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Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) What is High Speed Rail (HSR)?; (3) HSR Options; (4) Components of a HSR System: Conventional HSR; Track; Signal and Commun. Networks; Magnetic Levitation; (5) HSR In: Japan; France; Germany; Spain; China; (6) Background of Intercity Passenger Rail in the U.S.; (7) Previous Efforts in the U.S.; (8) Recent Congress. Initiatives to Promote HSR; (9) Potential Benefits: Alleviating Highway and Airport Congestion; Alleviating Pollution and Reducing Energy Consumption by the Transport. Sector; Promoting Econ. Develop.; Improving Transport. Safety; Providing a Choice of Modes; Making the Transport. System More Reliable; (10) Infrastructure and Operating Costs; (11) Ridership Potential; (12) Funding Consider.
Committee Serial No. 90-80. Considers H.R. 16024, and S. 3237, to extend the High Speed Ground Transportation Act for two years, and to transfer the administration of the program from the Commerce Dept to the newly formed DOT. Includes "Statement in Explanation of Request for High Speed Ground Transportation Legislation Extension," DOT rpt, May 28, 1968 (p. 19-116).