🚄 The premier American organization advocating for high-speed rail in the USA, with connecting transport networks & urban smart growth.
#FastTrainsStrongRail
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood: High-speed rail is coming to America, and this is a very big deal for American workers!
The Biden Admin is planning to use funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to construct multiple high-speed rail lines.
@TTDAFLCIO
THANK YOU
@SecretaryPete
for your leadership and your commitment to getting 2-3 high-speed rail projects up and running!!!
Electrified bullet trains in California and Nevada will be the backbone of a West Coast corridor that gives Americans a choice in how they travel.
#BuildHSR
We're investing in the future of America's passenger rail system—funding high-speed rail projects in the West and expanding service for communities across the country.
VICTORY!!! Last night the California Legislature finally approved $4.2 billion for electrified high-speed rail construction, turbocharging work on the nation's largest and most advanced high-speed rail project.
@CaHSRA
@GavinNewsom
@Calsta
@SpeakerPelosi
HIGH-SPEED RAIL line from LA to Las Vegas should begin construction in 2023! Brightline West looks to build an $8 billion passenger rail corridor connecting Southern California and Las Vegas. It would operate 180-mph electric trains.
#FastTrainsStrongRail
ALL ABOARD. Just introduced with 25 co-sponsors: the American High_Speed Rail Act of 2024.
Thank you, Reps. Moulton and DelBene. We look forward to working with Congress, DOT, and the White House to push for continued long-term funding for high-speed rail projects.
#BuildHSR
The climate change, housing and economic development benefits of a connected electrified high-speed rail system have proven to be transformative in Asia and Europe for decades. An electrified system also reduces America's national security risks by limiting our dependence on oil.
Technological advancement is important, but for the nation's first HSR system, we're delivering what's been proven with over 35,000 miles in operation globally.
Our electrified HSR system will hit top speeds of 220mph and connect SF ↔️ LA in under 3 hours.
#FactFriday
#BuildHSR
President Biden on the high-speed railway plans: "We will take literally millions of automobiles off the road, saving tens of millions of barrels of oil, dealing with cleaning up the air. This is not hyperbole, this is a fact."
🚄 High-speed rail is happening here! With 119-miles of construction underway, we're continuing progress on the future of clean, green transportation in California.
👷 9,000+ jobs created
📈 700+ small businesses employed
🌎 100% renewable energy
💨 220 miles per hour
#BuildHSR
@POTUS
to announce $6.1 billion in historic funding for bullet trains! “There’s no turning back now – America’s high-speed rail revolution is coming,” said Ray LaHood, former U.S. Transportation Secretary & Co-Chair of the U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition.
With billions of dollars available, it's time to turbocharge the California High Speed Rail Project. See the U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition's letter to the leaders of the California legislature urging them to go big on high-speed rail funding this year:
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: America’s fly-and-drive status quo is reaching its breaking point. Our highways are full and building more of them will not fix the problem of ever-increasing congestion. It's time to build electrified high-speed rail.
WATCH: Bullet Train Buttigieg is enthusiastic about the Biden administration's historic investment in electrified bullet trains!
Pete knows we need to get that initial line up and running. And he said: this is just the "first wave" of funding.
#BuildHSR
Did you know that we are building part of the
@CaHSRA
? This is the first high-speed rail network in the United States. It will contribute to a cleaner environment, create jobs and preserve agricultural and protected lands. 👌
What a fantastic day in the Las Vegas desert! The
@BrightlineWest
groundbreaking was a huge hit.
We congratulate Wes Edens,
@SecretaryPete
,
@POTUS
and many others who are helping to bring high-speed rail to America.
#BuildHSR
"There will be a [
@BrightlineWest
] train in the United States operating in excess of 186 miles an hour in the very near future," said CEO Mike Reininger at the
@USHSR
conference in Wash., DC last week. Between LA and Vegas by the 2028 Olympics, he added.
As someone who's taken his fair share of train and transit rides in and around Chicagoland, I applaud the work of state leaders delivering stronger, more equitable infrastructure in the city.
It's time we do the same across the country.
