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The article discusses budgeted U.S. plans to build a high-speed rail systems across the country. It notes funding allocated with the 2009 economic stimulus law and the 2010 federal budget. Publicly-funded plans for high-speed rail in California also are noted. The article discusses questions about the nature of the system to be built and prospects for the use of so-called maglev technology wherein trains are magnetically levitated above a concrete guide. The article discusses aspects maglev train technology in Japan and consideration of the use of the technology to carry passengers between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Safety aspects of high-speed rail also are discussed.

Presents a photo essay on the United States high-speed train from Amtrak, called the Acela. Time of its trips from New York City to Washington D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts; Features offered to riders of the train; Speculation on the financial prospects for the service.

The article provides information on the risks over the new infrastructure redevelopment program proposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump known as "Transformative Projects Program". Topics discussed includes Hyperloop system, to Infrastructure investment and Transportation Infrastructure Investment.

The article focuses on the developments in high speed rail systems in the U.S. The "Acela Express" passenger train service of railway service operator Amtrak is highlighted which can reach a top of 150 miles per hour. The impact of environmental regulations on the advancement of high speed passenger rail projects is outlined.

The article discusses several issues surrounding the more than 8.8 billion U.S. dollars in stimulus money that the U.S. government has allotted for high-speed rail. According to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, a total of 40 states and Washington, D.C. have submitted grant applications for rail projects that totaled 102.5 billion U.S. dollars. It also mentions the need for the states to continue the effort since the stimulus will not fund everything.

The article explores the benefits of high speed trains and its environmental risks. It notes that once the technology has a foothold in the U.S., its rapid spread will affect both economic and environmental benefits. It features the high-speed trains manufactured by Alstrom Transport. It describes that the systems in Japan and France are coordinated, wherein there is a connecting subway or commuter train waiting once a high-speed train pulls into a station.

The article informs that General Atomics Corp. will soon be launching magnetic levitation train. It is stated that the company's Electromagnetic Systems Division had built a prototype train to check the efficiency of the actual vehicle. According to Sam Gurol, General Atomics' director of maglev systems, the launch of magnetic levitation train would solve the problem of traffic congestion in the U.S.

The article talks about a hyperloop system bill in the U.S. that is expected to be approved by the U.S. Senate. It mentions that the hyperloop system involves passengers or freight transported by pods elevated by magnets, that travel within raised pipes; and pipes could come up on state-owned land beside motorways or railways.

The article focuses on the acceptance of the Metroliner in the U.S. market. Metroliner was launched as a demonstration project by the Department of Transportation to test the potential of fast, modern trains in the congested, 226-mile New York-Philadelphia-Washington Northeast Corridor. Unlike most other intercity trains, the Metroliner hoped to compete with the airplane for business travelers. It did so successfully, and in the process not only proved the value of high-speed rail, but became a Northeast institution.

The article criticizes plans by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to promote high-speed rail service in the U.S. The author points out that most high-speed railroads around the world operate at a loss, and that modifying existing tracks to accommodate bullet trains will hamper the very efficient system that has evolved in the U.S. for hauling freight by rail. He lodges several criticisms against a proposed $3.2 billion high-speed route in Florida that will run between the cities of Tampa and Orlando.

Features the high-speed rail proposal for the Southeastern United States region. Formation of the Southeastern Economic Alliance to generate business support for high-speed rail; Economic benefits; Major obstacles to a high-speed rail system; Competition from powerful highway lobby for federal funds; Estimated costs for a Southeastern High-Speed Rail. INSET: Acela Express Quiet and Fast, by Tom Barry..

The article discusses high-speed rail systems and whether or not increased government investments will make them possible in the U.S. An example is given of bond approvals by voters in various states including California and Texas, to construct high-speed rail systems only to have them abandoned. Topics include the challenges the size of the U.S. presents to the construction of a train service that spans the country and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) plans to create regional networks.

The article focuses on the condition of the bullet train sector in the U.S. as of June 15, 2015. Entrepreneurs and officials in several states have started construction of the next-generation of bullet trains due to the growing number of millennials who prefer to take public transport. Also discussed are private investors backing bullet trains, the crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia, and the U.S.' failure to provide sufficient budget for infrastructure.

