In the next six years the U.S. government will invest 53 billion U.S. dollars in building high-speed rail

 People's Network in Washington on Feb. 8 (Xinhua) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced on the 8th, the Obama Government plans to invest in the next six years, 53 billion U.S. dollars to promote U.S. inter-city high-speed railway network construction .

Under this scheme, inter-city high-speed railway line will be divided into three categories, namely, speed of up to 250 miles per hour The

since Obama became president, has invested 105 million U.S. dollars in high-speed railway construction projects, including the 2009 package of economic stimulus in the U.S. 80 billion dollars, and the 2010 federal budget of 25 billion U.S. dollars.

Obama raised in last month's State of the Union, the U.S. government's goal is to make high-speed rail the next 25 years, 80% of the population covered by the nation.

Obama's Large high-speed railway construction projects, reconstruction of infrastructure in the Obama administration is part of the plan.

of: Zhang (Source: People's Daily Online - International Channel)