July 19, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, July 18, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — With his most public cheerleading yet for California’s bullet train, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed the $8 billion bill to kick off high-speed rail construction and showed no sign he was...
July 17, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: American Public Transportation Association (APTA) press release, July 17, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — While critics of implementing a high-speed rail program in America say the U.S. cannot afford to build it, new information released today shows that the net...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomberg News, July 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak, the U.S. long-distance passenger railroad, is turning its sights from private investors toward governments to fund the beginning of a $151 billion plan for bullet trains between Northeast cities by...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Hill, July 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday that President Obama’s proposals to more build high-speed railways in the United States is “not a pipe dream.” LaHood has been attending the eighth...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — Can you have a European- or Japanese-style high-speed rail experience, even if the train is creeping along at less than 150 miles an hour? Yes, say international manufacturers who are touting the prospects...
July 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Atlantic, July 13, 2012) NEW YORK — From New York’s Pennsylvania Station, you can catch a northbound subway train toward the Bronx. Thirty-nine minutes later, it will pull into Pelham Pkwy, a dozen miles away. But imagine, instead, that you could...
July 12, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — Comparing bullet trains to grand American achievements of the past, President Obama’s transportation chief Ray LaHood said benefits of a high-speed rail network would far outweigh the...
July 11, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, July 9, 2012) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak announced a $151 billion improvement plan on Monday that includes 37-minute trips from New York to Philadelphia at speeds approaching 220 miles per hour. Full story: Reuters.com
July 11, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2012) LOS ANGELES — As for high-speed rail, in a way, there’s no wrong vote on it, and no right vote, either, except through the rear-view mirror of history, when people either will be lionized or reviled for their decisions. And...
July 11, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 11, 2012) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — High-speed-rail executives from around the world gather in Philadelphia this week, hoping to boost support for bullet trains in the United States, where momentum has been slowed by high costs and...
