November 28, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Television station WFAA, November 27, 2018) TOKYO — Texas Central said it will break ground late next year on the first bullet train line in the United States, which will connect Dallas to Houston, and the train, technology and much of the know-how is coming...
November 27, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, November 26, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority needs to move more managerial tasks in-house, according to an 87-page report from the California State Auditor, released shortly before this year’s...
November 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Tampa Bay Times, November 20, 2018) TAMPA, Fla. — Leave it to the arrival of a visionary investor like Sir Richard Branson to help flesh out the vision for Brightline’s proposed Tampa-to-Orlando passenger train service. Full story: Tampa Bay...
November 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Miami Herald, November 19, 2018) MIAMI — A Treasure Coast lawmaker plans to again pursue more state oversight of private high-speed passenger rail service, as Florida analysts have outlined a number of steps lawmakers could take. Full story: Miami...
November 16, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Curbed Los Angeles, November 15, 2018) LOS ANGELES — In spite of rising costs and looming obstacles, plans for high-speed rail line in Southern California are slowly chugging along. The board overseeing California’s high-speed rail project, which could...
November 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 9, 2018) Brightline is the only firm to have submitted a proposal to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for operating an Orlando-to-Tampa passenger-rail service, the Tampa Bay Times reported yesterday. Full...
October 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes, October 26, 2018) MIAMI — Despite its impressive name Miami Central Station is much smaller than Penn Station in New York, a hub for Amtrak, the largest intercity passenger rail service in the United States. In fact, Miami Central has only two...
October 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Baltimore Sun, October 25, 2018) TSURU, YAMANASHI, JAPAN — Two hours from Tokyo’s blinking neon center, the sleek white train shoots out of a mountain tunnel at nearly 311 mph — levitating about four inches above its guideway as it glides past the surrounding...
October 26, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 25, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge on Thursday tentatively rejected arguments by opponents of California’s high-speed rail project that the state is improperly spending bond money approved by voters in 2008. Full story: CBS...
October 25, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 24, 2018) SACRAMENTO — California’s high-speed rail authority settled a lawsuit Wednesday with a small Central Valley city the train is expected to run through. Full story: CBS Sacramento
