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Funding for Calif. Rail Projects: An Incomplete Roundup

Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.

December 8, 2023

Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR

"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum."

December 6, 2023

Talking Headway Podcast: Getting High Speed Rail Sooner

A panel discussion on how California High Speed Rail could be sped up, hosted by Rodger Rudick of Streetsblog SF.

September 7, 2023

What Will It Take to Build a Bullet Train in Texas?

A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states. 

August 29, 2023

Can California’s High Speed Rail Be Built Faster?

The answer is yes, with stronger cooperation and buy-in from state and federal leaders.

August 18, 2023

Can We Complete California High-Speed Rail in Five Years?

Join a panel discussion about what it would take to get it done, all the way from Los Angeles to San Francisco, in five years.

August 2, 2023

California Needs Leadership on Electric Rail

California leaders cannot continue giving equal weight to a proven technology that will improve rail service (catenary electric trains) and a wasteful experimental technology (hydrogen trains) that could lead to worse service and reliability than the status quo.

July 6, 2023