The Department of Transportation has designated 10 new incremental high-speed rail corridors around the country, and as more federal funding becomes available, these will stand at the head of the receiving line. More
California's high-speed trains will whisk passengers from San Francisco to San Jose in 20 minutes.
Alstrom Transport is a likely contender to build California's high-speed trains. Its newest model, pictured here, will go into service in France in 2014. The nose of the train is designed to minimize aerodynamic drag.Courtesy of Alstom Transportation/A. Fevrier
Control screens in the cab display real-time safety and technical data.Courtesy of Alstom Transportation/A. Fevrier
Control screens in the cab display real-time safety and technical data.Courtesy of Alstom Transportation/A. Fevrier
Front-end "crash modules" protect the driver from high-impact collisions.Courtesy of Alstom Transportation/A. Fevrier
California's high-speed trains will whisk passengers from San Francisco to San Jose in 20 minutes.NC3D
In the neighborhood around San Jose's Diridon Station, "transit-oriented development" will create links between high-speed rail and local transportation.NC3D