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Tag: California High-Speed Rail
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Calif. high-speed rail bites the bullet, Texas project still on track
The high-speed rail project in California bites the dust; however, the high-speed rail project in Texas continues. Details on the stories on Equipment World.
February 14, 2019
Roadbuilding
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 Madera on the first of 16 concrete footings that will form the foundation of a 1,600-foot viaduct over the Fresno River. Expected to be completed […]
June 19, 2015
Business
At groundbreaking, California trades union head calls high-speed rail construction “greatest infrastructure project” in U.S. history
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 to be completed by 2029, trains on the $68 billion railroad will travel at speeds up to 200 miles per hour, spanning 520 miles from San Francisco […]
January 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
California high-speed rail moves forward
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), the Associated Press reports. The DOT’s decision allows the state to start acquiring land between Fresno and Bakersfield for the 114-mile route. The federal Surface Transportation Board will need to approve the $68 […]
June 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
California’s high-speed rail likely to get $250 million from state budget
California’s high-speed rail project could get $250 million if the proposed state budget becomes law. The California State Assembly on Sunday approved a $156.4 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2015, which starts July 1, Reuters reports. The plan allocates $250 million for the state’s controversial high-speed rail project. The funding comes from a cap-and-trade […]
June 16, 2014
Business
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 that California is such a political zoo, I don’t think they can do anything well when it comes to the bread-and-butter responsibilities […]
April 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
California Assembly Transportation Committee rejects bill to prohibit spending federal money on high-speed rail without matching funds
California’s Assembly Transportation Committee has rejected a bill that would prohibit spending federal grant money on a high-speed train project before the High-Speed Rail Authority approves matching funds, The Fresno Bee reports. Assembly Member Jim Patterson authored the bill, which he proposed after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) began allowing the state to “front-load the […]
March 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx at USHSR summit: 2014 is ‘busiest year’ in 5 years for high speed rail
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tuesday at the US High Speed Rail Association’s (USHSR) summit in Washington, D.C. that 2014 is the “busiest year” for the construction of high speed rail in the past five years, The Hill reports. The Obama administration began implementing a high speed rail program in 2009. The program pushes for […]
February 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation Secretary Foxx to discuss high speed rail at USHSR summit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is slated as to headline the 3-day High Speed Rail Summit in Washington, D.C. starting Tuesday. Foxx — along with 12 members of Congressmen, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Deputy Administrator Karen Hedlund and others — will talk about high speed rail in America during the summit, which is presented by the […]
February 24, 2014
Business
Fast Train to Nowhere: 5 reasons why high-speed rail is the next Obamacare
California is chugging along in it’s crusade to build a high-speed rail system linking Los Angeles and San Francisco. How many ways is this wrong? Let us count: 1. California already has a high-speed transportation network. Its called the airlines. They’re not going to build a train that can outrun a Boeing 737. Some 16,000 people […]
November 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
California changes high-speed rail bidding rules
California high-speed rail officials said Thursday that they have changed their rules for selecting a builder for phase one in the Central Valley, the Los Angeles Times reported. In March 2012, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board created a two-step process for selecting a contractor. The first step would use a technical evaluation to narrow […]
April 19, 2013
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