December 21, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Today Online, December 21, 2016) SEOUL — South Korea is looking to enter the global high-speed rail market dominated by Japan and China, with its sights set on the upcoming deal to link Malaysia with Singapore, as the manufacturing-driven economy seeks new...
December 21, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, December 21, 2016) DALLAS — Trains taking passengers from Fort Worth to DFW International Airport could be in motion by 2018, now that the federal government has pledged to pay for nearly half of the $1 billion rail line. This month, the...
December 20, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Asia Today, December 19, 2016) The Eurasia Tunnel, the first-ever road tunnel linking Asia and Europe, will be fully operational on December 20. People are paying attention to whether the construction of a huge undersea tunnel connecting two continents will...
December 20, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 19, 2016) The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) late last week released a request for qualifications for train operator services to assist with the development and management of the initial operations of the...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New Haven Register, December 16, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal railroad officials endorsed a controversial plan to bring high-speed rail through a historic part of Old Lyme as part of the new Old Saybrook-to-Rhode Island bypass for Amtrak’s Northeast...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Federal railroad regulators endorsed an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years by shoring up crumbling infrastructure, running more trains and building...
December 19, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, December 17, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal agency on Friday endorsed an expensive plan to expand and repair the busy Northeast Corridor rail lines over the next three decades, adding new tracks in most locations and cutting the time to travel...
December 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After four years of working with the Northeast states, federal and state partner agencies and dozens and dozens of public meetings, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
December 16, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Business Journal, December 6, 2016) DALLAS — Texas Central Partners, the company attempting to build the bullet train between Dallas and Houston, has expanded its leadership team, naming veteran design-build executive Carlos Aguilar as CEO. Full story:...
December 15, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, December 15, 2016) NEW YORK — California’s bullet train plan is the state’s biggest public works project. If all goes to plan, the $64 billion rail line would whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2 hours 40 minutes. Other...
