June 16, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Hill, June 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — High-speed rail is getting a last-minute push from lawmakers and lobbyists as Congress debates how to revamp the nation’s infrastructure. Full story: The Hill
June 4, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 3, 2021) Twenty-three members of Congress are urging the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee to consider authorizing a new public-benefit corporation to create and build the North Atlantic Rail...
May 25, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, May 24, 2021) TAMPA, Fla. — Eleven years have passed since President Barack Obama landed in Tampa with the promise of a gift that could transform Central Florida: a federally funded high-speed rail line to Orlando. Full story: Tampa Bay...
May 18, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2021) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed spending an additional $11 billion on transportation improvements, much of it for a troubled bullet train intended to eventually link California’s major metropolitan...
May 12, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Boston.com, May 11, 2021) BOSTON, Mass. — Boston to Manhattan by train in 100 minutes? It’s possible, so say the organizers of the North Atlantic Rail Initiative, who are now seeking to drum up support from the Biden Administration, as it works to sell its $2...
May 10, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2021) BALTIMORE, Md. — In a virtual hearing before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure this week, Amtrak CEO William J. Flynn observed that a proposed magnetic levitation train running between the...
May 10, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Age, May 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-simmering controversy over high-speed rail (HSR) continued during a May 6 hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Its theme: “When Unlimited Potential Meets...
May 5, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Television station NBC DFW, May 4, 2021) DALLAS — Texas Central announced Monday they signed a $1.6 billion contract with Kiewit Infrastructure South to install core electrical systems for a proposed bullet train expected to run from Dallas to Houston. Full...
May 5, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. News & World Report, April 30, 2021) LOS ANGELES — Back in 2008, proponents of a high-speed rail line spanning California promised the new network, which would connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in roughly two and a half hours, would serve as...
April 19, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 16, 2021) A dozen Republican congressmen — led by House Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) — are asking U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to justify federal...
