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In an effort to
improve speed and capacity on the rail
route used by Amtrak's Crescent between
New Orleans, Louisiana, and Meridian,
Mississippi, Amtrak, through the Southern
Rapid Rail Transit Commission, retained
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. to evaluate
alternative improvements. The route, which
is a nationally designated High-Speed Rail
(HSR) corridor, uses Norfolk Southern
tracks.
Burk-Kleinpeter,
Inc. is evaluating all track, signal and
terminal facilities on the route in order
to identify and conceptually develop
improvements that will result in
travel-time savings, increases in average
and top speeds, and capacity improvements.
Since any improvements must work to the
benefit of both Amtrak andNorfolk Southern
trains, cooperation with Norfolk Southern
is an essential part of the
project.
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