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A train driver prepares to depart the Beijing-South railway station for Shanghai in a new high-speed train as part of an official trip for members of the media June 27, 2011. The landmark Beijing -Shanghai line costs 220.9 billion yuan and spans over 800 miles, linking the capital and financial hub. David Gray/Reuters
Train crew of NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori), pose in a railcar of the new high-speed train 'Italo' during the inaugural trip from Rome to Naples, on April 20, 2012. Max Rossi/Reuters
Medi Steigleder, who works on board the new ICE German high-speed train, stands on the platform after the train arrived at St. Pancras station in London, in 2010. Andrew Winning/Reuters/File
An artist's rendition courtesy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority shows a high speed train passing through Sacramento, California. The California state Assembly approved an $8 billion high-speed rail financing plan that likely will face a tougher vote in the Senate over the system's projected $68 billion cost and concerns about its management. California High-Speed Rail Authority/Reuters
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and US Sen. Dick Durbin are joined by state and local officials as they announce the next phase of high-speed rail construction during a news conference at an Amtrak maintenance building in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP/File
High speed TGV trains wait on the tracks at Gare du Nord in Paris, France as passengers scurry to make connections. The advent of high speed rail service has made travelling the in the region quicker and more affordable for many Europeans. Andy Nelson / The Christian Science Monitor/File
The conductor of a high speed Thalys train checks tickets before departering from Gare du Nord (North railroad station) in Paris to Brussels in Belgium. The advent of high speed rail service has made traveling quicker and more affordable for many Europeans. Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor/Staff
Two high-speed trains – one German (l.), and one French – arrive at the Gare de l'est train station in Paris in 2007. Michel Euler/AP/File
Labourers place steel reinforcement bars atop an unfinished steel box girder for a high-speed railway viaduct in Hefei, Anhui province July 4, 2012. China's Ministry of Railways has won regulatory approval to issue 150 billion yuan ($24 billion) in corporate bonds this year to fund expansion of the country's rail network, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Reuters
A labourer carries reinforcement bars in front of a tunnel at the construction site of Israel Railways' Jerusalem High Speed Link project west of Jerusalem July 5, 2012. Connecting Jerusalem to the greater Tel Aviv area with a 31-minute-long ride, the new railway line will include five tunnels. The line should become operational in 2017. Baz Ratner/Reuters
The Japanese bullet train called 'Shinkansen' leaves the Tokyo railroad station in 2002. Itsuo Inouye/AP/File
A passenger walks past a high-speed train at a railway station in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province. China is slowing down its bullet trains following complaints the showcase system is dangerously fast and too expensive. The fastest routes will be cut from 220 miles per hours to 190 miles per hour. AP
A railway worker looks out of a high-speed train as the train leaves Sendai station. The high-speed train service between Tokyo and the northern area which has been out of operation since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami fully resumed on April 29, 2011, local media reported. Kyodo/Reuters
A 700T series passenger train, based on Japan's Shinkansen 700 Series, does a test run at one of the new stations on its line in Tainan, Taiwan, in 2005. The 700T consists of 12 carriages that connect Taipei to Kaohsiung in 90 minutes. The 700T can accommodate 989 passengers at a maximum speed of 186.4 miles per hour. Taiwan Highspeed Rail/AP/File
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California is moving ahead with a massive high-speed rail project, with construction of the first link set to begin early next year. The project could put the state in the vanguard of a transportation revolution – but is it more a dream than reality?
California is moving ahead with the first link of its massive high-speed rail project, with construction set to begin early next year – even though not one state Republican lawmaker voted to fund it and despite several analyses warning of planning deficiencies.
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