It’s time to meet 21st century realities with 21st century rail

Author: Ray LaHood

I went to Capitol Hill this morning because I wanted to share with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee the good news about American high-speed rail.

Since 1991, Presidents and Congressmen–Republicans as well as Democrats–have had an American high-speed rail network on their agenda, in good economic times and bad.  What’s changed today is that we have a President and Vice President who are backing up their words with actions.  We’re not just writing reports and filing them away; we’re hiring workers, we’re laying track, and we’re building stations.

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Post Link: http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/12/hsr.html

 
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