January 29, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A government report issued Friday says the Federal Railroad Administration provided inadequate oversight of federal funds granted to California’s high speed rail program, and as a result, $2.55 billion in...
January 14, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, January 14, 2020) BERLIN — The German government signed a deal Tuesday with state-owned train operator Deutsche Bahn to inject almost $100 billion into the country’s rail infrastructure over the next decade. Full story:...
January 6, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fast Company, December 19, 2019) SEATTLE — Imagine it’s derby day between the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, with the treasured Cascadia Cup on the line between these two MLS franchises and their passionate fanbases. In years past, the Timbers Army...
December 27, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Gannett New York, December 25, 2019) ALBANY, N.Y. — On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged to revisit the decades-long dream of better connecting New York’s cities through a high-speed rail system, which is commonplace in Europe and other parts of the world....
December 27, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bristol Herald Courier, December 27, 2019) BRISTOL, Va. — Virginia’s recently unveiled passenger rail plan includes no provision for expanding service to Bristol, but building a new gateway into Washington, D.C., would allow for future growth. Full story:...
December 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Construction Dive, December 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virgin Trains USA updated its timeline for construction of the 170-mile, $4.8 billion high-speed train from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, and said it...
December 17, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 16, 2019) NEW YORK — The California High Speed Rail Authority is acting like your typical teenager. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has told the group not to proceed with a plan to lay future track from San...
December 16, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, December 15, 2019) DALLAS, Texas — Someday you could hop a bullet train in downtown Dallas and arrive in Houston in fewer than 90 minutes. The high-speed train will have a number of impacts on the state, from economy to education, and...
November 22, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Television station KHOU, November 21, 2019) HOUSTON — It’s been more than 50 years since the Northwest Mall opened as Houston’s newest shopping mecca. The site would draw huge crowds again if Texas Central has its way. The private developer of the...
November 15, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Points Guy, November 14, 2019) NEW YORK — New state-of-the-art high-speed Acela train cars are one-step closer to hitting the rails in 2021. Amtrak just released images of the first prototype being constructed at Alstom Transport’s Hornell, New York...
