January 10, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Planners of California’s high-speed rail project want to discard a more direct route from Los Angeles to Bakersfield over the Grapevine and continue development of a sweeping dog leg through Palmdale and...
January 9, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times editorial, January 7, 2012) LOS ANGELES — You can take the long view or the short view toward the bullet train. The expert panels are taking a short view; we prefer the long. In the end, if Californians have the patience and the political...
January 6, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — Today, our country desperately needs new infrastructure development that will create jobs and economic growth while updating the American Dream and ensuring its environmental future. The answer is...
January 6, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers are competing to influence the next big review of California high-speed rail, underscoring the project’s new political vulnerability. Following a devastating state study issued...
January 5, 2012 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, January 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today awarded more than $186 million to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for a high-speed rail project that will...
January 5, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, January 2, 2012) NEW YORK — President Obama’s program to bring bullet trains to the United States has been left on life support by the strident opposition of Republicans in Congress and in statehouses around the nation. But the idea may carry...
January 5, 2012 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The Legislature should not authorize the issuance of $2.7 billion in bonds to start building California’s $98.5-billion bullet train project, a state-appointed review panel says in a key report released...
January 4, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Capital Times, January 4, 2012) MADISON, Wisc. — While states such as Illinois and Michigan move ahead with plans for high-speed rail, Wisconsin is stuck in the siding. Rail supporters argue it is detrimental to the state’s economic fortunes. Full story:...
December 28, 2011 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Financial Times, December 27, 2011) BEJING, China — China has unveiled its fastest train, capable of hitting 500km/h, a reminder that the country’s high-speed rail plans have only been partially checked by a fatal accident earlier this year. Full story:...
December 28, 2011 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Financial Times, December 27, 2011) BEJING, China — China has unveiled its fastest train, capable of hitting 500km/h, a reminder that the country’s high-speed rail plans have only been partially checked by a fatal accident earlier this year. Full story:...
