February 15, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Jose Mercury News opinion column by Ron Diridon Sr., February 14, 2018. Mr. Diridon is chair emeritus of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The reason for building high-speed rail is to protect our Bay Area economy. Per...
February 14, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomberg, February 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Millions of Chinese cram onto trains to make the annual pilgrimage home for the Lunar New Year holiday. It’s a crowded and often uncomfortable experience that is rapidly being transformed by the country’s push into the...
February 12, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes opinion column by Salvatore Babones, February 11, 2018) NEW YORK — Japan’s flagship Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line links the capital Tokyo to second city Osaka with an average of 179 daily services in each direction. These “bullet...
February 9, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Curbed DC, February 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are now two possible routes narrowed down by the Federal Railroad Administration in the hopes to build a high-speed, magnetic levitating train between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. If...
February 1, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, January 31, 2018) FAIRFIELD, Texas — A planned high-speed train that aims to shuttle people from Houston to Dallas again received a cold reception from rural residents on Wednesday night, the third consecutive night of federal hearings....
January 30, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, January 29, 2018) DALLAS — Texas Central Partners announced Monday that a 60-acre tract southeast of the Interstate 30-35E interchange will be the site of the Dallas passenger station for the company’s planned $15 billion high-speed...
January 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Treasure Coast, January 23, 2018) TALLAHASSEE — After Brightline trains hit three people — killing two — in an eight-day span, Florida lawmakers seek more state regulation for “high-speed rail” companies. Full story:...
January 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.king5.com, January 22, 2018) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Transportation is looking into how a high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle would work. Back in December, the Washington DOT published a study that looked at how well an...
January 18, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: California High-Speed Rail Authority press release, January 16, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the California High-Speed Rail Authority continues to move from the planning phase to full construction of the nation’s first high-speed rail system, the Board of...
January 17, 2018 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, January 16, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials increased the cost estimate for the first phase of California’s high speed rail project by 35 percent on Tuesday, to $10.6 billion. The $2.8 billion price jump is for a 119-mile segment in the...
