To re-cap: back a year ago, the Obama Administration announced that $8 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would be given to a select number of states to get them started on plans for high-speed rail corridors within their borders. A very large chunk of that money – almost $1.2 billion – was…
The newly-elected governor of Wisconsin, Republican Scott Walker, has announced that he will not proceed with planning or construction of the high speed rail corridor linking Milwaukee with Madison, the home of the University of Wisconsin. This corridor was among a dozen or so selected for high-speed rail links by the U.S. Department of Transportation…
A month or so back, U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was one of the featured speakers at a conference sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration where, clearly, most of the conference attendees were involved in the aviation industry. One of the speakers criticized the Obama administration’s focus on rail passenger service, which prompted Secretary…
It sure looks like the Obama Administration is serious about more and better and faster trains. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met recently with several members of Congress from upstate New York and was apparently very encouraging when asked about a high-speed rail link between Albany and Buffalo. Amtrak trains are now making that 300-mile trip…