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| − | Future plans for a High-speed rail line from Chicago IL to Portland OR and Seattle WA part of this plan is to locate some of the high-speed rail lines in the proposed [[Proposed_interstate_highways#Interstate_98 |I98 right of way]] if | + | Future plans for a High-speed rail line from Chicago IL to Portland OR and Seattle WA part of this plan is to locate some of the high-speed rail lines in the proposed [[Proposed_interstate_highways#Interstate_98 |I98 right of way]] if I98 interstate highway western section is built. |
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Revision as of 22:43, August 31, 2018
Proposed High Speed Rail lines plans in the USA started in 1965 with the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act. The Metroliner that runs between Boston and Washington DC was the first high speed service. High-speed rail is usually defined as over 110 miles per hour. Here is a list of some future plans.
California
CA Proposition 1A, passed in November 2008 authorized a high-speed rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles through the Central Valley. [1]
New York State
New York already has high-speed rail between Albany-Rensselaer and New York City Future plans include using the NYS thruway I90 right of way to provide high-speed passenger train travel to Buffalo NY, Niagara Falls NY and maybe to the PA state line. [2]
Northwest and North Central
Future plans for a High-speed rail line from Chicago IL to Portland OR and Seattle WA part of this plan is to locate some of the high-speed rail lines in the proposed I98 right of way if I98 interstate highway western section is built.
Pennsylvania
Future high-speed rail between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are planned as part of the Keystone Corridor. High-speed rail services already exist between Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
Southeast
Plans for extending the high-speed rails used by the Metroliner from Washington DC to Atlanta GA and Jacksonville FL are in the works. [3]