June 20, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle opinion column, June 20, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — California’s $1.9 trillion economy ranks among the 10 largest in the world. However, the state’s infrastructure is straining to keep up with increased demands. Nowhere...
June 19, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, UP
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, June 18, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Work is ahead of schedule to replace nearly new, but substandard, concrete ties along the Chicago-St. Louis Amtrak route. According to UP, which owns the tracks used by passenger trains, 115,000 of...
June 18, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Fresno Bee, June 14, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. — A Sacramento Superior Court judge’s tentative ruling appears to lean against a legal challenge of California’s high-speed rail plans but also gives Kings County and two of its residents a chance to...
June 13, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, June 13, 2012) CHICAGO — Rail upgrades needed for faster train journeys between Chicago and St. Louis will start north of Bloomington this weekend. Improvements will include new premium rail with concrete ties and stone ballast. Upgrades...
June 11, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: DesertXpress press release, June 11, 2012) LAS VEGAS — DesertXpress Enterprises has renamed its Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail service “XpressWest” to more accurately reflect its role as the first leg of a larger western...
June 6, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The strong push to begin building California’s bullet train by one branch of state government is generating blow back from another branch, as powerful agriculture interests continue to raise concerns about...
June 5, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — With legal challenges to the California bullet train mounting, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday began circulating proposed legislation designed to significantly diminish the possibility that opponents could stop the...
June 5, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Hill, June 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Railroad Administration chief Joseph Szabo said Monday that President Obama is unwavering in his support for high-speed rail projects. Speaking a conference held by the American Public Transportation...
June 4, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — While 53 percent of voters approved a bond issue for the project in 2008, a poll published in yesterday’s edition of the Los Angeles Times, found that 59 percent would oppose it if given another chance to vote. Full...
June 1, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Merced Sun-Star, May 31, 2012) MERCED, Calif. — As the California High-Speed Rail Authority moves towards construction of sections of track, local government officials and regional groups have threatened to file legal challenges based on impacts to local...
