April 16, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.kbtx.com, April 15, 2021) WACO, Texas — Texans Against High Speed Rail, several landowners, and six Brazos Valley counties are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in an attempt to stop a privately...
April 14, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: TAPinto.net, April 13, 2021) NEW YORK — After a two-week Spring recess, Congress reconvened in Washington this week and one of the first things President Joe Biden did was to invite several Congressional representatives to the West Wing to discuss the...
March 31, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 31, 2021) ALBANY, N.Y. — It could be the slowest high-speed rail study ever undertaken. Federal officials are expected to publish the final version of the Environmental Impact Statement on Friday, nearly a dozen years since the...
March 31, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 31, 2021) FORT WORTH, Texas — The federal government is serious about spending money on high-speed rail, and Texas could be among the first beneficiaries. Full story: www.heraldmailmedia.com
March 31, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Washington Post, March 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virginia finalized agreements Tuesday with CSX, Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express as part of the state’s $3.7 billion passenger rail expansion program that seeks to relieve a rail bottleneck and get more...
March 30, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, March 29, 2021) LOS ANGELES — Delays in securing land for California’s high-speed rail project will push completion of a 65-mile section of the line in Kings County until at least April 2025 — nearly two years after the date the state...
March 23, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 22, 2021) U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) has introduced the American High-Speed Rail Act just as Congress turns its focus to infrastructure. Full story: Progressive Railroading
March 17, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Global Railway Review, March 16, 2021) LOS ANGELES — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released its March 2021 Construction Update, highlighting the ongoing progress on the nation’s first high-speed rail project. Full story: Global...
March 17, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Courthouse News Service, March 16, 2021) LOS ANGELES — The head of California’s bullet train project told state lawmakers Tuesday that the state should wait to see the posture of the nascent Biden administration before committing to spending plans of their...
March 15, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Lowell Sun, March 12, 2021) LOWELL, Mass. — In an effort to create millions of new jobs and fix infrastructure issues across the country, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton reintroduced a bill to Congress on Thursday that would invest $205 billion over five years to...
