December 14, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Sacramento Bee December 13, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board took a “momentous” step Tuesday toward unlocking billions of dollars in state bond funds that it needs to continue construction in the San Joaquin Valley...
December 12, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Atlantic, December 12, 2016) NEW YORK — There’s a long and distinguished conservative tradition of hating on passenger rail projects, mainly because of the massive federal expenses they tend to incur. Republicans vigorously fought President Obama’s $8...
December 8, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Business Insider, December 7, 2016) NEW YORK — Amtrak announced in August that it will release high-speed trains in 2021 for its Acela Express service, but they won’t actually cut down on trip times. Full story: Business Insider
December 8, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Editorial in the Knoxville News Sentinel, December 8, 2016) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A proposed high-speed rail project between Chattanooga and Atlanta might not reach Knoxville directly for a long time to come, but one can bet the bullet train proposal will have...
November 22, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Wired, November 21, 2016) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration is releasing new draft regulations that could make it a lot easier to build the speedier transport option right here in the US of A. They lay out clear safety standards for the trains,...
November 22, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 21, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country looks to add high-speed...
November 21, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The California High Speed Rail Authority has reversed its plans to buy foreign parts for its trains, saying in a letter to federal regulators that it was withdrawing a request for a waiver from the Buy...
November 16, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 15, 2016) DALLAS — The Plano City Council has lent it support to a 240-mile high-speed rail project that would run from Dallas to Houston. Full story: Dallas Morning News
November 14, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The Federal Railroad Administration disclosed last week that the California High-Speed Rail Authority was seeking exemptions from the Buy American Act on more than a dozen critical train parts including...
November 11, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, November 10, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — One unexpected benefit of Donald Trump’s election as the next President of the United States could be additional future federal funding for California’s high-speed rail system. Full...
