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Download or read book Amtrak's High Speed Rail Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Petra Todorovich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781558442221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book High-speed Rail written by Petra Todorovich and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Policy Focus Report was a product of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Regional Plan Association and their joint venture America 2050. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has been engaged in a series of projects with the Regional Plan Association for more than a decade. The partnership spawned the national initiative known as America 2050, which is aimed at meeting the infrastructure, economic development and environmental challenges of the nation, in preparation for a population increase of about 130 million by 2050. A major focus of America 2050 is the emergence of megaregions - large networks of metropolitan areas, where most of the population growth by mid-century will take place. Examples of megaregions are the Northeast Megaregion, from Boston to Washington, or Southern California, from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico. High-speed rail is capable of linking employment centers and population hubs in corridors up to 600 miles in length in 11 U.S. megaregions.This Policy Focus Report was a product of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Regional Plan Association and their joint venture America 2050. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has been engaged in a series of projects with the Regional Plan Association for more than a decade. The partnership spawned the national initiative known as America 2050, which is aimed at meeting the infrastructure, economic development and environmental challenges of the nation, in preparation for a population increase of about 130 million by 2050. A major focus of America 2050 is the emergence of megaregions - large networks of metropolitan areas, where most of the population growth by mid-century will take place. Examples of megaregions are the Northeast Megaregion, from Boston to Washington, or Southern California, from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico. High-speed rail is capable of linking employment centers and population hubs in corridors up to 600 miles in length in 11 U.S. megaregions.
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780788118043
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Amtrak's Northeast Corridor written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-06 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the ownership, usage of, and operations over, the Northeast corridor; the projects and costs associated with improvements to allow high-speed operations on the north end of the corridor; and the capital investment needed in the south end of the corridor. Charts and tables
Author : Phyllis F. Scheinberg
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by Phyllis F. Scheinberg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Randall Peterman
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437927009
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Download or read book High Speed Rail in the United States written by David Randall Peterman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) What is High Speed Rail (HSR)?; (3) HSR Options; (4) Components of a HSR System: Conventional HSR; Track; Signal and Commun. Networks; Magnetic Levitation; (5) HSR In: Japan; France; Germany; Spain; China; (6) Background of Intercity Passenger Rail in the U.S.; (7) Previous Efforts in the U.S.; (8) Recent Congress. Initiatives to Promote HSR; (9) Potential Benefits: Alleviating Highway and Airport Congestion; Alleviating Pollution and Reducing Energy Consumption by the Transport. Sector; Promoting Econ. Develop.; Improving Transport. Safety; Providing a Choice of Modes; Making the Transport. System More Reliable; (10) Infrastructure and Operating Costs; (11) Ridership Potential; (12) Funding Consider.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Northeast Corridor written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428936920
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Intercity passenger rail Amtrak's management of northeast corridor improvements demonstrates need for applying best practices : report to the Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate. written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Lynch
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789056996055
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)
Download or read book High Speed Rail in the US written by Thomas Lynch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth evaluation of high speed rail systems & their linkage to other transportation modes in the US.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Amtrak and High Speed Rail written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phyllis F. Scheinberg
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780756703974
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by Phyllis F. Scheinberg and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception in 1971, Amtrak has received over $23 billion in Fed. subsidies for operating capital expenses. Over the last 3 yrs., Amtrak has received over $3.6 billion, including about $2.2 billion in 1998 and 1999 that it could use for capital improvements, etc. This report discusses: changes since 1995 in Amtrak's operating costs, including labor costs, payments to freight railroads to access their track, and int. on commercial debt; the projected changes over the next 5 years; and Amtrak's plans to address these costs; Amtrak's short- and long-term capital invest. requirements; and the availability of Fed. and non-Fed. funds for Amtrak's capital invest. Charts and tables.
Author : David Randall Peterman
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781478182696
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (826 download)
Download or read book The Development of High Speed Rail in the United States written by David Randall Peterman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The provision of $8 billion for intercity passenger rail projects in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) reinvigorated efforts to expand intercity passenger rail transportation in the United States. The Obama Administration subsequently announced that it would ask Congress to provide $1 billion annually for high speed rail (HSR) projects. This initiative was reflected in the President's budgets for FY2010 through FY2013. Congress approved $2.5 billion for high speed and intercity passenger rail in FY2010 (P.L. 111-117), but zero in FY2011 (P.L. 112-10) and FY2012 (P.L. 112-55). In addition, the FY2011 appropriations act rescinded $400 million from prior year unobligated balances of program funding. There are two main approaches to building high speed rail (HSR): (1) improving existing tracks and signaling to allow trains to reach speeds of up to 110 miles per hour (mph), generally on track shared with freight trains; and (2) building new tracks dedicated exclusively to high speed passenger rail service, to allow trains to travel at speeds of 200 mph or more. The potential costs, and benefits, are relatively lower with the first approach and higher with the second approach. Much of the federal funding for HSR to date has focused on improving existing lines in five corridors: Seattle-Portland; Chicago-St. Louis; Chicago-Detroit; the Northeast Corridor (NEC); and Charlotte-Washington, DC. Most of the rest of the money is being used for a largely new system dedicated to passenger trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles, on which speeds could reach up to 220 mph. Plans for HSR in some states were shelved by political leaders opposed to the substantial risks such projects entail, particularly the capital and operating costs; the federal funds allocated to those projects were subsequently redirected to other HSR projects. Estimates of the cost of constructing HSR vary according to train speed, the topography of the corridor, the cost of right-of-way, and other factors. Few if any HSR lines anywhere in the world have earned enough revenue to cover both their construction and operating costs, even where population density is far greater than anywhere in the United States. Typically, governments have paid the construction costs, and in many cases have subsidized the operating costs as well. These subsidies are often justified by the social benefits ascribed to HSR in relieving congestion, reducing pollution, increasing energy efficiency, and contributing to employment and economic development. It is unclear whether these potential social benefits are commensurate with the likely costs of constructing and operating HSR. Lack of long-term funding represents a significant obstacle to HSR development in the United States. The federal government does not have a dedicated funding source for HSR, making projects that can take years to build vulnerable to year-to-year changes in discretionary budget allocations.~
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) undertook the Northeast High-Speed Rail Improvement Project to make infrastructure improvements that would enable Amtrak to meet a statutory goal of providing 3-hour intercity passenger rail service between Boston and New York City. Amtrak shared responsibility for implementing the project with commuter rail authorities and state governments, and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) developed a master plan for the project and provided federal funds to Amtrak. GAO reviewed (1) the status of the project, (2) Amtrak's management of the project, (3) FRA's oversight of the project, and (4) best practices for managing future large-scale rail infrastructure projects.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book High-speed Rail Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The High-Speed Rail Investment Act of 2001 (S. 250). written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book High-speed Passenger Rail written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: