The Salt Lake Chamber hosted some of the nation's leading experts on High Speed Rail to discuss the potential for a network of trains exceeding 100 mph connecting Salt Lake City with other western cities like Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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

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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 Beijing 2010: 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail

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

“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