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Caltrans Issues Emergency Declaration for Orange County Rail
An emergency declaration means money can be allocated right away, but it's only a temporary solution to a problem that's been coming for a long time
February 1, 2024
Latest White House Grants Show Promise for a Real Interstate Rail System
It's more than just high speed rail.
December 11, 2023
Funding for Rail Projects: An Incomplete Roundup
Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.
December 8, 2023
Metro to Restore and Increase Light Rail Service on December 10
Metro A and E Line light rail peak hour frequency will increase to every 8 minutes from every 10 minutes and add more midday, weekend, and late night trains on A, C, E, and K Lines
November 8, 2023
Commentary: It’s Time to Talk Again About Driverless Trains
And the place to start is in the yards
November 1, 2023
Opinion: How to Decide Between Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transit
What style of transit makes the most sense in a COVID-era world?
Wes Guckert
September 19, 2023
What Will It Take to Build a Bullet Train in Texas?
A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states.
Amal Ahmed
August 29, 2023
What Is to Become of Southern California’s Coastal Rail Corridor?
Legislative committee gets an update: Emergency repairs are done, and now there will be more studying of the problems.
August 15, 2023
Transit Master Class: Learning from Switzerland
A delegation of advocates and Bay Area transit officials spent a week in Switzerland learning how one of the world's best transit and rail systems works.
August 11, 2023
GOP Seeks Massive Cuts to Amtrak
More hurdles ahead for rail transit in FY24 after debt ceiling scare.
John Besche
July 17, 2023
