RECOVERY ACT HIGH SPEED RAIL AWARDS

The document details the distribution of Recovery Act funds for high-speed rail awards across the West, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast regions of the United States. The West region received the highest allocation at $2,942,000,000, followed by the Midwest at $2,599,600,000, the Southeast at $1,870,000,000, and the Northeast at $485,000,000. Key projects include the California High-Speed Rail, the Tampa-Orlando Phase 1 HSR, and various track, signal, and station upgrades across multiple state corridors to increase train speeds and reliability.

• The West region received the largest share of funding at $2,942,000,000, with the most significant project being the California High-Speed Rail. Other West region projects focus on the Eugene-Portland-Seattle corridor and specific California routes like the San Diego-LA-San Luis Obispo (Surfliner) and Oakland-Sacramento (Capitol) lines.
• The Midwest region was awarded $2,599,600,000, funding corridors such as Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City, Minneapolis-Milwaukee-Chicago, Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati, and Detroit-Chicago. These investments target track overhauls, station renovations, and the implementation of positive train control technology.
• The Southeast region received $1,870,000,000, primarily supporting the Tampa-Orlando (Phase 1 HSR) project, which involves constructing 84 miles of track, and the Charlotte-Richmond-Washington, DC corridor to increase top speeds to 90 mph.
• The Northeast region was allocated $485,000,000 for several corridors, including the New York-Albany-Buffalo-Montreal route, the Northeast Corridor (Boston-New York-Washington, DC), and the New Haven-Springfield-St. Albans route. Projects include new track construction, station enhancements, and the restoration of over 30 miles of track in Maine.
• An additional $26,650,000 was awarded for smaller projects in Iowa and Texas, as well as planning studies for high-speed and intercity passenger rail in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Vermont, and West Virginia.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). RECOVERY ACT HIGH SPEED RAIL AWARDS. https://www.eesi.org/files/hsr_awards_summary_public.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. RECOVERY ACT HIGH SPEED RAIL AWARDS. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/hsr_awards_summary_public.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendrecovery, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{RECOVERY ACT HIGH SPEED RAIL AWARDS}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/hsr_awards_summary_public.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }