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April 2008 (.pdf file)
The plot to derail rail’s revival | Passenger Rail Working Group announces $357 billion rail plan | Celebrating 15 years of growth | Illinois service expansions defined | Passenger rail helps define Normal, Illinois | Michigan advocates push for increased service | Illinois’ RTA nightmare ends | Wisconsin joins the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission | International News
January 2008 (.pdf file) Chicago transit funding on hold | Oil future bleak | Gas tax running on empty | Fighting for the future of transit | St. Louis MetroLink ridership up | GO going for three | A fast train from...Victorville? | Tracking Europe: Part 1
April 2002 Midwest Rail Special Report: Long Distance Trains: A Solid Foundation (.pdf file)
Long-distance trains are the most misunderstood services that Amtrak provides. They have long played the scapegoat for Amtrak's financial problems. In fact, they provide the foundation upon which future regional services can be built.

Midwest High Speed Rail Study
In 2009, the Midwest High Speed Rail Association commissioned the first ever transportation engineering study of a 220-mph rail corridor in the Midwest.
A History of Federal Transportation Infrastructure Funding
We need to understand history if we are going to design a new future for American passenger trains.
The Flight of the M-497
How the NYC Railroad set the U.S. Speed Record for a Passenger Train in July 1966
America's Highways Are Not Self-Financing
Despite a widespread impression to the contrary, the nation's highway system does not support itself.
MWRRI Executive Report (.pdf file)
The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI) is a cooperative effort between Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration, and nine states—Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin—to develop an improved and expanded passenger rail system in the Midwest.
Railway Supply Institute's White Paper on Sen Hollings' Proposal for a Rail Finance & Development Corp. (.pdf file) June 2003
On June 26th 2003, the Senate Commerce Committee approved an amendment to the TEA-21 reauthorization that would create a Rail Finance and Development Corporation.

Michigan and High-speed Intercity Passenger Rail
Tim Hoeffner, Administrator, Office of High Speed Rail & Innovative Project Advancement, Michigan Department of Transportation (October 10, 2009)
Wisconsin and Passenger Rail
Ron Adams, Chief, Railroads and Harbors Section, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (October 10, 2009)
Development of 220 mph High-speed Rail Service for Illinois
Mark Walbrun, Senior Vice President, TranSystems (October 10, 2009)
High-speed rail: International, U.S., and California
Rod Diridon, Chairman Emeritus, California High Speed Rail Association, Courtesy: Mineta Transportation Institute (March 21, 2009)
Spain, a world leader in the railways industry
Jose Luis Briceno, Director of Industry & Technology, Trade Commission of Spain, Chicago (March 21, 2009)