1. MidwestHSR.org 1 High Speed Trains: Transforming the Midwest by Transforming Travel Midwest High Speed Rail AssociationMidwestHSR.org

2. Affordable French TGV Coach Class MidwestHSR.org

3. Social French TGV Café Car MidwestHSR.org

4. An Integrated Network Conventional/Emerging Up To 90 MPH Shared with freight Highway grade crossings Can be electrified HSR Regional 90–110 MPH Primarily dedicated track HSR Regional 110–125 MPH NO highway grade crossings “Core Express” HSR 125–250 MPH Must be electrified 4

5. MidwestHSR.org Travel Comparison Traveling by HSR from St. Paul to Chicago is more productive and less expensive than flying or driving. TrainPlaneCar Good transit access Hourly departures 100% access to electronics & restroom Café car Tables Total Cost$76$230$208 Sources: HSR: AECOM 2010 Air: southwest.com plus estimated taxi fares Auto: Google Maps, IRS standard mileage allowance 3:15 3:55 7:30 Productive Time Waiting/Airport Security Takeoff/Landing Walking/Transit/Driving 5

6. MidwestHSR.org Rapid Shift in Market Share New Madrid-Seville high-speed service (AVE) launched April 1992 Conventi onal Train 14% Conventio nal Train 2% Before AVE (1991)After AVE (1993) Source: Renfe 6

7. MidwestHSR.org HSR Creates Demand The Madrid-Seville HSR line created 34% more travel in its first year than pre-HSR transit options. Source: Renfe 7

8. MidwestHSR.org The Power of Networks 8

9. MidwestHSR.org Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale Relationship of Economic Centers

10. MidwestHSR.org Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale Bullet Trains in the Eastern U.S.

11. MidwestHSR.org Bullet Trains in Europe Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale

12. MidwestHSR.org Bullet Trains in Asia Maps of Asia, Europe and the Eastern U.S. are the same scale

13. MidwestHSR.org 13 The Collected Wishlist MidwestHSR.org

14. The 220-mph Network MidwestHSR.org $83 BILLION Construction Cost 25 DAILY Departures $ 2.2 BILLION Annual Revenue 43 MILLION Annual Riders Source: AECOM 2011

15. MidwestHSR.org After completion, the proposed MWHSR Network will drive large-scale economic growth in the entire region. Regional Long-term Economic Impacts $ 1.2 BILLION Time $ 2.0 BILLION Fares $ 905 MILLION Safety Greater regional interconnecti vity creates new post- construction jobs * Could be as high as 250,000 new jobs Fast travel saves riders time, increasing productivity Low fares and better service save riders money Safe travel prevents accidents 133 THOUSAND Jobs Source: TranSystems 2012 *Note: Extrapolated to levels consistent with Chicago Metro estimate by EDR Group, Inc. in the AECOM 2011 study 15

16. MidwestHSR.org 16 MidwestHSR.org First Steps Have Been Taken

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18. Flexible, High-Performance Trains MidwestHSR.org 4

19. First French High-Speed Line Had Broad Impacts MidwestHSR.org

20. The Network Core 20

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