May 27, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge’s ruling against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit against California’s high-speed rail project, clearing another legal hurdle to the...
May 27, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.masslive.com, May 26, 2016) BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of an amendment to study the feasibility of high-speed passenger rail between Boston and Springfield. Full story:...
May 27, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A critical source of funding for the state’s high-speed rail project came in substantially short this week when demand fell sharply for pollution permits sold in the state’s cap-and-trade program....
May 25, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, May 24, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — Monday evening the California High Speed Rail Authority, in conjunction with Caltrain, held a scoping meeting at the William J. Rutter Center at UCSF in Mission Bay. They answered public questions and...
May 19, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, May 18, 2016) DALLAS — The operator of a Japanese high-speed train line plans to open a Dallas office to support a local company’s plans for a controversial bullet train connecting North Texas and Houston. Full story: Dallas Morning...
May 19, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was supposed to be the easiest section of the high-speed rail project: a 119-mile stretch in the Central Valley that would serve as the testing ground for the high-speed trains before tracks are...
May 12, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Dispatch & The Rock Island Argus, May 12, 2016) MOLINE, Ill. — More than a year ago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that he was freezing the state’s portion of money to finance the Amtrak passenger rail construction project between Quad-Cities...
May 11, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bakersfield Now, May 10, 2016) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday at Bakersfield City Hall. On the agenda is a big decision regarding the preferred route through Bakersfield and the...
May 10, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, May 10, 2016) HOUSTON — A planned high-speed rail line remains a popular project with city officials, many of whom are holding onto hope for an eventual downtown terminal. Texas Central Partners, the private firm proposing the...
May 10, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Democrat & Chronicle opinion column by U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, May 7, 2016) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Getting goods and people where they need to go underpins a good economy. We cannot afford to continue to starve our transportation infrastructure of...
