UPDATED: With no one left in charge, is high-speed rail dead in Texas?
Executives are ghosting high-speed rail in the state of Texas.
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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.
Brightline’s Tampa rail line receives a burst of funding
Florida officials announced that the central Florida region has received a grant award of up to $15,875,000 in federal funding from the U.S. DOT’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program.
Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance
The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.
California High-Speed Rail Authority pursues first major award of new federal infrastructure funds
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has submitted two applications totaling nearly $1.3 billion in federal grant funding for the nation’s first high-speed rail project.
Bells & Whistles—A high-speed track to nowhere?
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
Calif. state lawmakers are not releasing $4.2 billion in high-speed rail money
Democratic lawmakers in California are refusing to pass over $4 billion to fund the state’s high-speed rail project that would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Bells & Whistles—A double-decker punch?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending April 29.
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.
Mayor: Plans for high-speed rail west to Tampa need to move quicker
One official is saying if Florida wants a high-speed rail line from Orlando to Tampa it may need to take on the process a little faster.
Complex rail bridge move on deck for Brightline
Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.
Pacific Northwest bullet train is starting to receive some funding
A bullet train serving the Pacific Northwest just got a pile of cash stuffed in the holster.
Texas Central failed to pay taxes last year, and counties are ready to collect
There are two certainties in life, and one of them is past due for Texas Central.
Watch: Crews prepare to tackle complex drawbridge project on Brightline’s Orlando route
Brightline will complete a critical piece of its $2.7 billion Orlando expansion project with the installation of a new railroad drawbridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fla.
Brightline West secures right-of-way for Vegas high-speed rail route; line expected to be electrified
The missing link for Brightline West’s Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail service now appears to be in plain site.
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.
Brightline achieves first major construction milestone
Brightline has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA).
Contractor selected for retaining wall, abutment work on rail bridge project in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will use Nicholson Construction for a railroad bridge replacement project in Jackson, Mich.
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.