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You've probably seen this already. It's the latest graphic representation of the nation's proposed high-speed rail corridors, and it's been all over the transportation blogosphere since President Obama stood beside it at a press conference yesterday.

Those corridors are likely to change somewhat as the administration refines its new strategy for high-speed rail, says Transport Politic blogger Yonah Freemark, who credits the administration for taking serious steps toward a national rail plan.

Perhaps the biggest positive from yesterday's presser is that Obama linked the idea of high-speed rail to local transit, center cities, and car-free transportation:

Imagine boarding a train in the center of a city. No racing to anairport and across a terminal, no delays, no sitting on the tarmac, nolost luggage, no taking off your shoes. (Laughter.) Imagine whiskingthrough towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a fewsteps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from yourdestination. Imagine what a great project that would be to rebuildAmerica.

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