November 17, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, November 12, 2015) DALLAS — The Federal Railroad Administration will consider six potential alignments of a planned bullet train between Dallas and Houston, according to a report released this week. Texas Central Partners, the company...
November 16, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Sky News, November 14, 2015) PARIS — At least ten people have died and 32 injured after a high-speed train derailed and plunged into a canal in France. The Paris-Strasbourg service was undergoing a trial when it crashed in Eckwersheim near the German border,...
November 13, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Press, November 11, 2015) HOUSTON — If you don’t like the idea — for whatever reason — of a Japanese high-speed rail line in Texas, how would you feel about a French or Chinese one? Full story: Houston Press
November 11, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, November 10, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — New York City to Washington D.C. in under an hour? That’s what one U.S. train maker hopes to bring to the East Coast by utilizing the technology from Japan’s magnetic bullet trains. Full story:...
November 10, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Japan Times, November 9, 2015) TOKYO — Japan and the United States agreed Monday to set up a bilateral conference to exchange information about advanced train technology as Tokyo steps up its efforts to export Japanese high-speed rail systems. Full story:...
November 5, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 5, 2015) LOS ANGELES — Did the California High-Speed Rail Authority downplay potential cost increases for the state’s controversial bullet train? In a draft PowerPoint presentation dated October 2013, the agency’s...
November 4, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, VIA Rail
(Source: Financial Post, November 3, 2015) OTTAWA — That the push for new high-speed train systems in Ontario and Alberta is gaining momentum just as the federal Liberals prepare to take office with plans to double infrastructure spending is surely more than a...
November 4, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, November 3, 2015) FRESNO, Calif. — A consultant’s internal memo to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, cited last week in a Los Angeles Times analysis on the likelihood of cost overruns for the state’s high-speed train project, is at the...
November 4, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The California high-speed rail authority bowed to pressure from California legislators and members of Congress late Tuesday and released a copy of a 2013 report showing a large estimated increase in the cost...
November 3, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, November 3, 2015) SHANGHAI — China has approved plans for a 58.41 billion yuan ($9.22 billion) high-speed rail project which will be used during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a local government said on Monday Full story: The Economic...
