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High Speed Rail Funding and Program Development

high Speed Rail: An Essential Piece of the Build Back Better Act’s Climate Program

  • The transportation sector is the U.S. economy’s single largest source of climate pollution, contributing 29% to our emissions budget every year.* If the Build Back Better Act is to effectively address the climate emergency, it must transform the transportation sector. There is no more powerful tool to decarbonize the transportation sector than world-class high speed rail:

  • High speed rail is all-electric and can be powered by clean, renewable energy;

  • It runs on brand new, dedicated tracks, allowing it to operate at speeds above 186 miles per hour;

  • And because high speed rail is so fast and convenient, it creates a time-saving alternative to driving and short-hop flights.
  • High speed rail is a proven technology that has existed since 1964. It is in operation in 32 nations around the world, rapidly and safely moving millions of people every day.

  • As we build true high speed rail in America, it will initiate climate-friendly transformations across our entire transportation system – not just the rail sector. It will take thousands of planes out of the sky and millions of cars off the roads. It will reduce the need for new and expanded highways and improve air quality in frontline communities. And as we clean up the power sector, it will run on clean energy.

  • While the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides major investments for conventional, diesel-powered rail service, it does not provide any dedicated funding for all-electric high speed rail. Fortunately, the Build Back Better Act includes $10 billion in dedicated funding for world-class high speed rail. This modest investment will finally make high speed rail a reality in the U.S., demonstrating the benefits of this remarkable technology to millions of Americans.

  • High speed rail is a transformational climate investment – one we would be wise to prioritize as Congress charts our nation’s future in the coming weeks.

  • ______________________________ *Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions, United States Environmental Protection Agency

about the us high speed rail coalition

  • The U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition is mobilizing leading unions, businesses, and public servants to build an American transportation system that protects our climate, connects our communities, and creates good union jobs. A bipartisan group of former Secretaries of Transportation — Ray LaHood, Anthony Foxx, and the late Norman Mineta — serve as co-chairs of the coalition. High-speed rail will deliver on the Biden Administration’s top priorities of climate, jobs, and equity, and to those ends, the U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition is supporting a federal advocacy campaign to ensure that America builds back better with high speed rail.

  • Our Executive Committee members include ACI, AECOM, Arup, Brightline, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, DB, Grimshaw, Herzog, HJI Group, HNTB, InfraStrategies, International Union of Operating Engineers, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers 32BJ SEIU, Quandel Consulting, Rebel, Renfe, SENER, Siemens, Stacy and Witbeck, Teamsters Rail Conference, Waterford Solutions Limited, and WSP. Learn more at ushsrcoalition.org.
  • HSR stimulus plan

    USHSR's 5-point national HSR stimulus plan including new world-class HSR projects in 23 states.
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    complete transport

    High speed rail is the central component of a complete transport system - essential for large-scale mobility.
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  • american hsr act

    New bill sponsored by Congressman Seth Moulton to invest $205 Billion in high speed rail in multiple corridors.
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    hsr corridors act

    New bill sponsored by Congressman Jim Costa to invest $32 Billion in HSR projects, including California HSR.
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  • hsr white paper

    Comprehensive HSR White Paper from Congressman Seth Moulton outlines HSR Policy for America.
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    sustainable mobility

    UIC global report on fast track to sustainable mobility with high speed rail systems.
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  • Green new deal

    Comprehensive proposal to rebuild a clean, green future that works for all including funding national HSR.
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    gnd for transport

    Recommendations for new federal transportation policy with greater emphasis on rail, bicycles, & walking.
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  • sustainable transport

    Clean, green, electric, ZERO-carbon transport runs on renewable energy.
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    infrastructure bank

    Proposal to launch a public infrastructure bank to fund major projects including national high speed rail.
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  • donate today

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hsr revolutionizes mobility

delay-free fast travel
High speed rail is fast. Fast loading, fast take-off, and fast delivery to your destination. Delays and hassles have been designed out of the system so you can get to where you are going quickly, easily, and with pleasure.
comfortable & enjoyable
The trains and stations are comfortable, enjoyable places to be with waiting lounges, shops and restaurants in the stations. The trains are comfortable with big roomy seats with lots of leg space, plus movies, great food, a bar car, and more.
direct access into cities
High speed rail stations are located in downtowns where most of the destinations are, with great access to other modes of transit, rental cars, taxis, etc. The trains also offer direct access to many smaller cities and towns along the way.
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