January 17, 2017 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2017) LOS ANGELES — A confidential estimate by federal regulators that the cost of California’s bullet train project could jump significantly has prompted critics of the $64-billion Los Angeles-to-San Francisco rail effort to...
January 16, 2017 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 13, 2017) LOS ANGELES — California’s bullet train could cost taxpayers 50% more than estimated — as much as $3.6 billion more. And that’s just for the first 118 miles through the Central Valley, which was supposed to be the easiest...
January 13, 2017 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Hanford Sentinel, January 10, 2017) HANFORD, Calif. — Remember the legal battle that put Kings County on the map as a hotbed of anti-California High-Speed Rail Authority sentiment? Well, it’s back. Full story: Hanford Sentinel
January 12, 2017 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 11, 2017) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh to Columbus in less than 15 minutes or Chicago in less than a half hour for about the price of a bus ticket? Sound like a pipe dream? Maybe it’s more of a “tube” dream that developers say...
January 12, 2017 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Palm Beach Post, January 8, 2017) PALM BEACH, Fla. — It’s sort of an unconventional way to get a feel for what people want to know about your job. But U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx waded into the murky waters of Reddit last week and held an...
January 6, 2017 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source McClatchy, January 5, 2017) NORMAL, Ill. — Drivers and pedestrians are nearly done coping with Normal road closures due to high-speed rail construction. Full story: www.masstransitmag.com
December 28, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, December 23, 2016) HOUSTON — State lawmakers might not have the last word on high-speed trains in Texas after all, after a Harris County judge sent the hotly-contested property survey case to trial next summer. Full story: Houston...
December 27, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 24, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The California High-Speed Rail Authority quietly approached federal officials in July to discuss an ambitious solution to its most pressing problem, one that has hung over the project for more than five...
December 22, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 21, 2016) FORT WORTH, Texas — Supporters of a proposed high-speed rail line from Houston to Dallas will have to prove in court that they have the power under Texas law to enter private property and conduct land surveys for...
December 22, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Columbus Underground, December 21, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The plan to build a high-speed rail corridor connecting Columbus and Chicago took a small step forward yesterday, although Columbus’ level of involvement in the project is in question. Full story:...
