November 28, 2012 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2012) LOS ANGELES — After years of proposals and discussion from several companies hoping to reintroduce passenger rail service between Southern California and Las Vegas, one project now appears to be on the fast track. Full...
November 28, 2012 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Savannah Morning News, November 28, 2012) SAVANNAH, Ga. — In the past several weeks, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has been floating a grand new vision for Georgia — connecting Atlanta and Savannah with high-speed rail. Full story: Savannah Morning...
November 28, 2012 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Kansas City Star, November 27, 2012) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If and when commuter rail service connects downtown Kansas City with its Jackson County suburbs — and that remains a big “if” — those commuter cars would run along existing tracks that roughly parallel...
November 27, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: TG Daily, November 27, 2012) TOKYO, Japan — Central Japan Railway Co. has just revealed the first of a maglev train series built to run at speeds 310 km/h (193 mph). There’s already a maglev system in Shanghai, connecting the airport to central Pudong,...
November 27, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2012) LOS ANGELES — California’s bullet train has generated plenty of opposition in the areas around the San Gabriel Mountains. Elsewhere in Southern California, though, local governments are either embracing the train or...
November 26, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, November 25, 2012) LAS VEGAS — As if a weekend in Las Vegas isn’t wild enough for Southern Californians, a Nevada entrepreneur is about to add five more hours of party to either end. After striking an agreement with Union Pacific...
November 26, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Modesto Bee, November 25, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. — Stung by a judge’s ruling, opponents of California’s proposed high-speed rail route between Merced and Fresno are reassessing their legal strategy, but not their resolve. Full story: Modesto...
November 26, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CBS News, November 22, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak had a Thanksgiving present for its riders between Chicago and St. Louis — faster train schedules. The new timetables are the first to include 110 mile-an-hour travel between Dwight and Pontiac. Full...
November 20, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 19, 2012) LOS ANGELES — A Sacramento County judge has rejected a bid by agricultural interests to temporarily halt California’s bullet train project in the Central Valley until a lawsuit can be decided. After a three-hour...
November 19, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, November 16, 2012) CHICAGO — Illinois and the federal government have approved an environmental impact statement for the high-speed rail line under construction between Chicago and St. Louis. Full story: Bloomberg...
