High-Speed Rail
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California Needs Leadership on Electric Rail
California leaders cannot continue giving equal weight to a proven technology that will improve rail service (catenary electric trains) and a wasteful experimental technology (hydrogen trains) that could lead to worse service and reliability than the status quo.
July 6, 2023
How California’s High Speed Train Could Arrive and Depart DTLA’s Upgraded Union Station
Train geeks can dream: A new animation beautifully shows off what a through-track system at Union Station could look like.
June 21, 2023
High-Speed Rail Needs Federal Support. It Also Needs Loud Champions in California
Feds have invested $10 billion in high-speed rail nationally so far - that's minuscule compared to federal investments in aviation ($777 billion) and highways ($2 trillion)
April 6, 2023
High-Speed Rail to Vegas Clears Another Hurdle
The dream of high-speed rail from the major cities of California to Las Vegas takes a step forward
March 9, 2023
Q&A: High Speed Rail Update
"We're designing a rail line from scratch to reach high speeds for the first time ever in the U.S."
February 28, 2023
Brightline Releases Environmental Documents for High-Speed Rail from Victorville to Las Vegas
The interested public can weigh in Brightline's plans
November 2, 2022
High-Speed Rail Sustainability Report 2022 Released
Too bad the station renderings show such car-centric places
October 19, 2022
Commentary: New York Times Publishes California’s Discredited, High Speed Rail-Hating Hack
State's infamous, Whac-A-Mole reporter who hates everything on rails pops up again
October 14, 2022
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Plan for Palmdale to Burbank Section
High-Speed Rail riders will be able to go from Burbank to Palmdale in under 20 minutes (with a non-stop travel time of 13 minutes). On Metrolink today, this trip takes just over 90 minutes.
September 14, 2022
Roundup: Save JFK Again, Another HSR Milestone
High-speed rail environmental clearances done for Peninsula section
August 22, 2022