November 17, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, November 16, 2014) BEIJING — China opened the first stretch of a new high-speed railway in the western region of Xinjiang on Sunday, a milestone in the central government’s efforts to promote economic development in restive hinterlands and bind them...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas News, November 17, 2014) DALLAS — Texas state transportation officials this week are unveiling early plans for a high-speed train line from Dallas to Fort Worth. Like Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s plans to expand transit service in downtown, the project...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas News, November 17, 2014) DALLAS — Texas state transportation officials this week are unveiling early plans for a high-speed train line from Dallas to Fort Worth. Like Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s plans to expand transit service in downtown, the project...
November 11, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, November 8, 2014) BEIJING — Canadian train and planemaker Bombardier said a six-month window to prepare a bid for Mexico’s $3.75 billion high-speed rail contract looked tight. Mexico on Friday revoked the contract from consortium led by...
November 10, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, November 10, 2014) NEW YORK — Mexico’s decision to cancel a Chinese-led bid to build a high-speed rail system has triggered reactions ranging from surprise to scorn in China, which has prided itself on the rapid expansion of its own rail...
November 7, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, November 7, 2014) NEW YORK — Mexico has revoked a $3.75 billion high-speed rail contract from a Chinese-led consortium after its uncontested bid prompted an outcry from lawmakers, only days after the contract to build the link was awarded. Full...
November 7, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 6, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation began holding a series of public meetings this week to hear what residents think about plans to bring high-speed train service to the corridor...
November 7, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown played down concerns Thursday about Republicans killing the state’s $68-billion bullet train, saying that “they’re going to join the chorus” in support of high-speed rail once construction...
November 6, 2014 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2014) NEW YORK — Rail travelers would be able to speed from Washington, D.C. to Boston at 220 mph and people on Long Island would take a tunnel straight to Connecticut and points north rather than go through New York City under...
November 5, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, November 5, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Public Transportation is holding public meetings as part of the process for developing a high-speed rail corridor. Full story: Richmond Times Dispatch
