I know your governor doesn't want any of that 'dirty' stimulus money......esp. if its going for 'stupid' high speed trains. Soooo....could the PNW have your train stimulus money? We would put it to good use. TIA.
Plan for high-speed rail unveiled
The corridors
Ten corridors the Obama administration identified for possible high-speed rail projects:
California: Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego.
Pacific Northwest: Eugene, Ore.; Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C.
South Central: Tulsa, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Little Rock, Ark.
Gulf Coast: Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Ala.; Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta.
Chicago hub: Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Ohio; Cleveland, Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, Ky.
Florida: Orlando, Tampa, Miami.
Southeast: Washington, D.C., Richmond, Va.; Raleigh, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Atlanta, Macon, Ga.; Columbia, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Jacksonville, Fla.
Keystone: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pa.; Pittsburgh.
Empire: New York City, Albany, N.Y.; Buffalo, N.Y.
Northern New England: Boston, Montreal, Portland, Maine; Springfield, Mass.; New Haven, Conn.; Albany, N.Y.
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