January 6, 2016 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, January 5, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — A construction consortium headed by a Spanish company is in line to win a contract to build the third segment of a high-speed rail line through the San Joaquin Valley. Full story: Fresno Bee
December 31, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Boston Herald editorial, December 26, 2015) BOSTON — Visions of aircraft-swift passenger trains in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor seem to be floated with some regularity, the latest being one last month from the Federal Railroad Administration for...
December 21, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Houston Chronicle, December 19, 2015) HOUSTON — Leaders of area transportation agencies are reviewing strategies to bring passengers from northwest Houston, where a proposed high-speed train is expected to stop, into the central business district. Full story: Houston...
December 1, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles to San Francisco bullet train is headed for new federal and state scrutiny following disclosure that the project’s lead contractor forecast significant cost increases that were not made...
November 30, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Boston Globe, November 29, 2015) BOSTON — Trains are so popular on the East Coast, they’re giving other modes of transportation a run for their money. Amtrak carries more riders between Boston and New York, for example, than all of the airlines combined. Yet,...
November 24, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 23, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Residents in Kings and Tulare counties can learn more about high-speed rail construction plans through their areas this week and next at a series of open-house meetings by the California High-Speed Rail...
November 24, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 23, 2015) DALLAS — As Vice President Joe Biden hinted last week, a Japanese investment firm plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in the planned high-speed train line between Dallas and Houston. Japan Overseas...
November 19, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 18, 2015) DALLAS — Vice President Joe Biden stood atop a sun-drenched rooftop in the Cedars on Wednesday to sing the praises of a planned high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. The long-time train commuter said modern...
November 18, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: WHAV opinion column by Jim Hightower, November 17, 2015) HAVERHILL, Mass. — Highway builders, auto lobbyists and airline monopolists have hijacked America’s transportation policy. As a result, our mobility future has been clogged with their self-interest,...
November 17, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 16, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — Plans for a Y-shaped junction for bullet-train tracks near Chowchilla and for an alternative route and tracks in Bakersfield will be up for discussion when the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meets...
