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Article: United States : The French Have Big Plans for US High-Speed Rail.
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- September 29, 2009
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Major cities in the United States may be saying "bonjour" to high speed rail. A French national railroad operator known as SNCF has submitted detailed descriptions to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration for creating 220 mph trains in four corridors: California, Florida, Texas and a Chicago/Midwest hub.
SNCF isn't the only entity to express interest in high-speed rail in the United States. But next to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the French group is the only one that submitted a serious, corridor-based proposal, according to The Transport Politic blog.
"SNCF's large response -- totaling 1,000 pages -- exemplifies the degree to which it ...