California High-Speed Rail May Be Getting An Overhaul

A new proposed business plan for California's high speed rail initiative looks to cut some $30 billion from proposed spending on the project, now said to have a $68.4 billion price tag. Read more →

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High-Speed Rail Concept Blazes A Green Trail

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A high-speed rail concept using solar panels and fuel cells along with maglev technology would travel between cities at speeds as high as nearly 280 mph. Read more →

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More High Speed Rail Comes To Amtrak, Sort Of

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Getting to Chicago's suburbs just got quicker thanks to the inauguration of an 110 mph Amtrak line covering the 97 miles from Kalamazoo to Porter, Indiana. Read more →

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High Speed Rail Graphic Offers Food For Thought

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A graphic floating around Facebook and other places our editor came across offers food for thought on high speed rail development in the US versus abroad. Read more →

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UK High-Speed Rail, HS2, Gets Go-Ahead

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The U.K. government approves a $50 billion high-speed rail project that will build a Y-shaped network with trains capable of speeds up to 250 mph. Read more →

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California High-Speed Rail’s Tough Week

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The California High Speed Rail Authority decided the route from LA to the Central Valley while dealing with the resignation of both the CEO and board chairman. Read more →

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A Strong Case For A Rail- And Transit-Oriented California

Natural Resources Defense Council presents a compelling argument for a more rail and transit oriented California centered around its planned high speed rail network. Read more →

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Illinois Recovers Florida’s Fumbled Light-Rail Dough

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Thanks to a baffling move by the state of Florida, Illinois is about to receive $186 million to supplement a high-speed line reaching from Chicago to St. Louis. Read more →

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China High-Speed Rail Found Faulty, Moves On Anyhow

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China finds July’s high-speed rail crash was caused by “major design flaws” and “relaxed safety controls,” and says 54 people will be punished. Read more →

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Dazzling High-Speed Rail Station For Spain

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Foster+Partners has won an international competition for their vision of a new high-speed rail station for Ourense, Spain, that integrates green space. Read more →

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