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Talking Headways Podcast: The California State Rail Plan

This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan.

April 11, 2025

What DOT Secretary Duffy has wrong about California High-Speed Rail

Cost issues are not limited to transit. The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?

February 25, 2025

CA Envisions a Zero-Emission, Connected Rail Network by 2050

And this time the CA State Rail Plan's vision for an electrified, connected network doesn't dismiss catenary wire out of hand.

January 8, 2025

New Video Shows Future CA High-Speed Rail Connection to Southern California

Four-minute CA High-Speed Rail Authority video explains Palmdale to Burbank alignment, plus connection from Burbank into downtown L.A. Union Station

December 16, 2024