High-speed-rail.htm
		Except for the High Speed Railhigh speed railway and the metro systems in Taipei and Kaohsiung, all of Taiwan's railway network is narrow-gauge, built at 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm).
		The French and Belgian sections of the route use the same high-speed railhigh-speed rail lines as the TGV and Thalys, and in England a new line is being built to the same standard.
		The AVE high-speed railhigh-speed rail system was recently extended from Madrid to Lleida in western Catalonia, and is expected to reach Barcelona by 2007.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/High-speed-rail.htm (1126 words)

	Florida High Speed Rail - Overview
		High Speed Rail is a state-of-the-art, world-class transportation system that provides efficient, reliable and comfortable city-to- city travel at speeds of 120 mph or greater.
		Amtrak's Acela Express trains operate at speeds in excess of 135 mph between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. In Florida, the proposed high speed rail system will be constructed on tracks or overhead guideways that will be separated from automobile traffic.
		High speed trains contain modern amenities and conveniences, and are time and price competitive with other modes of transportation.
	www.floridahighspeedrail.org /1a_overview.jsp (204 words)

	High-speed rail debate rages North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - NCTimes.com - Californian.com
		On the other hand, the Southern California Association of Governments is looking to build a high-speed rail network of its own: a $29 billion, 275-mile regional network crisscrossing Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
		State rail authority officials say the primary reason for rejecting maglev for the state system is that it won't fit into narrow corridors, such as the one between San Jose and San Francisco.
		Increased speed is key, Faranesh said, if a system is to compete with the car across town and the airplane across the state.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/05/16/news/top_stories/16_27_065_15_04.txt (1648 words)

	On High Speed Rail
		High speed rail in America is an expensive dream that is diverting important capital and resources away from the improvement of traditional rail.
		Therefore, high speed rail is not a bad concept, it is just a concept that should be in the future in North America.
		If the United States had the mature passenger rail system it had in 1950, then high speed rail would work here, too.
	www.unitedrail.org /news/20040118hsr.html (396 words)

	High Speed Rail News Archive
		HSR Study in Florida The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill 88-14 Monday the 30th that would set up a 10-member High-Speed Rail Commission to study the costs of a high-speed rail system and other high speed rail issues.
		The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation is ready to exercise its right to walk away from the deal before July 31 if the government does not put into writing pledges it has made on a range of preparations ahead of the construction, an official said.
		New Beijing-Hong Kong HSR China is planning to build a high speed rail link from the capital Beijing to the southern city of Guangzhou, cutting the journey time from almost 24 hours to just 10.
	www.artech.net /~sandblom/archive/hst2.html (14255 words)

	High Speed Rail Transportation (Science Tracer Bullet - Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)
		High speed rail systems are best situated in 100-300 mile corridors serving a number of cities with high population and high population densities, and supported by well developed transit systems to feed the high speed line.
		High speed rail in the Midwest: an economic analysis.
		Several states and local governments, as well as private sector groups, have undertaken feasibility studies to assess the outlook for introducing high speed passenger rail technology in the United States.
	www.loc.gov /rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/highrailtb.html (958 words)

	High speed trains
		Most of the high speed train functions are controlled digitally, true to being the vehicle of the digital age.
		When the magnets pass at high speed, an electric current is induced within the coils, which then act as electromagnets temporarily.
		High speed lines are completely fenced off, and the tracks maintained in top condition.
	www.didyouknow.cd /whatsnew/trains.htm (991 words)

	California High Speed Rail Forum
		High speed rail is important because the state's population is expected to increase by 50% to over 50 million in the next 25 years, mostly from births to the current inhabitants.
		High speed rail will travel on different tracks but it could operate in rail or freeway corridors on elevated structures.
		We are also looking at the comprehensive statewide rail plan, with improvements in conventional rail to serve as feeders to the high speed rail system.
	www.scced.org /scced/hotissues/hisp419.html (5376 words)

	FastTrack North
		High Speed Rail is a sustainable technology for long distance travel in the changing circumstances of the 21st century.
		Technologies such as road charging, renewables and alternative fuels, high speed trains, and maglev are likely to have key roles in future sustainable transport developments.
		A further benefit of a new High Speed Line is to relieve congestion on existing routes, releasing capacity for extra freight and shorter distance passenger trains on congested lines.
	www.btinternet.com /~sapt/fasttracknorth.htm (1310 words)

	Welcome to CA High-Speed Rail Authority
		Established in 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is charged with the planning, designing, constructing and operating a state of the art high-speed train system.
		The California High Speed Rail Authority has been planning high-speed rail for almost a decade.
		Intercity travelers (trips between metropolitan regions) along with longer-distance commuters would enjoy the benefits of a system designed to connect with existing rail, air and highway systems.
	www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov (234 words)

	High-speed rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its only highâ“speed rail service at present is in the Northeast Corridor between Boston â“ New York â“ Washington, D.C. ; it uses tilting trains to achieve high speeds (though lower than those of their European and Japanese counterparts) on previouslyâ“existing tracks, since building new, straighter lines was not practical given the level of funding.
		By building a new rail infrastructure with 20th century engineering, including elimination of constrictions such as roadway atâ“grade crossings, frequent stops, a succession of curves and reverse curves, and not sharing the rightâ“ofâ“way with freight or slower passenger trains, higher speeds (250â“300 km/h; 155â“185 mi/h) are maintained.
		The recognition of the interâ“relationship between land development and the highâ“speed rail network led, in 1970, to the enaction in Japan of a law for the construction of a nationwide Shinkansen railway network.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High-speed_rail (234 words)

