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This ringbound book and electronic book on CD-ROM set provides a comprehensive guide to America's new program of high-speed passenger rail travel, the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (HSIPR), announced by President Obama in January 2010. This is the most comprehensive collection of official documents available on high-speed passenger rail programs. This detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, drawings, tables, and charts. The disc contains over 21,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat software, with dozens of reports about HSR and maglev research. The ringbound book provides reproductions of fundamental FRA/DOT documents about the high-speed rail program. Contents include: High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy; History of High-Speed Rail; Safety and High-Speed Rail Going Forward; Prevention; Vehicle Track Interaction; Positive Train Control; Grade Crossing Safety; Maintenance-of-Way Safety Management; Right-of-Way Safety; Real-Time System Monitoring; Mitigation; Structural Standards; Cab Car Forward; Fuel Tank Integrity; Emergency Management; System Safety Programs; Current Requirements and Open Issues; Potential Tier Structure for Passenger Systems; Details on Corridor Projects in Florida, California, Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City; Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago; Charlotte-Raleigh-Richmond-Washington DC; Eugene-Portland-Seattle; Detroit-Chicago; Ohio; Northeast; The Vision for High-Speed Rail in America - Funding, Project Selection; Implementation Schedule; 2009 National Rail Plan, much more. The Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America's first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these dollars represent an historic investment in the country's transportation infrastructure, which will help create jobs and transform travel in America. The awards will serve as a down-paymen