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California Assembly Transportation Committee rejects bill to prohibit...
(Photo Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority) California’s Assembly Transportation Committee has rejected a bill that would prohibit spending federal grant money on a high-speed train project...
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California’s high-speed rail could fail to meet required trip time
(Photo Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority) California’s high-speed rail is supposed to transport travelers at high speeds, allowing them to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just...
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Can Texas make high-speed rail work? California can’t
For the last few years, I’ve been critical of California’s attempts to link Los Angeles to San Francisco with a high-speed rail line. It’s not that I’m reflexively against passenger rail. It’s just...
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Texas has edge over California for high-speed rail
For the last few years, I’ve been critical of California’s attempts to link Los Angeles to San Francisco with a high-speed rail line. Related: California’s high-speed rail could fail to meet required...
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California’s high-speed rail likely to get $250 million from state budget
(Photo Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority) California’s high-speed rail project could get $250 million if the proposed state budget becomes law. The California State Assembly on Sunday...
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California high-speed rail moves forward
(Photo Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority) Work on the first portion of California’s high-speed rail can move forward after earning approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT),...
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At groundbreaking, California trades union head calls high-speed rail...
Despite years of controversy and wondering where the money to fund its construction would come from, ground was officially broken Tuesday on California’s first high-speed rail line in Fresno. Expected...
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Construction underway on first stretch of California’s high-speed rail network
Five months after ground was broken in Fresno, construction on California’s first high-speed rail line began earlier this week. According to a report from the Fresno Bee, crews began work Tuesday in...
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Major milestone cleared for Texas Bullet Train; Feds also approve Fla. rail plan
Artist’s concept of the Texas bullet train that would link Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth. It’s full steam ahead for the Texas Bullet Train project – one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history –...
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Former transportation secretary calls for infrastructure fix, higher gas tax
Ray LaHood Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling on Republicans and Democrats and all levels of government to work together to fix America’s infrastructure problems. Writing an...
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