May 14, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Governing, May 14, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The projects in California, Florida and Texas differ quite a bit from one another in size, scope and funding sources. But each one of those projects seems to be moving forward despite significant obstacles,...
May 9, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Your Central Valley, May 8, 2019) FRESNO, Calif. — In Sacramento, state lawmakers grilled leaders of the high-speed rail project. Wednesday’s hearing comes after the rail authority updated lawmakers on the rail’s progress. Leaders of the...
May 6, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Curbed, May 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a press conference last month to announce that his multifaceted Virgin brand would be taking over a U.S. train line in Florida, British billionaire Richard Branson pointedly criticized the current state of rail...
May 3, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2019) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The cost of getting high-speed trains up and running in the Central Valley is expected to jump $1.8 billion, California rail officials said Wednesday, but they have a plan to weather that increase...
May 2, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Mercury News, May 1, 2019) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Californians will have to shell out an additional $1.8 billion to complete the 119-mile stretch of tracks for the state’s first bullet train through the Central Valley, bringing the cost to $12.4 billion,...
April 29, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CityLab, April 26, 2019) DALLAS — For rail fans who cling to the dream that the United States will someday boast the high-speed rail systems that much of the rest of the world enjoys, the plan to bring bullet trains to Texas has been something of a ray of...
April 15, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, April 11, 2019) HOUSTON — he high-speed rail project that is intended to take travelers between Houston to Dallas in a 90-minute trip was raising hopes and doubts at a transportation meeting hosted by the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of...
April 12, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, April 11, 2019) SAN FRANCISCO — As Mark Twain might have said had he witnessed the past couple of months, the reports of the death of California’s statewide high-speed rail system are greatly exaggerated. Full story: Streetsblog San...
April 1, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Peoria Journal Star, March 31, 2019) PEORIA, Ill. — When high-speed rail finally takes off in Illinois, Peorians will watch from the sidelines. Full story: www.pjstar.com
March 27, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: NBC Los Angeles, March 26, 2019) LOS ANGELES — California sold $600 million in bonds Tuesday to help pay for its high-speed rail project even as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledge challenges to completing the line between Los Angeles and San...
