Railways and the dream of high speed in the USA: because it could come true thanks to the « New World » of Trump

Here is the old dream of Ferrovie dello Stato, re -emerge Carsico. A recurring theme: bring high speed to the United States, a traditionally refractory market for the development of fast trains. The American model, on the other hand, provides for aerial connections among the main airports of the country given long distances, While rubber traffic has always been oriented to goods. However the group leader led by Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, directly controlled by the Ministry of the Treasury, He is thinking about new investments abroad. It could facilitate the new commercial policy inaugurated by Donald Trump who aims to bring some productions back to the house. The first move therefore could be to renovate the American division of FS International which has been silent for some time. And try to speed up to conquer the American high -speed market.

The bank with MSC

The first to talk about it was the deputy minister to transport Edoardo Rixi in his recent visit to Miami for the inauguration of the MSC cruise terminal (We had written here). In recent days The managers of the International Division of Ferrovie, to whose guide for fresh appointment there is Luigi Corradi, former CEO of Trenitalia, are looking at some buildings in Florida. Same scheme also for Washington, where he should open a second location and approach the regulatory world of US Authority. The will is to intercept the billions that the US administration could put on the table for the high speed. This is why some managers of the Italferr engineering group would also be involved. It will be necessary to see if the new world of Trump, in accordance with America First who dusts off an old protectionism very similar to that of the 1930s, can really hold the impact of the commercial war with China.

New York-Washington section

At stake there would be the high-speed New York-Washington section. In Florida, we focus on Miami-Orlando. It will be necessary to win it in the tenders that will eventually be banned for the offer of the service, because the network will remain in the hands of the USAthis is certain and responds to the economic doctrine of the White House. The investments in the construction of the high -speed line would all be Americansbut being able to obtain high -speed service management could be interesting. Today FS International has an office in New York which should be dismantled.

The first office in Miami

The Miami offices would instead also be the basis for the development of the offer on the Houston-Dallas line, another dossier that Italy is studying. In America, however, high speed does not exist: Today the most similar service is carried out by Amtrak Acela which reaches the speed of 240 kilometers per hour only out of 80 of over 730 kilometers network managed by the operator. While the projects in California proved to be very complex for the greater costs to be caught in the construction.

The analysis of ISPI

A recent ISPI analysisthat you can read hereframed the development of the railway network in America from 1800 onwards. At first he played a fundamental role in the transformation of the United States into greater global economic power, through the connection of the Atlantic and peaceful bank. From the middle of the nineteenth century, thousands of kilometers of new railways were built to encourage economic integration of the different states of the Federation, making rail transport the most convenient and efficient logistical transport form. However, in the first half of the twentieth century, the demand has moved towards new methods of transport, in particular road and plane. To date, the United States has one of the most extensive networks in the world, equal to 140 thousand kilometers, But the density and capillarity of the network is clearly lower than the European or Chinese case, recalls the inspire.