	High-speed rail - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia
		The International Union of Railways' high speed task force provides definitions of high speed rail travel [1], but note that there is no one single definition of the term, but rather a combination of elements - new or upgraded track, rolling stock, operating practices - that lead to high speed rail operations.
		The inter-relationship between land development and the high speed rail network was recognized, leading, in 1970, to the enaction in Japan of a law for the construction of a nationwide Shinkansen railway network in order to expand the network.
		Typically high speed trains travel at top service speeds of between 250 km/h (150 mph) to 300 km/h (180 mph).
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /h/hi/high_speed_rail.html (2257 words)

	High-speed rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h (125 mph).
		Should the aims of the ambitious AVE construction program be met, by 2010 Spain will have 7000 km of high–speed trains linking all provincial cities to Madrid in under 4 hours and Barcelona within 6 hours.
		It held the world speed record for a diesel-powered train (it achieved 143mph (232km/h) on test in 1973, which it bettered by achieving 148mph (238 km/h) on another test in 1987; its highest speed in passenger service was 144mph (231 km/h) achieved in 1985).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High-speed_rail (4486 words)

	Lawmakers say high-speed rail pr
		Normal has been eying high-speed rail as it works on plans for a transportation center that would be a cornerstone of a downtown redevelopment project, said assistant city manager Pamela Reece.
		There is no money for high-speed rail in the stalled state budget for the fiscal year that started Thursday, so the earliest the state could contribute would be next July, said Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Matt Vanover.
		While U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin thinks boosting speeds from 79 mph to 110 mph would lure passengers and economic development to the corridor, some lawmakers are skeptical that fast trains would be a popular alternative to driving and flying, said Joe Shoemaker, a spokesman for the Illinois Democrat.
	www.rockfordtransportation.org /news/20040702AssociatedPressRail.htm (511 words)

	SC - NERCC - Rail Task Force - High Speed Rail
		HSR requires one-sixth of the energy per seat-mile of equivalent airline travel and one-third of the energy of automobile travel.
		HSR is often time-competitive with short-hop airline flights when travel to-from airports and security checks are considered.
		HSR travel features an unbroken block of time that can easily be used for a variety of useful work-related tasks.
	www.sierraclub.org /rcc/northeast/transit/hsr (549 words)

	High Speed Rail in California (Dec. 2004)
		Critics of high-speed rail claim that people will not ride a bullet-train because traveling by air would still be quicker, and that the billions of dollars necessary to build the system could be better spent on additional highways and airport runways.
		Some environmentalists and local governments actively opposed the high-speed rail plan and the American High Speed Rail Corporation (the company granted a franchise to build the bullet train), abandoned the project in 1984 citing funding difficulties.
		California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was established, charged with planning, designing, constructing and operating a high-speed train system for the state.
	www.igs.berkeley.edu /library/htHighSpeedRail.htm (2670 words)

	Virginians For High Speed Rail
		Virginians for High Speed Rail has joined with transportation organizations across the state to educate and advocate for funding that is seriously needed.
		Rail in Virginia, for the first time ever, will have dedicated funds in the state budget as a result of action by the Governor and the 2005 General Assembly.
		A rail fund of $23.2 million was established and funded by the General Assembly.
	www.vhsr.com (617 words)

	Boston to Montreal High Speed Rail Study
		The principal objectives of High Speed Rail Service are to reduce congestion associated with highway and air travel and provide an alternative mode of travel.
		High Speed Rail corridors have been established to facilitate planning for future transportation needs which will provide alternative travel modes for specific regions.
		In late 2000 the Boston to Montreal route was designated as one of the nation's three new HighSpeed Rail Corridors by the Federal Railroad Administration.
	www.bostonmontrealhsr.org /studyoverview.htm (320 words)

	Railway Technology - TGV South Korea High Speed Rail Route operated by Korail
		Railway Technology - TGV South Korea High Speed Rail Route operated by Korail
		High specification allows up to 64 services a day each way between Seoul and Pusan, as well as up to 28 to and from Mokpo, some of these originating at Yongsan.
		The major corridor between Seoul and Pusan accounts for 66% of the country's passenger rail traffic, serves 71% of the population and produces 75% of the national wealth.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/koreatgv (946 words)

	Florida High Speed Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite the denial of funding due to the referendum passed November 2, 2004, the Florida High Speed Rail Authority continues to meet, and is almost done with the environmental impact statement for the Tampa-Orlando segment.
		Florida High Speed Rail would have been the first to use Bombardier's JetTrain technology.
		Funding for the system was authorized by a 2000 referendum of Florida voters and repealed by 64% of Florida voters in a 2004 referendum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florida_High_Speed_Rail (528 words)

	Florida Overland Express
		High speed rail is, however, recognized as one of the several pivotal transportation investments needed within the integrated infrastructure of the state to resolve these growing concerns.
		Florida is no alone in considering high speed rail, a number of states and regions are exploring a variety of rail technologies and corridors.
		Florida's rapid population and tourism growth, flat topography, cluster of large urbanized areas, and growing densities have created a travel market that, in part, may best be served by a transportation system that includes high speed rail.
	www.cefa.fsu.edu /FOX.html (816 words)

	Governor's Office - High Speed Rail Project
		In a January 2002 report to the Legislature, the High Speed Rail Authority (the “Authority”) projected costs for capital and rolling stock for Phase I (Tampa-Orlando) to be between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion.
		As currently proposed by both the Authority and Fluor-Bombardier, high speed rail is to be paid for by a combination of federal funds, state funds, and ridership revenue.
		In January 1999, I terminated a previous high speed rail project because the uncertainty and risk to Florida’s taxpayers were too great to continue funding the project.
	www.myflorida.com /myflorida/government/laws/high_speed.html (2157 words)

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