Lagging Behind: The State of High Speed Rail in the United States

PURPOSE:

• To examine the status and management of the High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program across the United States.

BACKGROUND:

• In 2009, President Obama announced a plan to substantially upgrade speeds on existing rail routes and to create new high-speed rail corridors.
• Congress has appropriated more than $10 billion dollars for high speed rail initiatives to carry out the HSIPR program.