Thanks Hunter; weekend reading, for sure
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From: Hunter Biden [hbiden@rosemontseneca.com]
Sent: 11/18/2010 05:13 PM EST
To: Bob Lessin
Subject: Call Follow Up
Bob,
It was great talking to you earlier this week and thank you for sending over copies of your books - look forward to reading them. Attached are a few articles/presentations that I thought you may find interesting. They discuss the various issues surrounding high speed rail in the US, including:
It was great talking to you earlier this week and thank you for sending over copies of your books - look forward to reading them. Attached are a few articles/presentations that I thought you may find interesting. They discuss the various issues surrounding high speed rail in the US, including:
1) POTUS/VPOTUS Remarks Introducing Vision for High-Speed Rail in America Plan (4/16/09)
2) NYT Article "Midterms Threaten Obama's Rail Plans" (11/17/10)
3) Washington Post Op-Ed "A Rail Reality Check that President Obama Should Heed" (11/17/10)
4) Seattle Times Article "High-speed rail in the US: Anyone Aboard" - gives an overview of past difficulties in CA (3/27/10)
5) Amtrak's "Vision for High Speed Rail in the Northeast Corridor" presentation (9/27/10)
6) Article from HNTB InTransit Magazine "The Great Multiplier" (Summer 2010)
7) FRA Report: "Privatization of Intercity Rail Passenger Service in the United States" (March 1998) - http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/pirp.pdf
8) Desert Dispatch Article "$901 Million Awarded to state's high-speed rail projects" (10/28/10) - discusses DeserXpress project and issues relating to its status as a private organization.
Look forward to talking again soon.
Best, Hunter
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R. Hunter Biden
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
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Suite 705
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-1880
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R. Hunter Biden
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Suite 705
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-1880
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