Building high-speed rail is more urgent than ever.
Our communities need to adapt quickly—and wisely—in a rapidly changing world.
That means changing how we move around. Because travel shapes everything. How we live and work. How often we see friends and loved ones. Where we find jobs. Business costs, city finances, air quality, stress levels, general health—all of it.
High-speed and regional trains are a catalyst for real progress on every major health, economic, environmental, and energy challenge we face.
Why It Matters
High-speed rail isn’t just faster trains — it’s smarter, cleaner, and more connected travel.
A Great Way to Travel
Choose what to do with your time – work, eat, nap, socialize, or just enjoy the view
Prosperous Communities
Trains support healthy, walkable, and thriving city centers.
Carbon Reduction
Reducing gridlock and pollution while linking more communities to the national economy.
The Integrated Network Approach allows French high-speed trains to serve stations far beyond the high-speed lines, like the 1922-built station at La Rochelle. Photo: Rick Harnish
Better tracks, better trains and a big-picture plan
Integrated Network Approach
The Integrated Network Approach combines the transformative power of dedicated high-speed lines with the geographic coverage of shared-use lines.
Used across the world, it delivers steady and incremental progress, guided by a long-term plan.
A NATIONAL Railroad Expansion Program
Connecting America will require different types of trains (and buses and planes) working together to serve thousands of communities, big and small.
That means a national program guided by an integrated plan with:
- 20% new high-speed lines
- 80% existing lines upgraded for faster, more frequent, passenger and freight trains.
The USDOT should develop a nationwide, integrated rail plan. Just like it did for the Interstate Highway network in 1947.
Transform Your Region
High speed rail can connect the country, one region after another. See what proposals and projects are happening near you and what you can do to help.
Pushing for Momentum on the Ground:
California High Speed Rail
Illinois High-Speed Rail
Amtrak needs to buy new trains
Amtrak’s trains are too short to meet demand. Trains regularly sell out, year round, all across the country.
Getting an order moving is essential to growing the national network and the rolling stock supply chain.
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High speed rail benefits everyone — and it will take us all working together. Here’s how.
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