High Speed Ground Transportation Association The U.S. High Speed Trains Story – Where do we stand today? Presentation to EurailSpeed – Milan, Italy – November 7-9, 2005
STEEL WHEEL/STEEL RAIL HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATON SYSTEMS
Intermediate and High Speed Rail Corridor Designations Intermediate Speed Rail High Speed Rail
Steel Wheel/Steel Rail Systems Total SystemCost New York (Empire)$1.5 Pennsylvania (Keystone)$1.3 New England Rail$2.8 Southeast High Speed Rail$4.9 South Central Corridor$2.9 Florida High Speed Rail$14.4 Midwest Regional Rail$8.6 Ohio-Cleveland Hub$3.9 California High Speed Rail$33.0 Pacific Northwest$2.4 Gulf Coast$5.2 Total Costs$80.9 (All costs in 2007$ Billions)
Midwest Regional Rail: 100 Rail Stations
Selected Corridor Washington, DC to Charlotte Tier I Environmental Impact Statement
Federally Designated Corridor
Tampa to Orlando Corridor
Vision Plan
California’s High-Speed Train Bringing California Closer Together Bringing Us Closer Together
Intermediate and High Speed Rail Corridor Designations Intermediate Speed Rail High Speed Rail
MAGNETIC LEVITATION HIGH SPEED GROUND SYSTEMS
Maglev Deployment Program (MDP) Projects in the USA
System IOS Cost Baltimore-Washington$4.4 Pittsburgh$4.5 Atlanta-Chattanooga$4.5 Las Vegas$1.6 Southern California$8.5 Orange Line - San Diego - Total Costs$23.5 (All costs in 2007$ Billions) *IOS = Initial Operating System MAGNETIC LEVITATION SYSTEMS
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