September 19, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, September 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $74.8 million to the Commonwealth of Virginia to continue development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail...
September 6, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Sacramento News & Review, September 6, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Opponents of high-speed rail contend that it’s a boondoggle because of its $68 billion price tag. But a recent study provides evidence that a California bullet train might be a good...
September 5, 2012 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Globe and Mail, September 4, 2012) TORONTO — New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is calling on U.S. and Canadian governments to get moving on building a high-speed rail line that would link Manhattan, where her district lies, to cities north of the border....
September 4, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, August 31, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and its state partner, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), have issued the Final Environmental Impact...
August 31, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, August 30, 2012) TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa’s Democratic Mayor Bob Buckhorn is still upset about Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to turn down more than $2 billion for high-speed rail. Buckhorn said Thursday that while the Republican...
August 28, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Plugging long-standing vacancies in its management team, the agency that plans to build the state bullet train system announced Monday the hiring of a chief administrative officer and seven other individuals...
August 17, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Telegraph, August 16, 2012) ALTON, Ill. — State and federal officials held a public hearing Thursday to discuss the alternatives for enhancing high-speed rail between Chicago and St. Louis. Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation and the...
August 17, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Longview News-Journal, August 17, 2012) LONGVIEW, Texas — A Texas company is planning to build a bullet train that would move passengers from Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston in 90 minutes. Full story: Longview News-Journal
August 17, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The proposed California high-speed rail system could become more successful than Amtrak’s Acela Express. Business travelers prefer Acela to flying because the train has power outlets, Wi-Fi and cellphone...
August 16, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The News Journal, August 16, 2012) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak’s plans for a sleek high-speed rail system along the Northeast Corridor don’t include stops in Delaware by the fleet’s fastest trains. Wilmington would likely serve as a hub for slower, high-speed...
