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People in Europe and Asia have enjoyed high-speed trains for years. This Japanese train set a speed record of 581 kilometers an hour. Yet the fastest American train reaches less than half that speed. It operates only between Washington and Boston. Transportation Secretary Ray lahood says changes are coming to American trains. RAY LAHOOD: The day will come when you can see travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in under three hours going 220 miles per hour. Work on a high-speed train could start in California in two years. Conditions might be right for such a train. President Obama has announced plans to spend eight billion dollars to develop high-speed railroads. John Risch is with the countrys largest labor union for railroad workers. JOHN RISCH: In California alone, it is estimated that 160000 construction jobs would be created just to build those two high-speed rail corridors. The federal project will develop 13 high-speed rail links. Steve Kulm works for Amtrak, the passenger railroad company. He says only the links in California and Florida will truly be high-speed. STEVE KULM: There is a difference between, you know, high-speed in Europe and Asia and high-speed in America. In Europe and Asia, they are dedicated tracks where only high-speed trains operate on. Here in America, our passenger trains share tracks with slower freight trains. Most of the money will go to improve service on slower trains and existing transportation. Kulm says Amtraks fastest train is …
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Posted in Trains · April 3rd, 2010 · Comments (0)
Robert Tiso plays on glass harp (musical glasses) the dance of the sugar plum fairy by P.Tchaikowsky from the Nutcracker suit.
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Posted in Dance · March 19th, 2010 · Comments (25)
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