High Speed Rail in the U.S. Super Trains for the Millennium

This chapter focuses on the recent Southwest states' multi-state planning collaborative study, which the Federal Railroad Administration initiated, coordinated, and released in 2015. It highlights the process, planning contextual factors, conclusions, recommendations, and implications, which may serve as a reference model for future studies in other regions of the U.S. The chapter also looks at the momentum of high-speed rail in the U.S., especially in California, and explores some of the considerations in moving toward more optimal and comprehensive transportation planning and policy development for high-speed rail for the U.S. in the future.

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High Speed Rail

Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering - Emerging Challenges and Opportunities of High Speed Rail Development on Business and Society ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0102-2.ch013 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 262-267

Author(s):

Raj Selladurai ◽

George VandeWerken

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Case Studies ◽

High Speed ◽

The United States ◽

The State ◽

High Speed Rail ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The World ◽

Research Questions ◽

The U.S

High-speed rail is gaining momentum worldwide in many countries in the world including the United States and especially in the state of California, Florida, and Texas currently. Focusing on the list of topics below would enable readers including professionals, policy-makers, leaders, staff, academicians, scholars, and students to explore assignments and research into innovative ideas, plans, and strategies related to high-speed rail in the U.S. The chapter presents a list of topics that includes case studies, research questions, projects, and other suggestions to stimulate further research and explore assignments into more optimal formulation and implementation of high-speed rail for the U.S. in the future.

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Maglev High Speed Rail Along the Northeast Corridor

2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 2 ◽

10.1115/jrc2010-36063 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Jack Kinstlinger

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

New York ◽

North Carolina ◽

High Speed ◽

East Coast ◽

Air Travel ◽

Washington Dc ◽

High Speed Rail ◽

Eastern Seaboard ◽

The U.S

This paper summarizes parts of a feasibility study prepared by the Maryland Transit Administration for the Federal Railroad Administration on a proposed magnetically levitated train project.1 Initially the project would connect Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore with Union Station in Washington DC with a stop at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Ultimately, it is proposed to extend the Project along the U.S. eastern seaboard north through Philadelphia and New York to Boston and south through Richmond, Raleigh and Charlotte in North Carolina. The paper contains an evaluation of potential air travel reduction along the east coast if maglev service were available and a comparison of energy consumption between maglev and conventional modes of travel. Finally, the paper contains estimates of reductions in carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions resulting from diversions of travel from autos and aircraft to the proposed maglev service along the eastern seaboard.

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High Speed Rail

Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering - Emerging Challenges and Opportunities of High Speed Rail Development on Business and Society ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0102-2.ch010 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 224-238

Author(s):

Raj Selladurai ◽

George VandeWerken

Keyword(s):

Process Planning ◽

Transportation Planning ◽

Policy Development ◽

High Speed ◽

Reference Model ◽

Collaborative Study ◽

State Planning ◽

High Speed Rail ◽

Future Studies ◽

The U.S

This chapter focuses on the recent Southwest states' multi-state planning collaborative study, which the Federal Railroad Administration initiated, coordinated, and released in 2015. It highlights the process, planning contextual factors, conclusions, recommendations, and implications, which may serve as a reference model for future studies in other regions of the U.S. The chapter also looks at the momentum of high-speed rail in the U.S., especially in California, and explores some of the considerations in moving toward more optimal and comprehensive transportation planning and policy development for high-speed rail for the U.S. in the future.

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