March 9, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s bullet train project will likely require more time and money to complete than last estimated, but its new chief executive is promising more transparency with the public about its...
March 8, 2018 | Accident, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 7, 2018) FRESNO, Calif. — A Fresno ironworker at a high-speed rail construction site in Madera County was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a steel rebar structure on which he was working fell over on him. Full story: Fresno...
March 6, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Public Media, March 6, 2018) HOUSTON — The Federal Railroad Administration is getting input on a draft environmental impact study of the train’s proposed route. Texas Central Railway says it’ll use private funds to build the $15 billion high-speed...
March 6, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Bloomberg, March 5, 2018) NEW YORK — A widening scandal that has led to arrests of executives from two construction companies threatens to put the brakes on Japan’s plan to build the world’s fastest train. To surpass the nation’s famous bullet train, the...
March 1, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2018) LOS ANGELES — The California bullet train will take longer to build and cost more than previously estimated under a soon-to-be-released business plan, but plans to begin the project by linking the Bay Area to the Central...
February 27, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News opinion column by Trammell S. Crow, February 24, 2018) DALLAS — The Texas Bullet Train got a big boost recently with a federal environmental report that pushes forward the North Texas-to-Houston passenger line. This state-of-the-art,...
February 26, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Washington Post, Febraury 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that momentum is building for an ambitious plan to bring a high-speed “maglev” train system to the Washington region, questions are arising about its potential effect on existing rail services. Full...
February 26, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Hartford Courant opinion column by Michael Friedberg, February 25, 2018. Mr. Friedberg is the executive director of the Coalition for the Northeast Corridor.) HARTFORD, Conn. — President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan represents an important step toward...
February 21, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: ABC 13, February 20, 2018) HOUSTON — Texas High Speed Rail is on track to revolutionize travel between Houston and Dallas, but it’s not without controversy. Hundreds of people came to public meetings earlier this month to protest the plans. We are...
February 20, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, February 16, 2018) HOUSTON — William Shelton will not let go of the past, even if it is in the way of someone else’s future. He has spent more than five years rebuilding his family’s ancestral home, board by board, and has no...
