October 28, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: City Lab, October 27, 2014) NEW YORK — A nationwide roll-out of high-speed rail may never materialize in the United States, but that hasn’t stopped local plans from moving forward at their own pace. The past few weeks have brought intriguing — and in...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes, October 19, 2014) NEW YORK — Japan’s government has just approved plans to build the world’s fastest train line using magnetic levitation technology, an endeavor that will make the industrial center of Nagoya, 178 miles away, a suburb of Tokyo,...
October 23, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 22, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas — Many local and state officials say Texas’ first high-speed rail line will be a 240-mile stretch connecting Houston and Dallas, the most lucrative route for a private company that wants to build...
October 23, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Marcos Mercury, October 22, 2014) SAN MARCOS, Texas — The first public meeting on a private company’s plan to build a bullet train between Houston and Dallas drew unanimous support for the multibillion-dollar project, but also repeated warnings from...
October 23, 2014 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, October 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Washington investors with high-level political backing and a $5 billion commitment from the Japanese government is pressing ahead with its vision of a high-speed train that could whisk passengers...
October 22, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, October 22, 2014) DALLAS — A public meeting in Dallas on Tuesday offered the first glimpse at Texas Central Railway’s proposed routes for high-speed rail as well as possible end points for the line. If funding is secured, the...
October 21, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CBS, October 21, 2014) NEW YORK — For the moment, high-speed rail appears to have the most promise in high-population regions of the U.S., places where passenger trains are considered a welcome alternative to traffic-snarled highways and airports. Full story:...
October 21, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Reuters, October 20, 2014) SHANGHAI — State-backed China CNR Corporation is making a pitch to sell its high-speed trains to California, signaling China’s growing export ambitions for such technology after building the world’s longest network in...
October 20, 2014 | FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, October 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published its first multi-state plan for a comprehensive, high-performing passenger rail...
October 16, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail project took a step forward Wednesday when the state Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by opponents of the first-stage funding for the proposed San...