Reports on a surge of support for a proposal to build a high-speed rail system from San Diego to Sacramento, California. Issue of the $20 billion cost; California High Speed Rail Authority's selection of three sources for funding; Informal decision on a preferred route for the rail's development; Alternatives to high speed rail; Consideration of rail designs.

The article informs about a research study conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which posed the need of intensive research to develop a system of high-speed ground transportation. It states that the U.S. Congress has facilitated transportation program for research which will evaluate public response to improved and faster transportation system. It adds that new construction methods including high speed system, elevated or tunneled roadways would have to be considered.

The article centers on high-speed rail development in the U.S and its status compared to rail units set up in other countries. U.S. President Barack Obama initially prioritized high-speed rail development but was offset by political opposition. High-speed rail efforts have continued in other states, however, while the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) identified 460 companies in Midwest states that provide component parts and services to the U.S. passenger rail industry.

The article looks at the feasibility of having the new network of high-speed passenger rail lines (HPRL) and the new air traffic control system (ATCS) proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration. The author says the White House sees both as essential to U.S. economic competitiveness for the better part of the 21 century, but sees the difficulties they entail. The administration has yet to give any ideas about how to fund the over 40-billion-U.S.-dollar ATCS, and the 53 billion U.S. dollars that HPRL will need just in the next six years .

Statistics are presented on the amount that U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing to spend on funding for high-speed-rail expansion between 2012 and 2017 and China's planned minimum spending high-speed-rail expansion between 2011 and 2015.

The article reports a study by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding air traffic congestion in the U.S. According to the report, the capacity of many of the country’s largest airports will be exceeded without a major overhaul of their air traffic control systems. The desire to alleviate air traffic congestion is cited as a major goal toward the push for the construction of high-speed rail systems.

Focuses on U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow, who travels by train from Washington D.C. to New York (N.Y.). Comparison of the time needed to travel to the airport and fly to N.Y. with the time it takes to travel by Amtrak's Acela Express train; Comments from spokesman Rob Nichols regarding the secretary's travels on the train; How Snow passes time during the trip to N.Y. where he meets monthly with Wall Street executives.

Reports on Amtrak's Acela Express high-speed train, which is expected to start carrying paying passengers on December 11, 2000. Loss of operating subsidies in 2002; Problems with the aged infrastructure between Washington, D.C. and New York, and the train's design; Description of the Acela.

Points out that as overcrowded highways and congested air routes threaten Americans' mobility, high-speed railroads offer a viable alternative and great promise for the future. Japan's bullet trains which travel at sustained speeds of 125 mph; Need for a supertrain link between Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern California; Plan for a train operating at 250 mph in the mid-1990s; Plan for a turbine train of Amtrak connecting Boston, Massachusetts and Pelham Bay, New York.

The author reflects on the efforts of American railroad transport companies to operate high speed trains, as of January 2017. Topics discussed include modern passenger services operated by Metrolink and Amtrak in Southern California; the Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners high speed train service; and the Massachusetts Senate's vote to study the potential for Boston-Springfield "high speed rail."

The article focuses on public-private partnerships in high-speed transportation development. The U.S. infrastructure development is presented wherein the stretched public sector finances has caused a backlog of more than two trillion U.S. dollars. Examples of public infrastructure financing are analyzed such as Plan A wherein the government provides all the funding, Plan B wherein the private industry finances everything, and the public-private partnerships Plan P3.

The article offers information on the acquisition of high-speed trains by the U.S. to help its ailing train transportation industry. It states that the country's high-speed trains have been financed under the 90 million dollar High Speed Ground Transportation Act. It comments that the Act calls for joint Government-industry sponsorship and demonstration projects to examine if high-speed service will revive passenger trains and unsnarl highways and airways.

The article reports on the government projects of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson for education and transportation. It highlights the education program wherein the allocated budget amounts to 1.2 billion dollars for 1965 which is expected to increase in 1966. It states that President Johnson request for a budget worth 520 million dollars to commence the research and development of a ground-transport system involving high-speed electric trains.