Sorry (not sorry), Elon Musk. California's future belongs to high-speed rail. Check out this terrific op-ed by
@USHSR
's Ezra Silk and Andy Kunz!
Europe and Asia have shown the way. Our leaders at
@CalSTA
and
@CaHSRA
are blazing new trails.
#FastTrains
Check out the
@NYTimes
report on California's monumental quest to build a 500-mile high-speed rail line that will transform the 5th largest economy in the world and save tens of millions of gallons of gas:
@CaHSRA
@JillCowan
Widening highways induces congestion. In contrast, a healthy electrified high-speed rail system reduces congestion and provides options to auto & air travel. This has been proved in Asia and Europe.
@SecretaryPete
understands rail's value to connect.
In his role as a Carpenter Foreman, Scott Wells is working one of the over 10,000 jobs created by the high-speed rail project since 2015.
Jobs like these are putting food on tables and roofs over heads - in fact, Scott just bought his first home. Congrats, Scott!
#BuildHSR
Global experience has proven that if you build [high-speed rail], they will ride. Any trip to Europe or Japan proves this point.
@cruickshank
talks about why electrified high-speed rail remains essential to California's green transportation future.
MAYOR
@randallwoodfin
nails it. Widening highways promotes induced congestion. Every time. Not high-speed rail.
How about 40-mins for the 147-mile trip from Birmingham to Atlanta on an electrified bullet train? Huge green jobs & economic develop. opps.
We can help. Let's chat!
Instead of pouring millions into widening I-65 — which studies show won't alleviate congestion — why not invest in high-speed rail?
We can connect communities, reduce traffic, & make AL a leader in sustainable infrastructure.
A train to the beach is way better than driving!🚆
"High-speed rail is necessary because transportation is the single biggest emitter for carbon in the US," says
@sethmoulton
"The only way we can truly make transportation carbon free is high-speed rail."
Did you know high-speed rail is cheaper than building or expanding highways?
Did you know that expanding roads and highways...makes traffic worse?
It's time to get America out of traffic with high-speed rail.
SAVE THE DATES! This May the premier U.S. high-speed rail event is coming to Washington, DC. Leaders from the Biden administration, Congress, labor, and business will meet to help shape America's national HSR strategy. Come join us! Contact: rpearsall
@ushsr
.com
A study conducted by the Washington state department of transportation found a Cascadia corridor high-speed rail line -- connecting Portland to Vancouver -- would cost less than highway expansion and bring eight-to-one returns on investment
"This is a milestone for our country, a truly historic moment. We will always remember that it was here in Nevada where we created the nation's first high-speed train that connects the great cities of Las Vegas and Los Angeles." ~Wes Edens
@BrightlineWest
We are deeply honored to receive a federal grant from
@POTUS
to help build the nation's first high speed rail project in partnership with
@nevadadot
. We are ready to get to work, connecting communities and redefining the future of transportation.
#BrightlineWest
#highspeedrail
High speed rail 🚄 has some of the highest ROI's in transportation— that's why the rest of the world is investing in it. A country as big as America shouldn't be moving around slower than everyone else.
Now is our opportunity to truly make investments for the future.
The transportation sector is the number one source of carbon emissions in the United States. We need to decarbonize as quickly as possible, and that's why we need large-scale investment in high-speed rail.
1970: One more lane will fix it.
1980: One more lane will fix it.
1990: One more lane will fix it.
2000: One more lane will fix it.
2010: One more lane will fix it.
2020s: ?
"To shy away from this opportunity for zero-emission trains powered by 100% renewable energy that will provide clean, modern transportation for millions of California residents would be to shrink from our responsibilities now and for future generations."
With Washington mobilizing massive investments to tackle the climate crisis & rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, high-speed rail remains a bargain for Californians compared to congested fly and drive options.
Terrific piece by
@RoKhanna
& Rod Diridon Sr
As president, I will:
– Rebuild our infrastructure
– Combat climate change
– Create millions of good-paying, union jobs
It’s time to build back better –– together.
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT passes high-speed rail legislation. The minister for infrastructure and transport said that "after a delay of nearly 10 years when nothing was done to progress high-speed rail, that vision is now becoming a reality."
