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Bob,

It was great talking to you yesterday 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.

Best, Hunter

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Mike Muldoon
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
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Suite 705
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-1880
mmuldoon@rosemontseneca.co