high-speed rail

    By Jason St. Amand

    | 11:00AM 2/04/2010
    All aboard! It was announced on January 28 that California, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Washington have been given the green light to start construction on high-speed railways that will cut down travel time and make traveling from city-to-city, or even city-to-state, much more...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 4:00PM 4/18/2009
    This week, President Obama unveiled his plan to develop a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the United States. Although HSR has long been a talking point for the President, this is the first instance in which he has offered specifics. The new rail plan is three-fold: initially, it will...