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First Rail Car Specs Approved for High-Speed Rail Initiative

The Congressionally mandated Next Generation Equipment Committee today gave the green light to the first specifications for bi-level coach, dining, baggage, and business class passenger rail cars that will be constructed under the government's High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program.

"This action will take the country forward in our efforts to build a world-class rail system to move passengers within our states, within regional corridors and across the country," said Eugene A. Conti, Jr., chairman of AASHTO's Standing Committee on Rail Transportation and secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.


New AASHTO Report on Connecting Rural and Urban America

According to Connecting Rural and Urban America, a new report released today at news conferences held in Little Rock, Ark., and Wichita, Kan., more investment is needed in America’s rural transportation system to keep agriculture, new energy products and freight moving; improve access for the travel, recreation, and tourism industries; connect new and emerging cities; and to ensure reliable access to key defense installations. For more information and to see state examples of rural capacity needs, go to http://ExpandingCapacity.transportation.org.


The Recovery Act in Action: 74,460 Jobs in July, Up 81% From March

"States are moving fast this summer to create jobs and complete projects. It is amazing how many highway and bridges have been rebuilt using recovery dollars." -- AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley


Disconnected Rural Cities: A National Concern
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