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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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With the promise that he will scrutinise how every dollar is spent as the US bids to stage an economic recovery, President Barack Obama has released a strategic vision for a high-speed passenger rail system in the US. Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany).

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. The new awards cover the following areas: $1.5 Technology.

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

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President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, released a strategic vision and plan for a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the US. By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. The envisioned high-speed rail corridors.

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