In 2007, a number of public and private parties concluded a declaration of intent with the aim of having these parties jointly meet the pre-conditions for express freight transport by high-speed rail. These parties are united in the HST Cargo initiative group. The initiative group currently functions as a sounding board for fleshing out the various project steps. In 2010 HST Cargo became Amsterdam CAREX. The following parties form part of the HST Cargo initiative group: