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- ↑ "Corridor Identification and Development Program". railroads.dot.gov. Federal Railroad Administration . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "FRA Begins Soliciting Proposals Through First-of-its-kind Program to Advance New and Enhanced Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors". Federal Railroad Administration. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Lassen, David (8 December 2023). "Full list of passenger routes in FRA Corridor program released". Trains. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Notice of Solicitation of Corridor Proposals and Funding Opportunity for the Corridor Identification and Development Program". Federal Register. Federal Railroad Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "FY22 Corridor Identification and Development Program Selections" (PDF). railroads.dot.gov. Federal Railroad Administration. December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-12/FY22%20CID%20Project%20Summaries-Map-r1.pdf
- ↑ Front Range Passenger Rail District (March 27, 2023). "Corridor Identification and Development Application: Front Range Corridor Proposal" (PDF).
- ↑ https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-12/FY22%20CID%20Project%20Summaries-Map-r1.pdf
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation (March 2023). "FY 2022 Corridor Identification and Development Application: Texas Triangle: Houston–San Antonio Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor" (PDF).
- ↑ Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (March 2023). "FY 2022 Corridor Identification and Development Application: Reading–Philadelphia–New York Corridor" (PDF).
- ↑ https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/reports/Analysis-of-Options-Scranton-New-York-Amtrak-Passenger-Rail-Service.pdf
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation (March 2023). "FY 2022 Corridor Identification and Development Application: Texas Triangle: Dallas–Fort Worth–Houston Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor" (PDF).
- ↑ Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (March 2023). "FY Corridor Identification and Development Program: Kansas City, MO–St. Joseph, MO" (PDF).
- ↑ Illinois Department of Transportation (March 27, 2023). "FY 2022 Corridor Identification and Development Application: Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Program" (PDF).
- ↑ Indiana Department of Transportation (March 2023). "FY 2022 Corridor Identification and Development Application: Indianapolis-Chicago Corridor" (PDF).