Presentation on High-Speed Rail practices by Matthieu Desiderio, Transport Expertise Association President

1. High Speed Rail From Europe to the United States January 16, 2009

3. Some things you already know… … about French and European High-Speed Rail practices

8. European High Speed Rail Network (1/2) 7 830 miles 2003 2030

9. European High Speed Rail Network (2/2)

10. Traffic Evolution in Europe

11. High-Speed Principles … UIC advice to Transport Expertise

16. What could we do in the United States … why, how, where, and when?

19. Why High-Speed Rail ? (3/4): Travel Time Reduction Time travel (hours) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 █ No High-Speed █ High-Speed Par i s – Amsterdam Par i s – Brussels Paris – Marseille Paris – Stuttgart Koln – Frankfurt Madrid – Seville Madrid – Barcelona Roma – Milan Roma – Naples

26. Where and When? (2/2) Rail vs. Air Market Shares

27. Where and When in the United States?

28. Conclusions & More Other papers from Transport Expertise

31. Questions Thank You For Your Attention Transport Expertise Association Matthieu Desiderio, President Cell: +33 6 33 65 37 25 Cell: +1 202 286 9101 (U.S.) Phone: +33 9 50 14 07 82 Fax: +33 9 55 14 07 85 Email: md@transport-expertise.org www .transport-expertise. org

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