Chris Matthews, host of “MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews,” calls for high-speed rail manufacturing as a key to restoring the economy, much as industrial production during World War II helped to end the Great Depression.

President Obama Announces Historic $8 Billion in Recovery Act Grants to Develop America’s First Nationwide Program of High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Service

• White House Press Release
• Full List of Awards
• Selected Projects Fact Sheets
• National Summary Map of Selected Projects

In February 2010, APTA and UIC held three regional practicums to provide U.S. decision makers the information necessary to implement high-speed rail. Click on the images below to view more photos from each event.

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles

Chicago

UIC/APTA College and University High Speed Rail Competition: Fast Track to the Future

APTA President William Millar Discusses High-Speed Rail in the U.S. on Environment & Energy Publishing TV

Listen to webcast of the U.S. DOT Summit on Railcar Manufacturing and High Speed-Rail

Debunking False Claims Against High-Speed Rail

“Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from your destination…

It is happening right now; it’s been happening for decades. The problem is, it’s been happening elsewhere, not here.”

- President Barack Obama,
April 2009

High-Speed Rail Corridors Designated by the Federal Railroad Administration as of September 18, 2009:

• California
• Chicago Hub Network
• Empire
• Florida
• Gulf Coast
• Keystone
• Northeast Corridor
• Northern New England
• Pacific Northwest
• South Central
• Southeast