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21st Century Transportation for America

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  • "I just don't know why people in other countries ought to have better train service and more investment in high-speed train service than Americans do."

    -US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

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creates millions of jobs
High speed rail creates millions of jobs across many different fields including construction, engineering, real estate development, retail, manufacturing, maintenence, station management, creating a whole new sector.
#1 climate solution
High speed rail is the #1 climate solution that can scale up quickly to remove carbon from our transport sector. HSR reduces flights, car trips, and long-distance trucking all at the same time. No other mode does this.
economic stimulus
High speed rail will stimulate our economy in multiple ways by creating booms in real estate, construction, manufacturing, and tourism - simultaneously. This major stimulus will go on for many decades benefitting all.

  • A study by Georgetown University estimates that a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure would create 11 million new American jobs over ten years.

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  • #1 energy solution

    High speed rail is oil-free transportation that frees us from the grip of petro-dictators.
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    #1 climate solution

    HSR is electrically powered and the fastest way to reduce carbon from our transportation and energy sectors.
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  • job stimulus

    High speed rail will create millions of good jobs building and operating the new national rail system.
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    time saver

    HSR enables you to save time every time you travel with direct access to central business districts and airports.
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  • AFFORDABLE LIVING

    HSR opens up vast areas of affordable communities connecting entire corridors of smaller cities and towns.
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    futuristic trains

    Modern, fast, and sleek, HSR trains offer an unparalleled travel experience that's fast and comfortable.
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  • grand stations

    HSR stations are monumental 'palaces of transport' adding a sense of excitement to the travel experience.
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    complete system

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

    Major new policy and funding proposals for advancing high speed rail projecs across America.
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    national map

    Bold, national vision map for 17,000 miles of 21st century high speed rail across America connecting the nation.
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  • global hsr

    The global HSR system is more than 30,000 miles long, and moves billions of people. Check out the systems.
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    green transport

    HSR goes hand-in-hand with bicycles as complementary modes. Bicycles are ideal for last mile local trips.
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  • two futures

    HSR steers the nation into the better of the two futures we can choose from - into fast, sustainabile mobility.
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    safety

    HSR delivers the safest form of transportation in the world proven in nation after nation.
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  • quality of life

    HSR shaves hours off travel times, and opens access to a new world of activities and opportunities.
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    infrastructure

    Check out HSR's unique infrastructure and high-tech systems to create fast train superhighways.
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  • hsr benefits

    Silver bullet transportation solution delivering fast new mobilty, millions of jobs, and the #1 climate solution.
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    hsr videos

    Check out our library of high speed rail videos, conference presentations, and global HSR systems.
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  • TOD

    Compact, walkable communities surrounding the train stations creates an affordable, enjoyable, sustainable life.
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about ushsr

The US High Speed Rail Association is the premier membership advocacy organization and trade association advancing fast rail in America. USHSR was founded in 2009 as an independent nonprofit organization with the mission to build widespread public, business, and political support for a major federal investment in America's national rail network. We invite you to join us.

smart transportation for america

High speed rail offers the best option for providing fast, reliable, green transportation for America. High speed rail is a proven system in use all around the world delivering benefits to billions of people every day. High speed rail is the fastest way to reduce carbon from the transport sector while providing a whole new fast, easy & reliable option to get around. High speed trains outperform both flying and driving combined in every measure - capacity, mobility, convenience, speed, safety, efficiency, cost, energy consumption, profitability, national security, carbon footprint, physical footprint, economic development, smart growth, and more. A network of high speed trains can carry more passengers than cars and airplanes combined using a fraction of the energy, and with no delays.
High Speed Rail is the only viable transport solution capable of reducing carbon, congestion, costs, accidents, and energy consumption all at the same time! No other transport option does any of this.