Bells & Whistles—Pier cracks delay opening of LRT line

The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.

Federal grant to provide half of design funding for Madera-to-Merced high-speed rail design

The California High-Speed Rail Authority was notified that it has been awarded $25 million in federal grant funding to advance the project beyond the 119 miles under construction and into downtown Merced.

Bells & Whistles—More cracks, more problems for HART

The top news stories of the week.

Palo Alto, Calif., wants grade separation for high-speed rail project, but authority is not listening

Residents in Palo Alto, Calif., have been waiting long enough for high-speed rail, and if plans go accordingly motorists will be waiting for high-speed rail long into the future.

August editorial—Is it dead, or is it alive? High-speed rail progress in the U.S.

My son came off looking like an unlucky racoon sprawled across the pavement.

Watch: Summer construction update on high-speed rail project in Calif.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Summer 2022 Construction Update highlights continued progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Watch: High-Speed Rail reaches construction milestone in Kern County, Calif.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has reached another construction milestone.

Watch: Update on high-speed rail San Jose-to-Merced project in Calif.

The San Jose-to-Merced project section of the California high-speed rail system will provide a critical rail link between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.

High-speed rail project in Calif. about to be ‘nearly 423 miles environmentally cleared’

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the approximately 43-mile San Francisco-to-San Jose project section in northern California.

Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance

The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.

Environmental clearance for 400 miles of Calif. high-speed rail

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) and unanimously approved the approximately 90-mile San Jose-to-Merced project section in northern California.

Bells & Whistles—Fatal light-rail route has Sound Transit changing design approach

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Feb. 18.

Property issues spook high-speed rail board into changing its ways for two new sections

Property acquisitions, or lack thereof, have killed the momentum of the high-speed rail construction project in California.

STV partners with California High Speed Rail Authority to make first high-speed rail project in L.A. a reality

STV celebrated another significant milestone in the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) program with the approval of its Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Burbank-to-Los Angeles Project Section by the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA).

Burbank-to-L.A. high-speed rail route reaches critical milestone

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors have unanimously approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 14-mile Burbank-to-Los Angeles project section.

California High-Speed Rail Authority meets federal grant match requirement a year ahead of schedule

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has notified the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) that it has fully met its state funding match requirements for federal dollars one year ahead of schedule.

Watch: 2021 highlights of high-speed rail construction in California

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is recognizing a year of progress and partnership, with a new 30-minute 2021 Year in Review special.

Court sides with Calif. high-speed rail project, says it was ‘single object of work’ of Proposition 1A

The way something was worded was enough for a group against high-speed rail in California to have more than a few words in court. And the rhetoric may not be finished.

California high-speed rail project receives more grant money

The U.S. DOT has awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Watch: High-speed rail construction progress in California

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released its latest video showing where all the action is taking place on the state’s high-speed rail project.

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