November 5, 2014 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Journal News, November 4, 2014) NEW YORK — Could trains running from New York to Washington or Boston reach 220 mph? Or should railroads focus on modest improvements to existing rail service? The Federal Railroad Administration will hold a series of nine...
November 4, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CTV News, November 4, 2014) MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government — keen to forge closer ties to Beijing — picked a Chinese-led consortium Monday to build the first bullet train in Latin America after the group was the only bidder. Full story:...
November 4, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, November 3, 2014) NORMAL, Ill. — High-speed rail-related work expected to start this fall in Normal, McLean and Lexington has been delayed until late spring. Full story: www.pantagraph.com
November 4, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CNN, November 3, 2014) NEW YORK — One working plan calls for 300-mile-per-hour train that floats on magnets to run from downtown Washington, D.C., to Manhattan. The train, faster than anything currently in operation, would make the trip in about an hour...
November 3, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forth Worth Star-Telegram, November 1, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas — A proposed high-speed rail line connecting Dallas to Houston has encountered its first organized opposition, and it’s coming from a politically active group that formed more than six years ago...
October 31, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 30, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three firms are bidding to build the second leg of California’s $68 billion high-speed rail system, which will run from Fresno to Bakersfield. Full story: CBS Sacramento
October 31, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Nwitimes.com, October 30, 2014) GARY, Ind. — Region residents Thursday heard about an ambitious passenger rail plan that could cut Amtrak’s travel time between Chicago and Detroit by two hours and could affect Northwest Indiana communities for better...
October 30, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, October 29, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority is facing seven lawsuits over its approval of the Fresno-Bakersfield segment of its statewide bullet-train line. Now the agency is asking the federal Surface...
October 30, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2014) DETROIT — A completed high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and Detroit could boost round-trip passenger train service between the two cities from the current three daily trips to 10 by 2035 at speeds of 110 m.p.h.,...
October 28, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2014) LOS ANGELES — Neither Brown nor his Republican opponent, Neel Kashkari, has delved publicly into the details of high-speed rail, including the complex construction plan, looming technical challenges or possible funding...
