November 14, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, November 12, 2019) SEATTLE — A vote in Washington state last week to roll back car registration fees has scrambled transportation budgets — but Pacific Northwest rail advocates are undeterred in pursuing their vision of a bullet train...
November 13, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Editorial in the Fresno Bee, November 10, 2019) FRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear in an interview with The Bee’s Editorial Board that he will oppose any attempts by Southern California and Bay Area legislators to take money from the...
November 13, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Northwest News Network, November 8, 2019) SPOKANE, Wash. — Tuesday’s vote in Washington state to roll back car registration fees has scrambled transportation budgets. But Pacific Northwest rail advocates are undeterred in pursuing their vision of a...
November 7, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Construction Dive, November 6, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) has authorized a $3.2 billion tax-exempt, fixed-rate revenue bond issuance to help DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of Virgin...
November 1, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Rivard Report, November 1, 2019) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — While a San Antonio-to-Austin rail line remains an unrealized dream, a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas is much closer to connecting the state’s two largest cities. Full story: Rivard...
October 29, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 26, 2019) MARIETTA, Ga. — High-speed trains would whisk passengers from Atlanta’s airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, at speeds of up to 220 mph (355 kph). Public input is being sought on the three proposed routes. Full...
October 15, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Mashable, October 15, 2019) NEW YORK — Japan’s nationwide high-speed train system, known as the Shinkansen, felt the brunt of the deadly cyclone Typhoon Hagibis after flooding, relentless rain, and mudslides. Full story: Mashable
October 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 7, 2019) Microsoft is donating another $223,667 to fund a study of the possibility of building a high-speed rail line connection between Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, according to an online report...
October 3, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Press, October 3, 2019) HOUSTON — The Central Texas High-Speed Railway (aka, the Texas bullet train) proposed to run between Houston and Dallas continues gradually clearing hurdles, its officials hoping to begin construction in 2020 with an eye on the...
October 1, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Column by California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian Kelley in the Los Angeles Daily News, September 30, 2019) LOS ANGELES — The Southern California News Group’s September 23rd editorial regarding the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s land...
