August 6, 2014 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 5, 2014) NEW YORK — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reached an agreement with Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) to perform design work for a portion of the route for the new passenger rail service between...
August 1, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, August 1, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a huge victory for Gov. Jerry Brown, a panel of appellate court judges Thursday gave its blessing to the state’s bullet train funding plan, paving the way for California to sell $8.6 billion...
July 31, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, July 30, 2014) NORMAL, Ill. — The next phase of high-speed rail work is expected to start in September or October and could mean some temporary crossing closings. The work will include upgrading the “siding” tracks in...
July 30, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, July 29, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday switched tracks in its position on California’s proposed high-speed rail project, voting 3-2 to oppose it. Full story: Fresno Bee
July 30, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Pioneer Press, July 29, 2014) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Planners of the proposed high-speed rail line from Rochester to the Twin Cities are taking comments on the alignments recommended for further study. Full story: www.twincities.com
July 29, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, July 28, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Construction in the Fresno area of the 114-mile-long California high-speed rail stretch to Bakersfield will begin by the end of the year, the Kern Transportation Foundation board of directors was...
July 28, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, July 28, 2014) NEW YORK — After having built the world’s most extensive high-speed rail network, China is now beginning to export its rail technology, starting with last week’s inauguration of a high-speed railway in Turkey that links the...
July 25, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, July 24, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state appeals court has upheld a proposed route for California’s bullet train project connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Valley. Full story: www.news10.net
July 24, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: ABC 30, July 23, 2014) MADERA COUNTY, Calif. — The high-speed rail project is moving forward with the help of rocket fuel. Engineers are using explosive force to test the strength of the structures they are building in Madera County. Before they can actually...
July 21, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Independent, July 20, 2014) LONDON — If you want a sense of Japan, take the train. In 1964, while Britain was closing railway lines and stations, Japan was investing in sophisticated infrastructure. This year, 1 October marks the 50th anniversary of the...
