September 6, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Post-Bulletin, September 2, 2016) RED WING — The Minnesota High-Speed Rail Commission on Thursday outlined its plans and timetable to study the feasibility of adding a second Amtrak train to the St. Paul to Chicago line. Full story:...
September 1, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Philly Magazine, August 31, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak has signed a set of contracts totaling $1.8 billion with manufacturing company Alstom for the design and building process of 28 new high-speed trains. Full story: www.phillymag.com
September 1, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Television station Fox 61, August 31, 2016) OLD LYME, Conn. — On Wednesday night, more than 500 people packed the auditorium of Lyme-Old Lyme High School to full capacity for a meeting with local politicians and representatives from the Federal Railroad...
September 1, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2016) LOS ANGELES — In the last few hours before the end of session, lawmakers passed a measure to advance the California bullet train project. Full story: Los Angeles Times
August 31, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New Atlas, August 30, 2016) NEW YORK — Passengers who travel on Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express service in the US will soon be able to do so more comfortably and more regularly. The rail operator has unveiled designs for next-generation, high-speed...
August 31, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 30, 2016) The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held a congressional field hearing in San Francisco yesterday on the status of California’s high-speed rail project. Full story: Progressive...
August 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Gazette, August 16, 2016) LOS ANGELES — On August 15 the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board formally signed contracts with Balfour Beatty to electrify the 82 km Caltrain rail corridor between San Francisco and San Jose and with Stadler to supply a...
August 15, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Grist, August 12, 2016) SEATTLE, Wash. — A Texas company plans to build a high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston, turning a four-hour drive between two of the nation’s fastest growing cities into a 90-minute train ride. “Not so fast,” say the rural...
August 10, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Mineral Wells Index, August 10, 2016) AUSTIN, Texas — Officials in a rural county on Tuesday erected a legal barrier that could stop a bullet train between two of Texas’ biggest cities, despite promised economic benefits for those in its path. Full story:...
August 10, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 9, 2016) FRESNO, Calif. — Construction delays connected to the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s slow pace of acquiring land to build its first Fresno-Madera segment have ended up costing the agency about $50 million. Full story:...
