CHESTERTON, Ind. —
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says 80 percent of the country would be served by high-speed rail service once a national network of lines is complete.
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He compares high-speed rail today to where the interstate highway system was 50 years ago. After half a century, the dream of a national network of interstate highways has become a reality.
Gov. Rick Scott told U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this morning that Florida did not want the $2.4 billion in federal stimulus money set aside for a high-speed train between Orlando and Tampa.
