October 24, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Curbed/Texas Tribune, October 24, 2018) HOUSTON, Texas — A high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas represents the collision of two things Texans hold dear: private property rights and an unrestrained free market Full story:...
October 17, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, October 16, 2018) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A locally supported alternative for routing bullet trains into Bakersfield won approval Tuesday from California’s high-speed rail agency, capping what had been a contentious planning...
October 11, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, October 11, 2018) DALLAS — A Spanish rail operator and an Italian engineering contractor are the latest to join forces with Texas Central Partners in the plan to build a bullet train between Dallas and Houston. Full story: Dallas...
October 10, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, October 9, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority is striving to get some kind of starter service — from Silicon Valley to the San Joaquin Valley — operational by 2029, and maybe even a service that connects...
October 9, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 8, 2018) PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia are in the very early stages of planning a bullet train that could travel between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, in about two hours....
September 25, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s project to build a high-speed train from Los Angeles to San Francisco is temporarily getting new leadership. Chief Executive Officer Brian Kelly is taking an extended leave of absence for...
September 20, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2018) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train would cut through Sun Valley, San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Agua Dulce, the state rail authority proposed Wednesday as it laid out its plans for the complicated route from...
September 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2018) LOS ANGELES — A longstanding plan to build a passenger rail system between Southern California and Las Vegas has a new financial backer, a company operating a privately funded rail project in Florida. Miami-based...
September 14, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Longview News-Journal, September 12, 2018) KILGORE, Texas — In six years, a new mode of travel between the state’s two largest metro areas could be a 90-minute train ride over 240 miles of Texas. Full story: Longview News-Journal
September 14, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, September 14, 2018) DALLAS — Texas Central Partners has secured a $300 million loan to continue its pursuit of a new 240-mile high-speed rail route from downtown Dallas to Houston. Full story: Dallas Morning News
