July 21, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bay Area News Group, July 18, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On life support just a few months ago, California’s bullet train has been resuscitated. Last week, demolition began in Fresno to clear the way for the first stretch of track. More significantly,...
July 18, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes opinion column by Sarwant Singh, July 17, 2014) NEW YORK — While people in the West are profusely debating the benefits of high-speed rail, trying to find budgets and getting public support, China is expected to become a world leader in the rail...
June 25, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, June 25, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — Plans for a so-called “bullet train” that backers say would carry passengers between Houston and Dallas in 90 minutes are expected to clear an early hurdle. Full story: Houston...
June 25, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, June 24, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — It’s not actual construction, but the appearance of a large crane and workers assembling steel rebar marks a significant test as high-speed rail engineers design a major bridge near Madera. Full story: Fresno...
June 24, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, June 23, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A San Rafael-based group that opposes California’s high-speed rail project filed a lawsuit Monday contesting the state’s plan to fund it with money from a greenhouse gas emissions program,...
June 24, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Opinion column by Madeline Janis, Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2014) LOS ANGELES — During the recent election season, the California high-speed rail project came under attack once again, with candidates vowing to defund it. “Let’s focus on real job...
June 13, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two years after Gov. Jerry Brown first proposed using carbon-reduction revenue to prop up California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project, Brown and legislative leaders reached budget agreements Thursday...
June 11, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: McClatchy News Service, June 10, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Republicans this week are trying to drive another spike, or two, into the heart of California’s high-speed rail program. Daring a presidential veto, GOP lawmakers are deploying a Fiscal...
June 9, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2014) LOS ANGELES — As California officials seek to begin construction on the $68-billion high-speed rail project, strict engineering standards and other conditions outlined in the 2008 ballot measure authorizing the project have...
June 5, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, June 4, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted this week to file a high-speed rail lawsuit its attorney previously said it wouldn’t win. Full story: Bakersfield Californian
