High Speed Passenger Rail

High Speed Passenger Rail
Author: Susan A. Fleming
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1437914454
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Federal and other decision makers have had a renewed interest in how high speed rail (HSR) might fit into the national transport. system and address increasing mobility constraints on highways and at airports due to congestion. This report reviews: (1) the factors affecting the economic viability-- meaning whether total social benefits offset or justify total social costs -- of HSR projects, incl. difficulties in determining the economic viability of proposed projects; (2) the challenges in developing and financing HSR systems; and (3) the federal role in the potential development of U.S. HSR systems. The auditor interviewed fed., state, local, and private sector officials; and reviewed HSR development in France, Japan, and Spain. Charts and tables.

Intercity Passenger Rail Transportation

Intercity Passenger Rail Transportation
Author: David Ewing
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2002
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1560511850
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This report addresses the public benefits and investment needs of intercity passenger rail transportation. AASHTO has published an investment needs report for highways and transit, and intends to publish a report on freight rail investment needs. Cost estimates for intercity passenger rail investment presented in this report were developed independently from those contained in the freight rail report. In combination, these reports provide a complete picture of the benefits of the various surface transportation modes to the U.S. and the value to be realized by both the traveling public and shippers through strategic investments.