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High Speed Railway Commission

High Speed Railway Commission

Meetings of the Illinois High Speed Railway Commission are open to the public, with a short public comment period at […]

The French Case: Stations as City Boosters

The French Case: Stations as City Boosters

Join Fabrice Morenon, PhD, Managing Director of French Railways international branch, as he explores how French rail stations serve as […]

High Speed Rail in Australia

High Speed Rail in Australia

After decades of proposals, plans for high-speed rail in Australia are moving forward. The Australian government’s High Speed Rail Authority […]

Conversation with a High-Speed Rail Champion

Conversation with a High-Speed Rail Champion

This session is for anyone curious about how high-speed rail can change the U.S. transportation game. In March, Rep. Seth […]

National Vision Map

The Need for a National Railway Program

With America’s first two true high-speed rail projects underway in California and Nevada—and with Congress appropriating tens of billions of […]

New Trains for Texas

New Trains for Texas

Amtrak and Texas Central Partners have made headlines since partnering last year to explore high-speed rail for the Lone Star […]

City Limits: A Conversation with Megan Kimble

City Limits: A Conversation with Megan Kimble

  Watch our discussion with Megan Kimble, author of the recently published “City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of […]

Designing Brightline’s New Las Vegas Station

Designing Brightline’s New Las Vegas Station

High-speed trains can offer a unique, enjoyable, comfortable travel experience, from the journey to and from the station to the […]

Railroad Liability

Railroad Liability

This presentation will provide an overview of railroad liability. We will discuss the sources of railroad liability law (statutory, regulatory, […]

Lakeshore Rail Summit: From Transportation Deserts to Oases

Lakeshore Rail Summit: From Transportation Deserts to Oases

The Lakeshore Rail Alliance hosted a summit in Erie, Pennsylvania. Leaders and advocates joined together to discuss how improving the […]

Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters

Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters

On May 21, Amtrak launched a new train called Borealis, serving the corridor between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The […]

USHSR 2024: Annual Conference

USHSR 2024: Annual Conference

HSR 2024 will convene political, business and labor leaders to explore ways to scale up high-speed rail across the nation, […]

Level boarding on a Metra Electric platform

2024 Luncheon with Metra CEO Jim Derwinski

This sold-out, in-person event took place in Chicago on April 26, 2024. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Metra’s CEO/Executive […]

It’s a Beautiful Country

Let’s see it. Let’s clean it. Let’s build it. Let’s make high speed rail a reality.

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