Texas Central celebrates two more legal victories, but anti-high-speed rail group vows to continue fight

The Texas Supreme Court will not hear a case on whether or not Texas Central is legally recognized as a railroad company under state law.

High-speed rail is headed straight for a deathblow, but federal lawmakers could do something about it

Both the House and Senate agree that more federal funding needs to be devoted to high-speed rail in the next long-term infrastructure bill.

Curved section of Brightline construction in Fla. catches the eye

Brightline sure knows how to gain attention. Off of S.R. 528 near Canaveral Grove, Fla., sits a 600-ft-long, 30-ft-tall concrete tunnel tube that will be used later this year.

FRA and California resolve dispute over Cooperative Agreement

The FRA and California are ready to work together again toward the development of high-speed rail.

Could the Senate GOP infrastructure bill derail negotiation talk? House Dems also throw a curveball

In what should be a slam-dunk bipartisan victory, President Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill could turn into a poorly played missed shot.

California High-Speed Rail Authority No. 2 executive departs suddenly

Major news from the CHSRA this week.

Watch: California High-Speed Rail Authority releases May 2021 construction update

[Earlier this month] the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its May 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Bells & Whistles—UP derailment causes mess for sensitive area

Crews working non-stop to clear UP derailment in environmentally sensitive area California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery Purple Line project wins final lawsuit; expect major construction

California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery

California’s high-speed rail project will get some much-needed money, but it will not be included in the winning lottery group.

Digital version of May issue is now online—rail bridge construction and maintenance

In the May issue of RT&S you can find stories on Brightline’s massive bridge project in Orlando, emergency bridge repairs on the Turkey River, and bridge maintenance on a CSX bridge.

Bells & Whistles—Will there be light-rail service in Honolulu in December 2021?

New York lawmaker wants Amtrak to repair rail tunnels one way … and it could become law Service in December 2021? HART interim executive hopes section of light-rail line will be ready

Brightline CEO: Congress needs to do more to encourage high-speed rail projects

President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have been pushing high-speed rail since January, but Congress needs to really pull for it.

Texas Central Railroad finds the power source behind high-speed rail project

The high-speed rail line project that will connect Dallas to Houston is literally powering up.

Watch: 360-degree video of what main feature of Calif. high-speed rail project will look like

The San Joaquin River Viaduct is an approximately 4,700-ft structure that will span the San Joaquin River in north Fresno and the Union Pacific tracks parallel to S.R. 99.

Group calls California high-speed rail ‘most important thing’ and urges legislature to act

The national nonprofit High Speed Rail Alliance (HSRA) kicked off a week of action preceding Earth Day focusing on the work being done in California for high-speed rail and its climate impact.

Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit ready to permanently address four-year wall crumble

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor Is MARTA’s second look at Beltline project a sign the agency might back away? Hopedale 11

Brightline CEO confirms Las Vegas construction in 2021, but Amtrak enters the scene as a competitor

Safe bets usually do not produce huge returns in Las Vegas, but it might be different in the case of high-speed rail.

Bells & Whistles—Calif. high-speed rail takes another hit

Historic Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge one step closer to demolition ‘Inherently dangerous’ Illinois railroad crossing could be wiped out soon NTSB issues preliminary report on investigation of railway employee fatality Will the BART/Millbrae

Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground?

The city of Millbrae, Calif., announced an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to return several downtown parcels of land that both give the city new opportunities to develop significant mixed-use housing and commercial units and to further leverage its demands that California high-speed rail tracks be under-grounded.

Will Biden’s infrastructure plan save California’s high-speed rail project?

A massive dose of federal funding in the coming years could save California’s high-speed rail line. However, that injection has not been made available yet, and may never get congressional approval.

LOAD MORE