May 14, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2012) LOS ANGELES — If California starts building a 130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned, it will enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under federal law. Full story: Los Angeles...
May 11, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 9, 2012) FORTH WORTH, Texas — A group led by Central Japan Railway Co. that includes notable Texans such as former Harris County Judge Robert Eckels is seeking roughly $10 billion in private investment to fund a high-speed rail...
May 11, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2012) LOS ANGELES — In a series of meetings with key lawmakers in Sacramento, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that the recent proposal by state Senate leaders to delay a $2.7-billion decision on the high-speed rail project...
May 9, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, STB
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, May 8, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) does not need Board approval to acquire certain physical assets of a Norfolk...
May 8, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: State Journal-Register, May 8, 2012) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Increased traffic from high-speed passenger and freight trains is the big unknown for the future of downtown Springfield, local officials told a team of urban-design specialists from across the country...
May 7, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 6, 2012) KALAMAZOO, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Michigan, Illinois and Indiana are contributing $200,000 each to a $4 million study to creating a high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and Detroit. Full story:...
May 7, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The California High-Speed Rail Authority took a key step toward developing its proposed passenger-train system Thursday, certifying environmental reports and formally approving the first portion of the line between...
May 4, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, May 4, 2012) LOS ANGELES — State bullet train officials Thursday approved the environmental impact studies for an initial section of high-speed track to be built from Merced to Fresno, a decision that sets the stage for possible legal...
May 4, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Modesto Bee, May 3, 2012) FRESNO, Calif. — California businessman Ed McIntyre, a partner in a proposed train maintenance facility, told the California High Speed Rail Authority’s board today in Fresno that he and his partners are prepared to commit up to $1...
May 2, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: National Public Radio, April 30, 2012) LOS ANGELES — A bullet train that would deliver tourists from southern California to the Las Vegas strip could be the nation’s first high-speed rail system to break ground. The private company, DesertXpress, will...
