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Metro Committee Approves Additional Early Construction Funding for Union Station Run-Through Tracks
Link US is a huge undertaking which includes building a new bridge over and along the 101 Freeway.
February 20, 2026
Open Letter: Hey BART, You Need to Fire This Driver
You expect people to approve funding measures? Then you can't have employees or contractors behaving like this on our dime.
January 29, 2026
Two-Item Tuesday: BART Ridership Still Climbing
Plus Caltrain and VTA prep for the Super Bowl.
January 27, 2026
Passenger Rail Is Headed for a Reckoning — and the First 90 Days of 2026 Will Decide It
Railfans: it's time to go full steam ahead.
Jim Matthews
January 14, 2026
State Grant Will Pay for Better Diesel Trains, Not Zero-Emission Trains, for Metrolink
I made a mistake covering the CTC grants last week that impacts a story Streetsblog has been covering. Let's set the record straight.
December 15, 2025
CAHSRA Releases Environmental Documents for LA to Anaheim
The 30-mile project section runs from LAUS to ARTIC and would follow an existing passenger and freight rail corridor, passing through parts of Los Angeles County and several Orange and Los Angeles County cities including Vernon, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Anaheim.
December 5, 2025
Commentary: Muni’s Near-Disaster is About More than a Sleeping Train Operator
The incident demands a thorough review of management, because the train operator wasn't the only one asleep on the job.
November 21, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Emotional Consumption in China
High-speed rail has completely transformed the country. Think about that sentence: "High-speed rail has completely transformed the country." When was the last time something positive like that happened here?
November 20, 2025
Pomona Is Becoming Bike-Friendly
Pomona has made a point of going above and beyond the basic minimums for safer streets, including bikeabilty, walkability, accessibility, and transit improvements.
November 4, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Getting California High Speed Rail Done
It took a while, but California is figuring out the best, most-cost-effective way to do fast trains.
October 30, 2025
