Atlanta's businesses are abuzz with a new legislation proposed by John Kerry (D-MA) that will put atlanta as one of several hubs for 11 high speed passenger rail lines that will cross-cross the country.
The proposed $8 Billion project would establish new, no-grade crossing high-speed passenger rail service along both coasts from Boston to Miami, Seattle to San Diego, with transcontenential links in the various mega-cities in texas, Chicago, Washington, New york, and Atlanta
Min speed on the new line would be 110mph, with speeds pushing 200 in the plains and the southwest desert.
Links:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/sh...2008/09/07/another_trip_across_the_aisle.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/11/kerry-and-spect.html
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/25/95822/061/985/666177
http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/developing-a-big-hsr-bill-from-john-kerry/
full text of the bill:
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/documents/kerry_hsr_bill_summary.pdf
The proposed $8 Billion project would establish new, no-grade crossing high-speed passenger rail service along both coasts from Boston to Miami, Seattle to San Diego, with transcontenential links in the various mega-cities in texas, Chicago, Washington, New york, and Atlanta
Min speed on the new line would be 110mph, with speeds pushing 200 in the plains and the southwest desert.
Links:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/sh...2008/09/07/another_trip_across_the_aisle.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/11/kerry-and-spect.html
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/25/95822/061/985/666177
http://trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/developing-a-big-hsr-bill-from-john-kerry/
full text of the bill:
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/documents/kerry_hsr_bill_summary.pdf