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Pols, Media, Celebrate High Speed Rail Grant for California
U.S. High Speed Rail Association chief Andy Kunz praised the administration's decision to spread high-speed rail aid out among 13 different corridors, prodding states such as California to "get creative" and leverage other funding sources.
Fri, Jan 29 | from Streetsblog Los Angeles
Opinion: Central Valley leaders hatch plan for 'baby bullet' rail line
The group, headed by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, would build the line to ensure compatibility with state high speed rail standards, and it would look to the California High Speed Rail Authority for some of the funding.
Fri, Jan 29 | from Sacramento Bee
Feds Give $2.5 Billion for CA High Speed Rail. FL, WI and the Northwest Also Winners
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama hinted at what many in the transportation world have anticipated all week: Florida's emergence as a winner in the race for a share of the White House's $8 billion (and growing) high-speed rail fund.
Thu, Jan 28 | from Streetsblog Los Angeles
In the White House’s High-Speed Rail Chase, a First Likely Winner: Florida
A $2.5 billion grant to Florida also leaves $8 billion left for the Obama team to apportion to other promising rail proposals, including those in the midwest and California. (Last year's economic stimulus law approved the first $8 billion for bullet trains, with another $2.5 billion added...
Mon, Jan 25 | from Streetsblog Los Angeles
Dan Walters: California high-speed rail project's flaws publicized
By happenstance, the episode premiered last week just before state senators delved into the real – or perhaps fictional – California high-speed rail project. Even the pro-high-speed-rail California Rail Foundation found the project lacking, with its representative telling senato...
Sun, Jan 24 | from Sacramento Bee
California official to retire after years of pulling for high-speed rail
Morshed wrote in the letter that the 2008 passage of a $9.95 billion bond to help fund the project and the Obama administration's support for high-speed rail assured him that the proposed 800-mile track linking Southern California to the Bay Area and Sacramento will become a reality.
Fri, Jan 8 | from Sacramento Bee
Letters to the editor
Set high-speed rail aside Re "The Buzz" (Capitol & California, Dec. 15): The cost of the California high speed rail project far exceeds what was advertised a year ago when voters approved a $9.95 billion bond measure (Proposition 1A) to partially fund this ambitious project.
Thu, Dec 24 | from Sacramento Bee
Narrow rules are no excuse to withhold rail money
The review should be performed as quickly as possible, and, if it can't be completed in time to qualify for some of the $8 billion in high-speed rail funds ... and more »
Sun, Dec 20 | from Boston Globe
House and Senate Agree on $2.5B for High-Speed Rail — And More
Late Update: Transportation for America, which had joined U.S. PIRG in pressing for a $4 billion high-speed rail investment, released a statement hailing the agreement and its lead negotiator in the House. T4A co-chairman John Robert Smith said:
Thu, Dec 10 | from Streetsblog Los Angeles
California's high-speed rail project sparks residents fears
But Kopp, a former state lawmaker and retired Superior Court judge who has been largely credited with leading Prop. 1A's victory, says he has grown tired of some critics, who he believes will say and do anything to stop the ambitious transportation project.
Sun, Sep 20 | from Sacramento Bee
Trans-Beale Terminal
California has submitted project requests to the U.S. Department of Transportation, including a $400 million request that, if granted, would allow the Transbay Transit Center’s train box to be excavated sooner rather than later, using a “bottom up” construction approach. Transbay, by...
Fri, Sep 11 | from transbayblog.com
Opinion: Realistic Rail Options for Louisiana
Option 2 – High Speed Freight High Speed Freight service is one option that Louisiana should not ignore. On a long distance approach, high speed freight still doesn’t work out too economically beneficial. The reason really comes in the efficiency of our existing nationwide cargo rail s...
Sun, Aug 9 | from cenlamar.com
Opinion: Eisenhower 2.0
A recent New York Times Magazine article described the difficulty of piecing together the ballot-initiated California High Speed Rail, which will connect Los Angeles to San Francisco in 2 hours and 40 minutes (with eventual spurs to Sacramento, north, and San Diego, south) at top spee...
Fri, Jun 26 | from strawville (WordPress)
Letters: High-speed rail, Proposition 2, gay marriage, initiatives, etc.
Kudos to California for voting to pass Proposition 1A, bringing a much-needed high-speed rail system to the state. With it, California has proved once again that it sets the trends for the nation. – Michael McDonald, Sacramento Thank you, California. – Mark Shannon, Sacramento
Sat, Nov 8 | from Sacramento Bee
Opinion: November 2008 Election: Yes on Proposition 1A (High-Speed Rail)
However, the checklist approach severely understates the benefits of high-speed rail, which are many. High-speed rail, far from being uncertain and untested, is a proven and well-established technology. Back in 1964, when the Bay Area was still planning BART, Japan's Shinkansen debu...
Thu, Oct 30 | from transbay (WordPress)
Podcast: Prospects for high speed rail
It won't be as fast as in France, but Wisconsin could soon have high speed passenger rail. France's TGV hit a record breaking 357 miles an hour last week. John Parkyn with the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers says we're not looking to go quite that fast here, more like 110 mph. Befo...
Mon, Apr 9 | from Wisconsin Radio Network
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