Area's Affected

For potential high‐speed rail projects

• California Corridor (Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Sandiego)
• Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC)
• South Central Corridor (Tulska, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock)
• Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta)
• Chicago Hub Network (Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville)
• Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami)
• Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville)
• Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh)
• Empire Corridor (New York City, Albany, Buffalo)
• Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany)
  

http://www.fra.dot.gov/Downloads/RRdev/hsrspfacts.pdf

This “Vision for High-Speed Rail in America”(Title of map used in Obama's speach) brings alternatives to travelers who are limited by car or airplane travel now.Obama mentioned that this is going to take time to complete but he also stressed the importance of beginning right now to make this become a reality. Funds for these projects are scheduled to become available this summer.