High Speed Rail

High-speed rail is a form of public transportation similar to the classic railroad, but at a much faster rate of speed.

President Barack Obama introduced his plans to build a nationwide high-speed rail system across the United States, with a main hub in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.WashingtonPost.com: Obama Pushes Vision for High-Speed Rail As of April 16, 2009, eight states have requested a portion of the $8 billion set aside from the federal stimulus package in order to improve the current rail system to support high-speed rail.Associated Press: 8 States Seek Stimulus Money for High-speed Rail

California Corridor: Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San DiegoFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Chicago Hub Network: Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and LouisvilleFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Empire Corridor: New York City, Albany and BuffaloFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Gulf Coast Corridor: Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham and AtlantaFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Florida Corridor: Orlando, Tampa and MiamiFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Keystone Corridor: Philadelphia, Harrisburg and PittsburghFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Northern New England Corridor: Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven and AlbanyFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Pacific Northwest Corridor: Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and VancouverFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

South Central Corridor: Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Little RockFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail

Southeast Corridor: Washington DC, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah and JacksonvilleFederal Rail Association: Passenger Rail