Below is a posting I received from NARP today regarding
the announcement made by Ray LaHood and Joe Biden at NYP
today regarding the reallocation of HSR Federal appropriations
that were rejected by Florida.
o Amtrak – $450 million for Northeast Corridor power, signal, track, and catenary improvements. Will boost capacity, reliability, and speed in one of the most heavily-traveled sections of the Northeast Corridor, creating a 24-mile segment of track capable of supporting train speeds up to 160-mph.
o New York – $295 million for a bypass around Harold Interlocking in Queens on the Northeast Corridor, alleviating major delays for trains coming in and out of Manhattan by separating Amtrak from Long Island Railroad traffic.
o Regional Equipment Pools – $268.2 million to purchase 48 high-performance passenger rail cars and seven quick-acceleration locomotives for eight corridors in the Midwestern States. $68 million to acquire 15 high-performance passenger rail cars and 4 quick-acceleration locomotives for the Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquin, and Capitol Corridors in California.
0 Illinois – $186.3 million to upgrade the Chicago - St. Louis Corridor, with trains operating at 110 mph for more than 220 miles of track.
o Michigan – $196.5 million to rehabilitate track and signal systems, increaseing train speeds to 110 mph on a 235-mile section of the Chicago to Detroit corridor, reducing trip times by 30 minutes.
o California – $300 million more for the nation’s first 220-mph high-speed rail system, extending the already-funded 110-mile segment an additional 20 miles “to advance completion of the Central Valley project, the backbone of the [planned] Los Angeles to San Francisco corridor.”
What happened to the funds for New Jersey???
More details are on the Dept of Transportation website.
the announcement made by Ray LaHood and Joe Biden at NYP
today regarding the reallocation of HSR Federal appropriations
that were rejected by Florida.
o Amtrak – $450 million for Northeast Corridor power, signal, track, and catenary improvements. Will boost capacity, reliability, and speed in one of the most heavily-traveled sections of the Northeast Corridor, creating a 24-mile segment of track capable of supporting train speeds up to 160-mph.
o New York – $295 million for a bypass around Harold Interlocking in Queens on the Northeast Corridor, alleviating major delays for trains coming in and out of Manhattan by separating Amtrak from Long Island Railroad traffic.
o Regional Equipment Pools – $268.2 million to purchase 48 high-performance passenger rail cars and seven quick-acceleration locomotives for eight corridors in the Midwestern States. $68 million to acquire 15 high-performance passenger rail cars and 4 quick-acceleration locomotives for the Pacific Surfliner, San Joaquin, and Capitol Corridors in California.
0 Illinois – $186.3 million to upgrade the Chicago - St. Louis Corridor, with trains operating at 110 mph for more than 220 miles of track.
o Michigan – $196.5 million to rehabilitate track and signal systems, increaseing train speeds to 110 mph on a 235-mile section of the Chicago to Detroit corridor, reducing trip times by 30 minutes.
o California – $300 million more for the nation’s first 220-mph high-speed rail system, extending the already-funded 110-mile segment an additional 20 miles “to advance completion of the Central Valley project, the backbone of the [planned] Los Angeles to San Francisco corridor.”
What happened to the funds for New Jersey???
More details are on the Dept of Transportation website.