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Eurostar set From Paris Gare du Nord to London Waterloo, filmed in 2004 included sevural TGV’s, across the Channel Tunnel an on UK’S CTRL1 (HS1) as far as just north of the Medway Bridge where the …

Eurostar set From Paris Gare du Nord to London Waterloo, filmed in 2004 included sevural TGV’s, across the Channel Tunnel an on UK’S CTRL1 (HS1) as far as just north of the Medway Bridge where the …

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader John L. Mica (R-FL) statement on the need for billions of dollars in pending high-speed rail investments in the United States to be wisely spent.He argues that the original $8 billion should be spent on true (European-style) HSR projects reaching speeds of over 150 mph. He foresees three such projects and makes a compelling case for the northeast corridor. It is hard to argue with that logic.TFA presumes that the other two demonstration projects will be Illinois and California. Florida has only demonstrated the ability to build political deceptions.One would presume that California and Illinois would be the other two test sites. But there we go again, using reason and logic on a political matter. All of this has implications for Amtrak long distance service, which is the perpetual red headed stepchild. One area where Mica could use some help is the concept of “high performance rail.” Funds used on HPR are not necessarily misspent, even if not properly included in the HSR demo allocations. Many medium sized cities can logically be connected by HPR, which is much cheaper to put in place.

A panel at the Megaregions + MetroProsperity: Sustainable Economics for the Texas Triangle Conference on September 25, 2009 in Houston, TX.Participants:Harris County Judge Ed EmmettFort Worth C…

Steer Davies Gleave’s High-Speed Rail Summit 09 was the first high speed rail conference in the UK to bring together an international panel of speakers to share their experiences and insight on hig…

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, OCTA Board Director and Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, OCTA CEO Will Kempton and representatives from Orange County will join other Southern California leaders for the news…

This news comes from Railway Age.

President Barack Obama nominated a top official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to serve on Amtrak’s board of directors. Anthony Coscia has been chairman of the Port Authority’s board of commissioners since April 2003.

UPDATE: A reader posted the link to the official White House announcement, which names two proposed directors for the Amtrak board.

Bert DiClemente, Nominee for Director, AMTRAK Board of Directors
Bert DiClemente is currently serving as the Vice President of CB Richard Ellis, Inc., which is the largest commercial real estate company in the world. He has been serving in this capacity since 2003. Prior to this position, he worked for Insignia/ESG and Jackson Cross & Associates as Director and Associate Director.   He was responsible for the leasing and selling of commercial real estate and represented a number of Fortune 500 Companies.   Mr. DiClemente also served from 1977-1997 as the State Director for then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Wilmington, DE.  In this capacity, he was responsible for three statewide Senate offices and was a senior staff advisor to the Senator on all issues and policies related to the State of Delaware. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a B.A. in political science.

This is good news. The Board needs to be at full strength. The next shoe dropping will be that of Mr. Boardman. Stay tuned.

(And I don’t have any inside information. There is a decision due there soon and you have to believe that current President is a long-shot.)

This is somewhat discouraging news for high speed rail advocates.

Chicago Loses Bid for 2016 Olympic Games

Chicago was stunningly eliminated in the first round of
voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, with Rio de Janeiro,
Madrid and Tokyo still in contention.

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What impact will the building of a high-speed train between Anaheim and Las Vegas have economically.Find out! That’s the commercial message posted here in the interest of throwing raw meat to wild animals.