CA High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA)
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CA High-Speed Rail Approves Large Cost Overrun, Legislation Moves to Empower Inspector General, Unhinged Critics Criticize
The California Post tabloid newspaper arrives, and so does sensationalized criticism of California High-Speed Rail.
February 12, 2026
OpEd: How High-Speed Rail Could Reach LA by 2039…Without Waiting for the Mountains
California high-speed rail’s biggest unresolved problem is not in the Central Valley. It is south of Palmdale.
Chris Jones
January 29, 2026
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
2026 Could Be the Year Everything Changes for California High-Speed Rail
What's being built. The financial plans. Everything short of the route could be different a year from now.
November 13, 2025
Report: Lessons from California’s HSR Project
A new paper from the Mineta Institute looks at California's high-speed rail project—and how to do better moving forward.
October 23, 2025
Caltrain Celebrates Electric Train Anniversary as Gov. Signs Bill for More
Gavin Newsom's signature on "Cap-and-Invest" means there will be even more rail electrification in the future.
September 22, 2025
Commentary: The Real Reason Trump Opposes High-Speed Rail isn’t About Trains, it’s about Power
This is about petroleum versus renewable electric power.
August 28, 2025
High Speed Rail by 2032?: CHSRA Plans for Future as Feds Pull More Money from Project
High-speed rail in the Central Valley by 2032, to the Bay by 2038, and to L.A. by...sometime...
August 26, 2025
Californians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don’t
High Speed Rail has only become a partisan in recent years. But under Trump, it's become hyper-partisan.
August 21, 2025
Armchair Urbanist Reviews Basics of California HSR
In case you haven't heard, this is getting built with or without the feds -- and the Armchair Urbanist has some ideas on how to get it done faster that don't involve changing the alignment
August 15, 2025
