Rail
Streetsblog California
Construction Nearing Completion for OC Streetcar, Opening Expected Summer 2025
Tracks and stations appear nearly complete for the 4.1-mile streetcar. Through Santa Ana much of the light rail project is accompanied by curb-protected bike lanes.
June 17, 2024
Caltrain Passes Weekend Test
Power systems held under the full load. Caltrain remains on track for a launch of electric service in September
June 11, 2024
Commentary: Will California Ever Go All-in on Intercity Rail?
Some thoughts and takeaways from my recent odysseys with Amtrak
May 29, 2024
Metro Committee Approves $225M Cost Overrun for Westside Subway Section 1 Construction
Wilshire subway 4-mile extension section 1 (Western to La Cienega) budget swells from from $3.14B to $3.35B. Section construction is 91 percent done, now anticipated to open fall 2025
May 17, 2024
Brightline West Breaks Ground on Vegas to SoCal High-Speed Rail
Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028
April 23, 2024
CA High-Speed Rail Takes a Step Towards Acquiring Trains
The contract calls for two prototype trainsets for testing to be delivered by 2028, and four trainsets to be used on the "early operating segment" between Merced and Bakersfield, ready between 2030 and 2033.
April 12, 2024
Update on Frida Kahlo Way, Lake Merritt BART Development Plans
Two stories dropped Tuesday that are of interest to the safe and livable streets community.
March 27, 2024
Pasadena Wants Your Opinion on Quick-Build ‘Activate Allen Avenue’
The transit connectivity improvements on Allen connect existing bike facilities on the city’s north side to the Allen Avenue Metro A Line station
March 21, 2024
CA High-Speed Rail Hearings: Progress, Plans, and Responding to Critics
The goal remains to complete an initial operating segment of electrified high-speed rail in the Central Valley between 2030 and 2033.
March 13, 2024
California Transportation Agencies Celebrate New CA-Made San Joaquin Train Sets
A ribbon-cutting to mark the "beginning of a truly integrated transportation system" in California.
March 5, 2024
