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Many European and Asian countries have implemented or plan to implement high-speed rail (HSR) and/or Maglev. Though U.S. efforts have spanned 40 years, nothing comparable has been implemented in the United States. This paper is based on the findings of two studies funded by the Mineta Transportation Institute that used a combination of literature review and interviews to derive lessons from the U.S. experience. Touching on the Chicago Hub, the Florida, Keystone, and Northeast Corridors, this paper suggests that several factors are critical to success of HSR projects, while lack of them has led to repeated failures. Based on the research, this paper questions whether the two limited U.S. successes can be replicated without ownership of the right of way by a single passenger rail entity and whether incremental HSR efforts are more likely to succeed.

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07-0564

English

16p

2007

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

CD-ROM

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High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; High speed vehicles; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Rail transit; Rail transit facilities; Rail transit stations; Railroad traffic; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Railroad vehicle operations; Railroads

United States

Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-0564

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2007 5:09PM