May 31, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Hill, May 30, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo will speak at the 8th World Congress & Trade Exhibition on High-Speed Rail in Philadelphia, July 10-13, 2012. Amtrak CEO Joseph...
May 30, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 30, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — The man who headed Caltrans under Gov. Gray Davis and helped overhaul the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s business plan as a consultant was named the agency’s new chief executive...
May 24, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Politio opinion column by Thomas Hart Jr., May 23, 2012) The U.S. needs modern public transportation not dependent on oil or traffic patterns. Most developed nations now have high-speed rail, sleek trains that reach more than 200 mph. Here, this option would...
May 23, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: State Journal-Register, May 23, 2012) CHATHAM, Ill. — Construction crews are back for a third, and final, season of improvements on the St. Louis-Chicago rail corridor ahead of the scheduled start this fall of test runs for 110-mph passenger trains. Full...
May 23, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The latest plan to build a California bullet train is a significant improvement over prior plans, but there remain significant risks that should be addressed if the Legislature appropriates money for the project,...
May 17, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 17, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The leader of the California Senate called Wednesday on the Obama administration to say now whether it will commit more federal money to the state’s high-speed rail project if the president wins a second...
May 16, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The chief of the state bullet train authority said Tuesday that he hopes to obtain some type of relief from environmental laws that would eliminate a risk that the 130-mile initial construction project could be...
May 15, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — California will need to build its high-speed train line in record time if it doesn’t want to risk losing federal funds — indeed, it will have to be the fastest piece of transportation construction in U.S....
May 14, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Politico, May 13, 2012) As roads become more crowded each year, transportation planners have been looking for a game-changer that can reduce congestion and efficiently move millions of people. Enter rail — a centuries-old mode that may be a shining savior to...
May 14, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 10, 2012) FORT WORTH, Texas — If high-speed rail comes to North Texas by 2020, the bullet trains will initially rely on the area’s road system — not public transportation — to get most of the riders from the end...
