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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta). Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville). The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami).

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NC Transportation Center

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Mike Easley said Tuesday that, depending on the support from federal grants, the state may give $5 million to start and $1 million annually to operate the Advanced Transportation Energy Center there. liter turbocharged gasoline engine." The school already conducts research into the development of the no-gas vehicles.