Well there is a lot of similarities between the Republicans refusing of money to reinvest in passenger rail and the Harper governments slow kill of passenger rail in Canada. This article is a good summary of the ridiculous attitude of the Republican politicians south of our border towards improving passenger rail. Republican governors’ rejection of funding frustrates efforts in key regions of the country. By Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post MILWAUKEE — The gleaming red-and-white trains sit motionless in a cavernous warehouse in Century City, an industrial neighborhood that cranked out 100 million car and truck frames in its heyday. The seats are draped in plastic; an electronic screen on one reads, “Quiet Car. 11:10 a.m. 000 MPH.” President Barack Obama once hoped that these high-speed trains would be transporting passengers from Milwaukee to Madison, Wis., part of a broader system crisscrossing the Midwest and the nation. But Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, re...

“Canada’s High Speed Rail Embarrassment” G8 COUNTRIES HIGH SPEED RAIL COMPARISONS TO CANADA UPDATED: October15th, 2012 - by High Speed Rail Canada http://highspeedrail.ca or blog http://www.highspeedraicanada.com – Paul Langan, Founder High Speed Rail Canada 519-654-0089, Canada is the only G8 country that does not have high speed rail. In our 2012 update, Canada falls even farther behind the rest of the G8 countries in high speed rail. Here is a summary of the facts. Canada – None - The federal government has no plan for high speed rail and no money allocated. The latest current high speed rail studies done in Canada, (Windsor-Quebec City 2011 and Calgary – Edmonton 2009) have, like all previous others, been shelved and no action has been taken. According to the Chief executive of VIA Rail Marc Laliberté, The fastest train that VIA RAIL runs has an average speed of about 115 kilometres an hour. VIA Rail in 2012 is cutting train service to the cities of Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmon...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - February 24, 2011 - President Obama announced in April 2009, and reconfirmed during his recent State of the Union address, his commitment to develop high-speed intercity passenger rail across the United States. High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport between major cities that operates at substantially faster speeds than current intercity passenger trains in the U.S. It is designed to provide fast, reliable, and convenient service, operates using electric power and often includes onboard amenities such as food and beverage service and Wi-fi access. The Harris Poll conducted an online survey among 2,566 adults between January 17 and 24, 2011 to gauge awareness, intention to use and position on funding for high-speed rail. At the time of the survey, there were ten proposed high-speed rail corridors across the United Statesª. To-date, projects in California and Florida have been the most visible. Full poll story at: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/...

High Speed Rail Canada strongly supports President Obama in his plans to continue modernizing passenger rail in the United States of America. In his State of the Union address the President stated, "Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail. This could allow you to go places in half the time it takes to travel by car. For some trips, it will be faster than flying — without the pat-down.As we speak, routes in California and the Midwest are already underway." We would hope the Government of Canada develops a policy and plan for the future of Canada's aging passenger rail system.