CSX to aid high-speed rail plans

[Lunican]

Has Florida had discussions yet?

CSX to aid high-speed rail plans
The Schenectady Gazette (NY)

A major railroad company has agreed to play an active role in making high-speed rail transportation a reality in New York state, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.

Schumer met with Michael Ward, CSX Corp. chief executive officer, on Wednesday in Washington to discuss the state's new rail master plan and to encourage CSX to be an active partner in the plan.

CSX, a national transportation company, owns the rights of way along the Empire railroad corridor that runs from Buffalo to Schenectady to Albany and Rensselaer and down to New York City.

The state's new railroad master plan, unveiled two weeks ago at the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station, calls for a third rail track along this corridor for a high-speed passenger train that would reach speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/mar/26/0326_csx/

[Ocklawaha]

CSX wants to raise the track speed to, in excess of 100 MPH? That's going to be a cool trick Lunican, since the speed limit is already 110 on much of the old Hudson Division. Wonder what their shooting for now? Poor Jacksonville and Florida can't even get our DOT to look at rail - "It's a four letter word in Tallahassee..." Doesn't make money like Southside Blvd, you'll understand right? You know, The Boyz at Gate, Budget Cuts and Republicans are aginst a Socialist Railroad System taking jobs away from the Socialist State Highway and Auto Lobby." OOPS! Remember boys and girls it's not "expressway", any more, its a "FREEway".

http://www.youtube.com/v/RcgZhE2sR4Y&hl
NYC TO CHICAGO, The Amtrak Lake Shore Limited cruising at 100+  on the "Empire Corridor".

DEAR TALLAHASSEE:

"The Corridor Principal applies to transportation as the principal where an transportation venture may find that it has significantly changed it's focus from the initial concept of the system as it has continually responded and adapted to it's market and the desire to optimize the potential free movement of goods and passengers."

ADAPT + CHANGE = OVERCOME

With Love:
OCKLAWAHA

[mtraininjax]

High Speed Rail in consideration for 100 million tax credit. Michael Ward style economics. LOL!