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Article: United States - Putting fast rail back on track.
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- January 19, 2009
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Byline: shrishail98
All but unnoticed amid the excitement over election last November, California voters endorsed a highly anticipated ballot proposition to approve raising $9.9-billion (U.S.) in state bonds for the first leg of a high-speed rail line extending from San Diego to San Francisco and Sacramento. In a region famous for both its green politics and its populist tax revolts, Californians offered up a resounding vote of confidence in a $40-billion infrastructure scheme well calibrated to the energy dictates of the 21st century. The California High Speed Rail Authority predicts construction could begin as soon as 2011.
The success of Proposition ...