Sound familiar?
While the economy has sputtered during the Covid-19 pandemic, high-speed rail projects have scored key wins.
Advocates say 2020 may be a turning point for US high-speed rail development, which has long lagged other developed nations.
Climate change may be decades in the making. But we don't have decades to solve it.
Now's the time to go big—and rebuild our infrastructure so that it meets our climate goals.
California's solar-powered bullet train will be the first in the world! The utility-scale system will be robust enough to provide powerful electrical bursts to propel trains up to 220 miles per hour.
Another terrific
@Forbes
piece by
@alanohnsman
.
“Every decision about transportation is also an opportunity to build a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous future,” said
@SecretaryPete
. We at
@USHSR
share his vision to first complete 2-3 electrified high-speed rail lines to demonstrate why HSR is so successful in EU and Asia.
At
#ushsr23
White House Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu told attendees: “The president wants to go faster on rail. He wants more rail to help with the climate and he wants to produce a lot of jobs and he sees high-speed rail as a part of that.”
Terrific piece by
@alanohnsman
about the changing landscape for high-speed rail investment in the U.S., both private and public. WH Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu told attendees at the
@USHSR
conference last week that Biden, "wants to go fast."
"The U.S. needs HSR. Through public-private cooperation & w/ the right funding models, the U.S. can join Japan, China, Spain & other nations that are effectively meeting the transportation needs of their citizens & private enterprises."
#BuildHSR
#FundHSR
HOW IT STARTED ➡️ HOW IT'S GOING
Over 5,200 construction jobs in the Central Valley since the start of construction.
📍 Central Valley
🚧 Info:
#BuildHSR
“High speed rail got short shrift,"
@RepPeterDeFazio
says of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. "Transit came up very short, so I want to backfill there, improve there. Those are things that will help with carbon reduction and congestion mitigation.”
I took a ride on
@GoBrightline
today and was very impressed.
I wish this type of product was adopted elsewhere in the U.S. as it can change public perceptions about traveling by rail for the better. America’s first privately owned passenger rail service in decades gets it right.
Now, let's build on this momentum to push Congress to pass the $10 billion in dedicated funding for high-speed rail included the Build Back Better Act passed by the House.
@SenFeinstein
@SenAlexPadilla
@RepJimCosta
Together we can accomplish this vision for nothing short of a transportation transformation with electrified
#HSR
and connected rail as its centerpiece. We appreciate your continued leadership Secretary
@ToksOmishakin
, along with the strategic guidance of Brian Kelly at
@CaHSRA
!
So what’s the big take away from riding now 15yr old N700 & mtg with Japan’s experts? Plain/simple we have to keep pushing aggressively. Their 1st
#HSR
launched in 1964! Funding & regulatory enviro will continue to be critical for us. Txs
@_CFEE_
@JRCentral_OFL
@CaHSRA
@USHSR
HSR UPDATE: The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced today that the Garces Highway Viaduct in Wasco, which will carry high-speed trains over the highway, has been completed.
ICYMI: 67% of Washingtonians want High-Speed Rail. It's why we need to secure funding for the revolutionary Cascadia rail line in the federal infrastructure packages being finalized in congress right now...
France's SNCF is now providing seats on Ouigo high-speed trains from central Paris to central Lyon—that's roughly the distance from Boston to Philly—in 2 h for €16.
NANCY PELOSI: This Independence Day we are reminded that we face another opportunity to preserve America’s preeminence into the 21st Century: building a nationwide, electrified network of high-speed rail.
#FastTrainsStrongRail
High-speed rail connects communities like Mount Vernon to major job centers, equitably boosting and connecting economies. It's part of why we need to fund high-speed rail as part of any infrastructure package going to
@POTUS
' desk.
#buildhsr
Today is
#RuralTransitDay
! Located halfway between Seattle🇺🇸 & Vancouver🇨🇦, the City of Mount Vernon has a population of 36,000 and is the agricultural hub of the region. The city is currently served by
@Amtrak_Cascades
, and also looks forward to the future
#highspeedrail
line.