Midwest High Speed Rail

This is a great article from Forbes comparing the two (two!) high rail operators in Italy . This second paragraph in particular is most compelling to a policy wonk like me: > Right now, Ita...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2012/11/italians-show-how-high-speed-rail.html

Great interview with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn this morning, talking up high speed rail on Morning Joe. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2011/11/great-interview-with-illinois-governor.html

This is a news story from Wisconsin on the large numbers of people riding Amtrak between Milwaukee and Chicago. Of course, if the Amtrak was extended west from Milwaukee to Madison, large numbers...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/11/people-in-wisconsin-ride-trains.html

It's worth remembering what the President of the United States has to say about high speed rail: It is being done. It's just not being done here. Building a high speed rail system will be faster,...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/11/remember-what-president-of-united.html

This is a neat BBC video of a look inside a German-made ICE train that will start running direct to London. Rail networks grow stronger in Europe! And that means with every trip their economy gro...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/10/inside-of-ice-train-in-london-stronger.html

A fantastic video on Wisconsin's high speed rail project (put together by One Wisconsin ). Check this out and spread the word!

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/10/great-high-speed-rail-wisconsin-video.html

Today President Barack Obama pushed for a $50 billion infrastructure program, paid for primarily by lessening the subsidies for oil and gas development, to strengthen our country's economy. The ...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/10/obama-calls-for-high-speed-rail-as-part.html

I'm on the Thalys high speed rail from Brussels to Paris, rocketing past cars on the highway at 200 mph, connected to wi-fi. I came to the station without a ticket just before noon and walked int...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/09/wi-fi-at-200-mph-in-europe-future-of.html

All this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer is running a special section called Fast Track: Is America Ready for high-speed rail ? There are too many good things to say about this section already...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/08/must-read-special-section-on-high-speed.html

From Gov. Quinn's newsletter : On July 20, Governor Quinn was joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to announce that construction would begin in early September on the Chicago to St. Louis high-spee...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/07/hsr-construction-chicago-to-st-louis.html

Very exciting news in Wisconsin to expand Amtrak service between Madison and Wisconsin (as a fundamental piece of the Minneapolis-St. Paul - Madison - Milwaukee - Chicago high speed rail line) as...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/07/madison-wisconsin-amtrak-station-q-and.html

It's hard to imagine oil in the water destroying beaches. Everyone around the Gulf of Mexico is either living with that today or very fearful that their beach may be next. The Chicago Tribune f...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/07/crude-awakening-art-photos-of-oil-in.html

Yesterday, June 28th, the FRA announced that it will begin accepting applications for $2.1 billion in grants to continue the development of high-speed intercity passenger rail corridors. In addi...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/06/hsr-planning-surges.html

Fox 2 in St. Louis reports on the increased security for Amtrak passengers that has been made possible by the injection of stimulus dollars. This comes on the heels of Amtrak President, Joseph...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-holiday-security-measures.html

As Amtrak gears up for $115 million in upgrades to Chicago's Union Station , a report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors is projecting that Chicago will gain upwards of 42,000 new jobs and $6.1 ...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/06/glowing-news-for-rail-in-chicago.html

Detroit newsradio station, WWJ, interviewed the chairman of the Michigan Association of Rail Passengers this past Sunday, June 13th, about planned upgrades and the ongoing discussion to improve ...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/06/q-about-rail-in-michigan.html

Courtesy of Chicago Breaking News : The state of Illinois has applied for $8 million in federal funds to help pay for planning regional high speed rail service. The Midwest High Speed Rail Asso...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/06/illinois-applies-for-cash-to-plan-220.html

The FRA announced yesterday that nearly $80 million, of the $8 billion allocated to high speed rail, was distributed to states. As far as the Midwest is concerned, Wisconsin received "$5,700,000...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/05/federal-hsr-dollars-delivered-to.html

Congrats to DePaul student, Paul Hennessey, who's music video won Amtrak's "best original train travel-related video" contest. Paul's video and the 2nd place entry can be seen below. On a separa...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/05/local-student-wins-amtrak-video-contest.html

Yesterday, May 11th, Secretary LaHood experienced 312 mph on the test track of a Japanese maglev train. The secretary voiced the U.S. government's commitment to further developing passenger rail...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/05/sect-lahood-on-japanese-hsr-test-track.html

Our own Rick Harnish was on hand yesterday in Washington DC to support the call for the federal government to dedicate $4 billion towards high speed rail in 2011 and beyond. Please visit FourBil...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/05/4-billion-for-hsr-in-2011.html

Today was National Train Day across the country and here in Chicago . A commitment from IL Gov Pat Quinn to HSR in the Midwest, flowing through Chicago, and strong attendance marked the day's ...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/05/national-train-day-in-chicago-and.html

The Congressional Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met yesterday at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago to discuss the high-speed intercity passenger rail grant...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/04/congressional-subcommittee-meets-in.html

The Tribune discusses the benefits enjoyed by the increasing number of riders on Amtrak's Auto Train between Lorton, VA and Sanford, FL (near Orlando). The Midwest is being factored into expansi...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/04/chicagos-auto-train-to-phoenix.html

An Amtrak press release this past Thursday (4/8/10) states: In the Chicago hub, ridership on Lincoln Service (Chicago – St. Louis) showed significant growth with an 18 percent jump in March an...

http://mwhsr.blogspot.com/2010/04/amtrak-ridership-thrives-in-middle-west.html