Midwest High-Speed Rail
Where would America be without the train? The train and rail are as much a part of American heritage as the land itself. The train connected the east to the west. Trains ushered in the industrial revolution of the later 19th century. Trains not only ushered in industry, but also commerce America into the next century. The high-speed rail proposed to the Midwest will bring people in its cities closer together by the way of lowered cost and travel time. It will create jobs and help finance other important state programs with the revenue it creates. The beauty of the state will be preserved as it runs cleaner than other transits. When up and running theses trains will hopefully cut down the amount of travel on busy interstates which will further benefit our environment. Indiana should proudly be a part and share its weight of such an auspicious event. The question now is whether or not Indiana will help fund Amtrack's new train system. Under Amtrack's proposed plan, called the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MMRI), it has been projected that the total capital cost for their Midwest High-Speed Rail, is $3.5 billion. The proposed cost will be divided up by having the federal government contrib
The MMRI will cover 70 different metro areas and 11 different urban areas with a convenient shuttle service that will branch out even further to even the most remote areas. Travel time is also a nice quality to the MMRI. What ever the travel time on other convectional forms of transportations will be cut down by at least 2 hours. A trip from Chicago to Detroit would normally take at least 4 to 5, but with the MMRI travel time from Chicago to Detroit would be cut to 2.5 to 3.5 hours. Another reason why Indiana should help pay for its section of the Midwest High-Speed Rail, is becau8se this form of travel is more economic then other conventional forms. The high speed trains that will be used are called diesel multiple units (DMU's). (Renn) These trains are different from conventional locomotives: they are powered by diesel engines that are attached to passenger cars not a locomotive. These trains are more efficient in several ways; first off the DMU's are one half the ewight of a conventional train; secondly, because of the lower weight of the DMU's they have higher fuel efficiency and lower emissions, which is even better for out environment. Also the diesel fuel that eh DMU's us
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