There are no such fine trains in the United States. It is now announced that seven more high-speed streamline trains are to be built as a result of the allotment of federal loans totaling $2,270,000 to five major railroad companies. But meanwhile it does seem as if with the existing roadbeds and existing coaches trains could be speeded up. In 1883, the crack trains on the Northwestern transcontinental roads averaged twenty-five miles an hour. Probably today, they do not exceed thirty or thirty-five miles, with the exception of the very fastest. Undoubtedly the cost of coal conies in here. Railroads are not going to speed up their trains, as the Union Pacific is now doing, to compete with the airplane and to how a marked superiority in speed and comfort to the private automobile or bus, they must expect to remain far in the rear. Moreover, they should cheapen fares.

The article reports that the U.S. based express passenger rail system Brightline has unveiled its first trainset BrightBlue, citing comments from Mike Reininger, president of Brightline. The article also offers information on the features of the Brightline rail system and mentions that the BrightBlue trainset is expected to be tested in the railroad operations facility Workshop b in West Palm Beach, Florida

The author discusses the lack of government support for the development of high speed passenger rail system in the U.S. He outlines the promise of U.S. President Barack Obama to make a multi-billion-dollar investment in high speed rail. He highlights the deterioration in the passenger car fleet of rail service operator Amtrak.

The article discusses the plan of investor and inventor Elon Musk for a Hyperloop pod with seats that travels through a long tube on speeds faster than 700 miles per hour in the U.S.

The article reports on the completion of the track and signal work facilitated by Union Pacific Corp. (UP) for the Lincoln Service corridor of Amtrak from Chicago, Illinois to Saint Louis, Michigan. The plans for the in-service testing of the Class 6 track (110 miles per hour) are outlined. A photograph of a sign warning motorists of the operation changes of the corridor is presented.

The article looks at how China's experience with public infrastructure should affect U.S. high-speed railway (HSR) projects. Topics discussed include a fatal HSR collision in Wenzhou, China in July 2011, as well as China's extensive borrowing and rushed scheduling around HSR construction between 2007 and 2010. Lessons the author thinks the U.S. should take from China include avoiding rushed projects, considering the possibility of human error, and maintaining even growth of large-scale projects.

The article discusses the reasons behind the absence of high-speed railroad network in the U.S. It is one of the last industrialized nations without a significant high speed rail system. Mentality is mentioned as reason behind the situation. President Barack Obama is mentioned to be the first president to support the high speed rail with the federal funding, however, the funding provided at present is reported to be very negligible compared to the need.

The article reports on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) Multi-Modal High Speed Rail Improvement Plan and its relevance to railroad services in the northeastern region of the U.S. Accordingly, the proposal consists Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which is applicable the government projects involving interstate transportation. Its accessibility from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington DC is also mentioned.

The article focuses on the beneficiaries of the U.S. government's rail system grants worth 8 billion U.S. dollars. A total of 3.5 billion U.S. dollars would finance a California multicity project and the first phase of a high-speed rail lane in Florida. The remaining 4.5 billion U.S. dollars are allotted for the freight rail corridors that also carry Amtrak trains. The high-speed rail funding aims to boost passenger train service between cities and plays a role in the jobs strategy of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.

This article reports on the plan of the U.S. to build high-speed train lines to connect cities across the nation. The news comes as the nation celebrates the 140th anniversary of the completion of its first Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Currently, there is only one high-speed train line in the country, the Acela Express, operated by Amtrak since 2000. State officials are excited about the increased funding for high-speed rail service.

Discusses how high-speed trains are offering a comfortable, convenient and fast alternative to flying. Backed by the European Union, a network of high-speed lines is appearing on the Continent, challenging the pre-eminence of the airlines. By 2020 almost every European capital will have a system of new or upgraded tracks. At the same time, national rail companies are joining forces to create transnational services and build a shared fleet. The enthusiasm is global. The Japanese, who introduced high-speed rail travel with bullet trains, are extending their network. China talks of a line between Shanghai and Beijing. In the United States, Amtrak's high-speed Acela line has cut the travel time between Washington, D.C., and New York, luring passengers off the air shuttles.

Predicts the positive impact of the appointment of Mississippi politician Brad Robinson on the proposal to develop a high-speed rail system linking cities along the United States Gulf Coast. Examination of proposed extension of the railway line from Birmingham, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia.