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First leg of Calif. high-speed rail approved

A 65-mile section of track from Merced to Fresno has been approved by the US Federal Railroad Administration. California's new high speed rail system will eventually cover 800 miles.

By Mary Slosson,?Reuters / September 19, 2012

Two European high-speed trains one German, left, one French, arrive at the Gare de l'est train station in Paris in 2007. The first leg of the high-speed rail project in California was approved Wednesday, and construction will begin in 2013.

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The initial segment of?California's ambitious $68 billion high speed rail project won the approval of the?U.S. Federal Railroad Administration?on Wednesday, clearing the way for construction to begin in 2013.

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Federal authorities approved a 65-mile section of track through the state's central agricultural heartland, from?Merced?to?Fresno, after environmental and engineering reviews were completed.

California's bullet train network, expected to take decades to complete, would eventually connect?Sacramento?and San Francisco to Los Angeles, with stops along the 800-mile system.

"We are now poised to move forward and break ground next year,"?Jeff Morales, CEO of theCalifornia?High-Speed Rail Authority, said in a statement, adding that the project would invest billions of dollars in local and regional rail systems.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/AgpzphMAmQg/First-leg-of-Calif.-high-speed-rail-approved

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