A map produced by the U.S. High Speed Rail ... while Las Vegas would be linked to Dallas and Jackson, Mississippi, via another railway. A new line between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver is ...

Roger Wicker of Mississippi recently presided over a confirmation hearing for nominees to the Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency tasked with oversight of freight railroad rates and ...

These rail lines will help keep Mississippi moving.” Sen. Roger Wicker Rail funds are dedicated as: $18,247,915 to expand service capacity and capabilities along the approximately 200-mile ...

The maps show how the 17,000-mile-long high-speed rail network could be constructed ... One major line would go from Phoenix to Jackson, Mississippi, via Dallas and Albuquerque.

One of the controversial additions is $700 million for relocation of a rail line along the Mississippi coast. The Senate is taking up an emergency spending bill. The Bush administration asked for ...

Increased freight shipments and a rosy economic outlook have triggered a construction boom as U.S. railroads scramble to upgrade their lines. But while major investments by BNSF and Canadian Pacific ...