SPEED UP
High-speed trains--common in Europe, Japan, and Sweden--are just beginning to gain momentum in the United States. Some of the reasons for the slow start are greater distances between cities, lower gasoline prices, and Americans' love of the automobile. Three areas in which high-speed-rail networks are planned are the Northeast Corridor, which has a high-speed system under development, and the states of Florida and California. This article lists the advantages of fossil-fueled trains over electric trains, outlines the systems planned for Florida and California, and addresses the issue of viability for a rail comeback. Discussion about the suitability of high-speed rail in certain areas of the country is included as well as a sidebar about a high-speed-rail network failure in Texas.
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Corporate Authors:
Institutional Investor, Incorporated
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Authors:
- Dallaire, G
- Publication Date: 1995-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 52
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Serial:
- Infrastructure Finance
- Volume: 4
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Institutional Investor, Incorporated
- ISSN: 1063-0260
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electric trains; Finance; Fossil fuels; High speed rail; Programming (Planning); Railroad rails; Railroads
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Financial programming; Rail technology
- Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715346
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 14 1996 12:00AM