High Speed Rail (HSR) in the United States.

Provides overview of high speed rail (HSR) in the U.S. and related issues. Discusses definitions of high speed rail; examines speed rail in selected countries; and describes Congressional initiatives to promote HSR, including provisions in P.L. 110-432, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Federal aid to transportation. International relations. Projection. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of high speed rail (HSR) in the U.S. and related issues. Discusses definitions of high speed rail; examines speed rail in selected countries; and describes Congressional initiatives to promote HSR, including provisions in P.L. 110-432, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008; and P.L. 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Surveys rationales for developing HSR, cost estimates for HSR, and implementation challenges.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.