December 23, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, December 18, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — Five teams of contracting companies are vying to be deemed qualified to bid for a contract worth between $1.5 billion and $2 billion to design and build a 60-mile stretch of California’s high-speed...
December 20, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: International Railway Journal, December 20, 2013) CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced on December 19 that it has issued a notice of intent to award Siemens a contract to supply a total of 35 200km/h diesel passenger...
December 19, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Albany Democrat Herald, December 18, 2013) SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Passenger Rail Leadership Council gave the thumbs-up to explore two alternatives for a high-speed rail between Portland and Eugene during a Tuesday meeting. Full story: Albany...
December 18, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, December 17, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — Geologists began drilling holes and collecting soil samples Tuesday in downtown Fresno in preparation for the first stages of construction on California’s proposed high-speed train project. Full story:...
December 17, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The State Journal-Register, December 16, 2013) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Construction to allow for faster trains on the Third Street line in Springfield likely will mean building purchases and relocations. Full story: The State...
December 11, 2013 | Canada, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CTV Edmonton, December 10, 2013) EDMONTON — The provincial committee tasked with looking at the possibility of connecting Alberta’s two largest cities with a high-speed rail link said a new report on the possible project will be released in the coming months....
December 11, 2013 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Daily Journal, December 11, 2013) SAN MATEO, Calif. — Even though high-speed rail has hit a snag in its funding plans after its most recent court battle, Caltrain officials said its modernization project will proceed on schedule without a hitch. Full...
December 10, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog Los Angeles, December 9, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Last week, the media once again reported that the California high-speed rail project is in its death throes. Bottom line, construction on a segment from at least Madera to south of Fresno will move...
December 9, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Desert Sun, December 5, 2013) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The chairman of California’s high-speed rail agency says the ambitious project to build America’s first bullet train will probably need an infusion of state bond funds by the coming spring to stay on...
December 9, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Technology
(Source: CNN, December 8, 2013) TOKYO, Japan — With the fastest speed of Shinkansen trains at a “mere” 320 km/h (200 mph) — and some of its technology decades old — Japan is now facing intense rivalry not only from European train giants France...
