March 24, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, March 24, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — The state Department of Transportation has extended the public comment period on plans for high-speed rail service between New York City and Upstate New York. Full story: Democrat &...
March 21, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Daily Press, March 20, 2014) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — A proposed high speed rail route from Norfolk to Washington D.C. might include a spur linking it to the peninsula by way of James City County. Full story: Daily Press
March 20, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Arizona Daily Star, March 20, 2014) TUCSON, Ariz. — Through May 31, Arizonans have the chance to provide feedback at public events and online about three proposed routes for high-speed rail between Phoenix and Tucson. Each plan includes the same options...
March 19, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2014) NEW YORK — Caterpillar Inc. filed a new round of protests over the Illinois Department of Transportation’s decision to award a $226 million contract for high-speed passenger railroad locomotives to AG and...
March 18, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: WRBL, March 17, 2014) COLUMBUS, Ga. — The city of Columbus has completed study that measures the feasibility of a high speed rail line between Columbus and Atlanta. Full story: www.wrbl.com
March 18, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 17, 2014) CHICAGO — Caterpillar Inc said on Monday it had filed formal complaints challenging a decision by its home state of Illinois to award an important locomotive contract for a high-speed rail project to its rivals. Full...
March 18, 2014 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: International Railway Journal, March 18, 2014) NEW YORK — The Illinois Department of Transportation has formally awarded a $US 228m contract to Siemens and Cummins to supply 32 diesel-electric locomotives for use on Amtrak services in the states of...
March 17, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 14, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — A pair of state agencies announced actions Friday to advance the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s efforts to begin construction of its bullet-train line in the central San Joaquin Valley. Full story:...
March 11, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 10, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — The California High-Speed Rail Authority says it’s ready to begin soliciting bids from contractors to design and build a 60-mile stretch of a proposed statewide bullet-train route from Fresno to the...
March 7, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: New York Times, March 6, 2014) NEW YORK — In 1989, former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes joined a group of investors hoping to develop a bullet train in Texas. The project collapsed after four years and more than $70 million in private investments. More than two...
