August 22, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Sacramento Bee, August 21, 2013) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Jeff Denham has tried gamely to block California’s high-speed rail project. Now, it seems, he may have tripped over himself. Full story: Sacramento Bee
August 22, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, August 21, 2013) DALLAS, Texas — A single addition to the staff of a Texas bullet-train enterprise packs a potent message to North Texas that the project means business and isn’t a California-style pipe dream. Full story: Dallas Morning...
August 21, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 20, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — A report issued Tuesday by the University of California describes the state’s embattled high-speed train proposal as an opportunity for environmental and economic benefits in the San Joaquin Valley. If, that...
August 21, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 20, 2013) FRESNO, Calif. — More than two months after it was chosen, a team of contractors finally has a signed deal with the California High-Speed Rail Authority to design and build the first section of the state’s high-speed rail...
August 20, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 19, 2013) INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada — Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that California’s high-speed rail project will not be stopped by a judge’s ruling that project officials failed to comply with provisions of Proposition 1A, the...
August 20, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, August 19, 2013) INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada — Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that California’s high-speed rail project will not be stopped by a judge’s ruling that project officials failed to comply with provisions of Proposition 1A, the...
August 19, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail, Railroad Security
(Source: Reuters, August 19, 2013) NEW YORK — Al Qaeda is planning attacks on high-speed trains in Europe and the authorities in Germany have stepped up security on the country’s rail system, a German newspaper reported on Monday. Full story:...
August 19, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Mother Jones, August 17, 2013) Sacramento Superior Court judge Michael Kenny has delivered another blow to California’s bullet train. It’s not game-over yet, not even close. But this is a big deal. Full story: Mother Jones
August 16, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Bloomberg News, August 15, 2013) NEW YORK — Frequent fliers in China migrating to high-speed rail and becoming a drag on earnings at Chinese air carriers already faced with lower fares and overcapacity. Travelers in China, where one quarter of flights depart...
August 13, 2013 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 11, 2013) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The start of construction on California’s bullet train, one of the nation’s largest “shovel ready” public work projects that was awarded stimulus funding three years ago by the...
