US awards $2bn for high-speed rail upgrades
The Northeast Corridor between Washington DC and Boston is the nation's busiest rail line The US government has awarded $2bn (£1.2bn) for high-speed rail in critical corridors, after Florida's Republican governor declined the funds.
The projects will boost rail services between Washington DC to Boston, as well as in the mid-west and California.
Florida Governor Rick Scott cancelled a high-speed rail project in his state, fearing taxpayers there would have to subsidise the project in the future.
President Barack Obama has made expanding rail services a priority.
"These projects will put thousands of Americans to work, save hundreds of thousands of hours for American travellers every year, and boost US manufacturing by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in next-generation, American-made locomotives and rail cars," Vice-President Joe Biden said in a statement released by the Department of Transportation.
====== Obama and his cronies love to come up with a "big vision" and damn the pricetag or the Constitution. Where in the Constitution does it suggest buying expensive choo-choos ?
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