September 27, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Transportation Today, September 26, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project, with an overall estimated price tag of $20 billion, gained momentum this month when developer Texas Central announced it had signed a...
September 26, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CBS Los Angeles, September 24, 2019) LOS ANGELES — A high-speed train traveling from Southern California to Las Vegas might be just a few years away. Virgin Trains USA — backed by Fortress Investment Group private equity funds — is proposing to build the rail...
September 20, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, September 17, 2019) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority board voted unanimously Tuesday on a route that may ultimately connect the San Joaquin Valley with San Jose — though it didn’t come without some backlash from...
September 17, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, September 14, 2019) HOUSTON — A planned high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas reached another milestone Friday as the sponsoring company announced a $14 billion deal to build it — as soon as it obtains the authority to do so. Full...
September 12, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 11, 2019) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has signed off on the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed higher-speed intercity passenger-rail project between the District of Columbia and Richmond,...
September 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 9, 2019) The proposed project to build a bullet train between Dallas and Houston took a major step forward last week when the Federal Railroad Administration granted the Texas Central’s petition for a rule of...
September 10, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. News & World Report, September 10, 2019) NEW YORK — For decades, countries such as China, Spain and Turkey have connected distant cities with rail links of 200 mph or faster while American infrastructure has languished. The country’s only moderately...
September 3, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: ABC News, August 29, 2019) LAS VEGAS — After a number of fits and starts, plans for a high-speed train connecting California and Las Vegas are back on track. The announcement was made at the Nevada Economic Development Conference on Tuesday. Full story: ABC...
August 30, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.ozy.com, August 26, 2019) NEW YORK — Rolando Balboa is a fencing coach from Brooklyn who travels frequently for his students’ competitions. But after booking an American Airlines flight earlier this year, he returned to his computer to make sure he wasn’t...
August 30, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: California High-Speed Rail Authority press release, August 28, 2019) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has reached another historic milestone coinciding with the 125th anniversary of Labor Day – the creation of more...
