President of United States of America, Barack Obama upon taking over the office proposed a “Green New Deal” that would reduce consumption of fossil fuels. Just like Japan and Europe, high speed passenger trains were a part of his plan. The American East and West Coasts, the Midwest and Florida have all showed interest in [...]
A few days ago in Washington D.C. US Senators Specter and Bob Casey met with Transportation Secretary LaHood to make recommendations for funding of important Pennsylvania high-speed rail projects. Congressmen Paul Kanjorski and Tim Holden also joined the meeting. According to Senator Spector the meeting with Secratary LaHood was productive and he is very optimistic [...]
The supporters of the proposed high speed magnetic levitation train between Los Angeles and Las Vegas announced on Monday that China has agreed to lend US$ 7 billion only if the US government supports this project. The maglev officials were shocked to hear that their project was disqualified for any funds out of the $ [...]
