October 15, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Age, October 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Now that approvals and permitting have been secured from the Federal Railroad Administration and State of Texas, “terminal development is the next step,” high-speed rail hopeful Texas Central said on Oct. 13, when its...
October 14, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, October 13, 2021) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new and fundamental debate has emerged in the battle over California’s high-speed rail project that could again significantly downgrade the troubled effort: Should the trains even be high speed when...
September 24, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Seattle Times opinion column by Chris Gregoire, Alex Hudson and Mark Riker, September 23, 2021) SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest continues to grow rapidly — we’ve seen the impact on our roads and climate as people travel to school, commute to work and visit...
September 22, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 21, 2021) The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released its latest sustainability report, titled “Building an Equitable Future.” Full story: Progressive Railroading
August 30, 2021 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Kentucky State AFL-CIO press release, August 26, 2021) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — About 30 people braved scorching heat outside downtown Louisville’s federal courthouse this afternoon for a rally to urge Congress to provide more funding for a national high-speed...
August 27, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Television station WIAT, August 26, 2021) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city of Birmingham is once again in the discussion of creating a high-speed rail system that would connect Dallas to Atlanta along I-20. Full story: www.cbs42.com
August 27, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer opinion column by George Pataki, Ed Rendell and Christine Todd Whitman, August 26, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — As former bipartisan governors of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, we fully support President Joe Biden’s ambition to “spark...
August 26, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: GreenBiz.com, August 24, 2021) NEW YORK — In the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate, just $66 billion was proposed for rail infrastructure over eight years and $39 billion for public transit over eight years. Full story:...
August 25, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog California, August 24, 2021) LOS ANGELES — Past transportation secretaries Ray LaHood, Anthony Foxx, and Norman Mineta, who served under both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations, have underscored the need for the United States...
August 20, 2021 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: California High-Speed Rail Authority press release, August 19, 2021) LOS ANGELES — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the...
