January 5, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, January 4, 2014) MEXICO CITY — Mexico will publish preliminary terms on Jan. 14 for a $3.75 billion high-speed train contract that was abruptly canceled in November, Mexico’s Transportation Ministry said on Sunday. Full story:...
January 5, 2015 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2015) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — California’s bullet-train agency will officially start construction in Fresno this week on the first 29-mile segment of the system, a symbol of the significant progress the $68-billion project...
January 2, 2015 | CP, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, December 30, 2014) GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Wisconsin Claims Board on Tuesday rejected Canadian Pacific Railway’s request for more than half a million dollars for helping develop a high-speed rail plan before Gov. Scott Walker killed the...
December 29, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, December 27, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — Next spring, when the California High-Speed Rail Authority hopes to start the long process of buying rolling stock for its statewide rail system, it might just touch off a bidding frenzy as firms jockey for a...
December 29, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, December 27, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — Next spring, when the California High-Speed Rail Authority hopes to start the long process of buying rolling stock for its statewide rail system, it might just touch off a bidding frenzy as firms jockey for a...
December 29, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, December 27, 2014) AUSTIN, Texas — With high-speed rail in the United States long on plans and short on construction, a Texas company is aiming to fast-track service between Dallas and Houston. Full story: Japan Times
December 29, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, December 27, 2014) AUSTIN, Texas — With high-speed rail in the United States long on plans and short on construction, a Texas company is aiming to fast-track service between Dallas and Houston. Full story: Japan Times
December 22, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Bakersfield settled an environmental lawsuit against the bullet train project on Friday, winning a concession by the state to consider a new rail route into the city’s downtown. Full story: Los Angeles...
December 22, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Bakersfield settled an environmental lawsuit against the bullet train project on Friday, winning a concession by the state to consider a new rail route into the city’s downtown. Full story: Los Angeles...
December 18, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times opinion column by Ted Rall, December 18, 2014) LOS ANGELES — We drive on freeways that past generations conceived and paid for not only with their tax dollars, but with years and years of loud, dirty construction. This is the part where we...
