May 21, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Calgary Herald, May 21, 2014) EDMONTON, Alberta — The head of a privately-funded, high-speed rail company says he remains committed to building a line between Calgary and Edmonton despite an all-party legislature committee report that says the province is not...
May 21, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 20, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s $68 billion bullet train project should be exempt from the state’s strict environmental review process now that it is subject to federal oversight, the state attorney...
May 20, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Preparing for looming budget battles with the Democratic-controlled Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown warned Friday that lawmakers must balance “desire and need” for expensive social...
May 15, 2014 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Quad City Times, May 15, 2015) DAVENPORT, Iowa — The start of service for Amtrak’s passenger rail line between Chicago and the Quad-Cities will be delayed, the Illinois Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday. Full story: Quad City...
May 15, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Des Moines Register, May 14, 2014) DES MOINES, Iowa — Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn argued Wednesday at a climate change task force meeting that high-speed rail connecting several Midwest states would boost regional sustainability — improving efficiencies and...
May 15, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 14, 2014) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Talgo, the Spanish train manufacturer that’s abandoning its Milwaukee headquarters, is about to transport its two high-speed trains from the city’s north side to an Amtrak maintenance...
May 14, 2014 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2014) EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — East St. Louis’ mayor and the area’s clergy are making a pitch for an Amtrak station for the city as part of efforts to develop a high-speed Amtrak route between Chicago and St. Louis. Full...
May 13, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, May 12, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — The latest section approved from Fresno to Bakersfield for California’s proposed high-speed train project would displace hundreds of homes and businesses and take as much as 5,000 acres of farmland out of...
May 9, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Economic Times, May 9,2 014) BEIJING, China — China plans to build an ambitious 13,000 km rail line to operate bullet trains to America through Russia passing through a tunnel underneath the Pacific Ocean to reach the continental US via Alaska and Canada....
May 8, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: KFSN-TV Fresno, May 7, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — The second phase of the high-speed rail project, connecting Fresno to Bakersfield was approved Wednesday. The high-speed rail authority voted in Fresno to move the project forward. Full story and video: KFSN...
