February 20, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to cancel $929 million in Federal grant funds yet to be paid...
February 19, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Capital Public Radio, February 14, 2019) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s remarks on California’s embattled high-speed rail project in his State of the State address this week seemed to confuse just about everyone. Full story: Capital Public...
February 15, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, February 14, 2019) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — With all the confusion around HSR, and the endless repetition of the tiresome and fallacious “train to nowhere” meme, it’s probably a good idea to reiterate that the high-speed train...
February 14, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: USA Today, February 14, 2019) LOS ANGELES — California could still bring the nation’s first high-speed rail train to reality, proponents say – even if the size falls short of the original grand plans – and that could encourage other states to follow...
February 13, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2019) LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that he intends to scale back California’s $77-billion bullet train project stunned many officials close to the project while also raising many questions about what it...
February 13, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Editorial in the Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2019) LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom distressed some people and delighted others Tuesday when he announced that he was putting on hold California’s ambitious plans to build a bullet train from San Francisco to...
February 13, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: NBC News, February 13, 2019) LOS ANGELES — California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, sharply scaled back plans to build a high-speed train from San Francisco to Los Angeles on Tuesday, saying the program had been botched and cost too much. Full story:...
February 12, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, February 11, 2019) HOUSTON — The planned high-speed rail project from Houston to Dallas hit a big obstacle last week in rural Leon County when a judge there declared the project’s backers did not have authority to force landowners to sell...
February 8, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Global News, February 8, 2019) VANCOUVER — The B.C. government is chipping in more cash for a study of a potential high-speed rail corridor linking Vancouver to Seattle and possibly beyond. Premier John Horgan announced Thursday that the province will be...
January 29, 2019 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CityLab, January 25, 2019) LOS ANGELES — Japan’s rail network allowed lower-wage workers to access exurban areas where housing development is less expensive. While areas close to stations experienced price increases, in general prefectures linked by rail were...
