High-Speed Rail
Streetsblog California
High-Speed Rail Mudslinging Continues
Sorry, high-speed rail is not Napoleon invading Russia. We promise.
July 10, 2019
California Still Wants its Bullet Train
Despite years of mudslinging and attacks, people still just want a modern train system in California
June 13, 2019
SPUR Talk: The Future of Rail in Northern California
More trains, more frequency, more speed coming to California
June 7, 2019
Dutch Television Takes a Look at California’s Lagging Rail Infrastructure
When it comes to infrastructure, will the U.S. ever catch up with the rest of the world?
May 31, 2019
High-Speed Rail Authority Updates Plan to Finish Central Valley Segment
The annual update on progress and planning for the California High-Speed Rail program includes more precise estimates of costs and an outside analysis of the program's feasibility.
May 2, 2019
Rail Update: HSR and Caltrain
HSR issues $600 million in bonds, plus Caltrain progress report on electrification
March 28, 2019
High-Speed Damage Control Begins
California High-speed Rail Authority assures feds that, despite the bogus headlines, the Governor did not cancel the project
March 6, 2019
Trump Wants California’s High-Speed Rail Money
A legal fight is likely to follow FRA's unprecedented and highly political effort to rescind $3.5 billion from the project.
February 20, 2019
Editorial: My French Teacher and California High-Speed Rail
Reflections on being trapped in a recurring nightmare of misinformation about rail
February 20, 2019
High-Speed Rail’s Central Valley Segment Is Already Connected to Bay Area
HSR trains can immediately through-run to Bay Area and Sacramento on existing tracks
February 15, 2019
