November 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Civil War veteran William Hood arrived at the mosquito-infested swamps near Bakersfield in 1874 to build a rail line that would soar through the Tehachapi Mountains, linking the Bay Area and Southern...
November 8, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Shreveport Times, November 7, 2012) BATON ROUGE – Amtrak commuter service between the Shreveport-Bossier City and Dallas-Fort Worth areas could be accomplished with relatively little expense and trouble, proponents of the project today told Louisiana Lt. Gov....
November 8, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Fresno Bee, November 7, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. —The state Public Works Board agreed Tuesday to a streamlined process for acquiring land for high-speed rail in the San Joaquin Valley, easing the way for negotiations to begin with propoerty owners. Full...
November 6, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Fresno Bee, November 5, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. — A vote today at the state Capitol could clear the way for buying land needed for high-speed rail right of way through the central San Joaquin Valley. Full story: Fresno Bee
November 1, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Fresno Bee, October 31, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority is pushing back Friday’s deadline for bids to design and build the first stretch of high-speed rail line through the Fresno area. Full story: The Fresno...
October 31, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 31, 2012) MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State is conducting research that could help high-speed rail systems better handle winter conditions. The university is leading a three-year study that looks at the freeze-thaw durability of...
October 30, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: NBS News, October 30, 2012) NEW YORK — The fields of north-central Illinois may seem like an unlikely backdrop to showcase the future of the nation’s transportation system, but for fans of high-speed rail, they may have done just that. Full story:...
October 25, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production, October 19, 2012) A current effort using digital technology and new engineering aims to use carbon-neutral bio-coal being developed by the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute...
October 25, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Mother Nature News, October 22, 2012) CHICAGO — High-speed train travel has come to the Midwest and it promises to transform transportation options in that part of the country. An Amtrak passenger train hit a regional record of 111 miles per hour on Oct. 19...
October 17, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Antonio Express-News, October 16, 2012) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas commuters, a train could be a comin’, and it’s possibly a very fast one. The Texas Department of Transportation is launching a two-year, $14 million study of passenger rail...
