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High Speed Trains: Transforming the Midwest by Transforming Travel

Learn how high-speed trains are transforming travel in the Midwest and the economic benefits they bring. Visit MidwestHSR.org for information on affordable French TGV coach class, social French TGV café car, and an integrated network. Discover different speed options and the advantages of traveling by high-speed rail compared to flying or driving.

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High Speed Trains: Transforming the Midwest by Transforming Travel

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  1. High Speed Trains: Transforming the Midwest by Transforming Travel Midwest High Speed Rail Association MidwestHSR.org

  2. Affordable French TGV Coach Class MidwestHSR.org

  3. Social French TGV Café Car MidwestHSR.org

  4. An Integrated Network • Conventional/EmergingUp To 90 MPH • Shared with freight • Highway grade crossings • Can be electrified • HSR Regional90–110 MPH • Primarily dedicated track • HSR Regional110–125 MPH • NO highway grade crossings • “Core Express” HSR125–250 MPH • Must be electrified

  5. Travel Comparison • Traveling by HSR from St. Paul to Chicago is more productive and less expensive than flying or driving. Walking/Transit/Driving 3:15 Waiting/Airport Security Takeoff/Landing 3:55 Productive Time 7:30 Sources: HSR: AECOM 2010 Air: southwest.com plus estimated taxi fares Auto: Google Maps, IRS standard mileage allowance

  6. Rapid Shift in Market Share Before AVE (1991) After AVE (1993) Conventional Train 14% Conventional Train 2% New Madrid-Seville high-speed service (AVE) launched April 1992 Source: Renfe

  7. HSR Creates Demand The Madrid-Seville HSR line created 34% more travel in its first year than pre-HSR transit options. Source: Renfe

  8. The Power of Networks

  9. Relationship of Economic Centers Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale MidwestHSR.org

  10. Bullet Trains in the Eastern U.S. Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale MidwestHSR.org

  11. Bullet Trains in Europe Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale MidwestHSR.org

  12. Bullet Trains in Asia Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale MidwestHSR.org

  13. The Collected Wishlist 13 MidwestHSR.org

  14. The 220-mph Network $83 43 $2.2 25 BILLION MILLION BILLION DAILY ConstructionCost Departures AnnualRevenue AnnualRiders MidwestHSR.org Source: AECOM 2011

  15. Regional Long-term Economic Impacts After completion, the proposed MWHSR Network will drive large-scale economic growth in the entire region. 133 $1.2 $2.0 $905 THOUSAND BILLION BILLION MILLION Jobs Time Fares Safety Fast travel saves riders time, increasing productivity Low fares and better service save riders money Safe travel prevents accidents Greater regional interconnectivity creates new post-construction jobs * Could be as high as 250,000 new jobs *Note: Extrapolated to levels consistent with Chicago Metro estimate by EDR Group, Inc. in the AECOM 2011 study 15 Source: TranSystems 2012

  16. First Steps Have Been Taken 16 MidwestHSR.org

  17. MidwestHSR.org MidwestHSR.org Flexible, High-Performance Trains 4

  18. MidwestHSR.org MidwestHSR.org First French High-Speed Line Had Broad Impacts

  19. The Network Core 20

  20. Before HSR After HSR

  21. Before HSR After HSR

  22. Before HSR After HSR

  23. Before HSR After HSR

  24. Help make it happen at MidwestHSR.org MidwestHSR.org

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