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The Race For The First U.S. High-Speed Rail

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Joshuah Mello
20 January 2001 - 10:00am

Washington-Baltimore corridor rail link is one of the finalists in the multibillion-dollar race to build the nation's first ultra-high speed rail link.

"The Washington-Baltimore corridor was named one of two finalists yesterday in the race to win federal approval to build the country's first ultra-high-speed rail link.The announcement was a milestone in the multibillion-dollar sweepstakes to deploy the super-fast trains and represents a potential civic and economicbonanza for the winner."U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater selected the 40-mile, $3.4 billion Maryland-D.C. project and a 47-mile, $2.7 billion Pittsburgh proposal from among entries states seeking millions of dollars in federal aid.

Full Story: D.C.-Md. Still in Running for High-Speed Train
Source: The Washington Post, January 18, 2001
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