RSI Previously Held Events
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Forum: Meeting the Current & Future Challenges in HSR
May 11, 2010 - Washington, DC.
Sponsored By: RSI, Quebec Government, OneRail, WGR
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The topic of this highly informative forum was "Meeting the Current and Future Challenges in High Speed Rail". In addition to presentations by leading Department of Transportation, Members of Congress and staff, Amtrak, state officials and freight railroads, representatives from U.S. railway suppliers such as Bombardier, Alstom, Talgo and US Railcar discussed many supply side concerns.
Discussion topics included funding and implementation in specific corridors, regional and border implications, Congress's Role in developing and sustaining High Speed Rail in America, and updates regarding the National Rail Plan and the Amtrak Section 305 Next Generation Equipment Committee.
Speaker Presentations:
Anne Canby, The OneRail Coaliton
Anne Reinke, CSX & HSR
Anne Stubbs, HSR Northeast Developments
Aaron Hegeman, BNSF Partnering for the Future
Bruno Maestri, HSR on Norfolk Southern
Karen Rae, FRA on HSR
Paul Worley, ARRA SEHSR Corridor Projects
Rod Diridon, HSR International, USA, California
Stephen Gardner, Amtrak Fleet Strategy & Sec. 305
Tim Gillespie, Alstom Transportation & HSR