Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about High-Speed Rail

LinkUS Union Station run-through tracks rendering - via Metro

Metro to Approve Early Phase of Union Station Run-Through Tracks Construction

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2022 | No Comments

The Metro board is expected to approve the terms of the $423 million CA High-Speed Rail Authority funding, as well as approving a $298 million "Partial Preconstruction Phase" Union Station run-through tracks project budget.

CAHSRA construction in the Central Valley

Progress on California’s High-Speed Rail

By Melanie Curry | May 12, 2022 | No Comments

Some people are beginning to notice that the project is actually happening

HSR-opponent Anthony Rendon. Photo from his assembly district page

Letter to Speaker Rendon: Stop Blocking Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

Advocates renew pressure on California high-speed rail obstructionists to follow the will of the people

Amtrak's newest Acela. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

Federal funding picture remains in flux.

A rendering of the Pacheco pass alignment. Image: CaHSRA

Documents Completed on San Francisco Leg of High-Speed Rail

By Roger Rudick | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments

The next step towards getting the San Francisco to Merced section of California's High-speed Rail project shovel-ready was taken Friday with the completion of a required environmental study of the alignment. This all-important connection between the Central Valley and Silicon Valley has been a "long time coming and this is a big milestone," said Boris Lipkin, Northern California Regional Director.

Reality Overtakes Hyperloop

By Roger Rudick | Feb 22, 2022 | No Comments

Hyperloop is going nowhere

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