SCORT Conference

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SCORT Conference

• Oklahoma City
• September 21,2009
• James Stem

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Still daylight in California.
Chicago
The biggest concentration of lights (from top to
bottom) are the cities of Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Washington.
Dallas
Puerto Rico
Miami
Houston
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National Energy Policy?
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Career Employees

• High level of professionalism
• Required expertise
• An Integral part of the community
• Good Jobs for economic development

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High Speed Rail System in ChinaCRH-2 by Kawasaki
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High Speed Rail in JapanNew Train set N700 Series
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S. 1036 The Federal Surface Transportation
Policy and Planning Act of 2009
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Passenger Rail Political Football
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How Do We Get There?

• Incremental Implementation
• Improve existing system
• Target high growth potential
• Create a Show Piece as reference
• Attract equipment manufacturers and expertise
• Shared Rights of Way experience
• Partnerships

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Intermediate and High Speed Rail Corridor
Designations
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Questions??