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.

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.

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