Obama Unveils High-Speed Railway Plan
Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On April 16, 2009 @ 3:59 pm In Green Transportation | 15 Comments
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Today President Barack Obama announced a “long overdue” plan to develop high speed rail lines [5] in the US. Obama [6] and his administration have identified 10 potential corridors for the new railways in California [5], the Gulf Coast, the Midwest and the Northeast. They have also pledged [7] $8 billion in economic stimulus for the initiative through 2012. While states and local governments will play a huge role in developing these lines, the initiative set forth by the government will help ensure success up to 600 miles of high speed rail lines [6] with trains traveling up to 150 miles per hour.
Via Reuters [7]
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[7] pledged: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE53F4DJ20090416
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