This will allow Amtrak to complete the Chicago - Porter line very quickly. It is also important that Senator Roth hear from you. I have included a sample letter at the bottom of this message for your convenience. This innovative legislative proposal would provide relief from the growing congestion on our highways and airports and improve our national transportation network. Significant efforts are underway across the nation to plan and implement upgrades to existing passenger rail corridors to provide improved and faster access to our nation's business centers.
Federal funding is required to successfully implement intercity passenger rail programs.
This innovative finance bill will provide a dedicated source of funding for high-speed rail that will not impact the highway or aviation trust funds or general appropriations. Our transportation system needs all modes, including passenger rail, to handle existing and future travel demands. This fact has become so evident that both major political parties, this summer, took the historic step of including language in their platform that support investment in the nation's passenger rail infrastructure. You have an historic opportunity to make a difference in the future of this nation's passenger rail system. I look to you to ensure passage and enactment of the High Speed Rail Investment Act before the end of session this year.