The city of Palo Alto, Calif., wants to rule on grade separation alternatives before the years is over, but Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) are getting in the way.
Railway Track & Structures’ Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to William Ibbs, a professor of civil engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, to get a feel for how the QC/QA process
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) issued a Revised Notice of Preparation (NOP) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and a Revised Notice of Intent (NOI) under the National Environmental Policy
Ed. Note: Last week, RT&S ran a news story on the severe problems the California High-Speed Rail Authority has been having with a vehicular traffic bridge that crosses the CHSRA right-of-way and
A bridge built to carry vehicle traffic over the right-of-way of California’s high-speed rail line and BNSF’s main line has suffered from contractor errors and other mistakes, bringing work on the bridge
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released a time-lapse video showing the first phase of placing girders at the Wasco Viaduct. Each of the girders are 18 ft long and weight 165,000
We have three great videos to show tonight. The first is a flyover update on the Eglinton Crosstown project in Toronto, Canada. The next video shows a time lapse of night and
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has just released a new video showing construction of a high-speed rail structure in Kern County, Calif. Upon completion, the structure will span nearly 240 ft in
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is releasing its second project-level Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the 49-mile project that would provide service between the Salesforce Transit Center in
The California High Speed Rail Authority provides an update on a cast-in-place wall that is being constructed as part of the Wasco Viaduct project. The wall is being used to support the
Checking in on construction of high-speed rail in California, near Kansas Avenue in Kings County, crews form an inlet in preparation to relocate West Fort Canal East of the overcrossing that will
While a significant portion of the U.S. workforce is able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many are not. Front-line healthcare workers, some restaurant employees, and many who provide “essential
The California High Speed Rail Authority has released video of work being done on the Wasco Viaduct to get the area prepped for high-speed rail. Check out the video below to see
Hanford, Calif., did not want to see high speed rail become just a blur. Mayor John Draxler says if a line is going to run through the town, it might as well
Advancing California’s leadership in building a modern, clean, and sustainable transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has issued its Draft 2020 Business Plan for public review and comment. The Draft 2020
The California High Speed Rail Authority is acting like your typical teenager. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has told the group not to proceed with a plan to lay future track from
The Los Angeles Times is reporting the California bullet train project’s number one challenge has been poor management of its efforts to acquire land. The land acquisition program began seven years ago,
Although the California hi-speed rail project has had a bumpy ride so far, state officials are on track to award a $1.65 billion contract to design and construct the tracks and system
The future of the California High-Speed Rail Authority project is uncertain and some rail industry leaders and government officials are at odds following the May 16 announcement that the Federal Railroad Administration
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSR) has taken a step forward in its work on the Central Valley Wye portion of the Merced-to-Fresno section of the system with its release of a