The Americans are happy to sign, but the British are reluctant to conclude agreement on freight without a deal on passenger traffic as well because they are concerned to protect British Airways's transatlantic passenger traffic.

ECONOMIST: Transport

North Carolina received money to start improving existing track and an agreement was signed with rail freight company Norfolk Southern Railways to start exploring a major high-speed rail corridor between Charlotte and Raleigh.

BBC: The futurist: Putting the choo-choo back in Chattanooga