SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority responded strongly on Monday to a Federal Railroad Administration intent to cancel funding and seek the return of federal grants, calling it “unwarranted, unprecedented, and harmful” to the state and nation. Those were the words of Brian Kelly, CEO of the authority, in a statement accompanying the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – “A new statewide train system, over 700 miles in length, capable of travel at speeds up to 200 mph,” reads a 2005 brochure published by the California High Speed Rail Authority. The system will “carry as many as 68 million passengers annually by 2020.” Those dreams are stalled somewhere in the arid […]
Knoxville Locomotive Works SE10B No. 30 is new power for San Francisco Belt Railway. Doug Wooton Alco No. 23 loads cars with “dirty dirt” at the SFBR yard. Davis Strench No. 25’s engine will be removed, and the unit placed on display. Kyle Stockman SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Bay Railroad is in the […]
The SPMW 222 at Crystal Lake, Calif., about 15 minutes before its bearings failed. S.R. Bush TRUCKEE, Calif. – Winter on Donner Pass is only at the halfway mark but already is proving one to be remembered. November and December were mild, but in January things began to shift the pace and strength of storms […]
Union Pacific’s LOA32 local finishes up its day passing the now-removed Lemon Avenue wig-wag in Anaheim California on July 6, 2018. Charles Freericks ANAHEIM, Calif. – The era of the wig-wag signal in Southern California made a step closer to its conclusion with the removal of Union Pacific’s Lemon Avenue crossing signal in Anaheim in […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Next week will be critical for California high speed rail as the agency responsible for managing the project must reply to the U.S. Department of Transportation by March 5. DOT is looking to cancel a $929 million grant and recover $2.6 billion in funds already delivered. The Rail Passengers Association is working […]
WASHINGTON – California Gov. Gavin Newsom shook hands with President Trump at a White House dinner Sunday night, where Trump brought up the contentious high speed rail project during a brief conversation, Newsom told reporters. Despite their differences, Newsom says he want to “continue to have a relationship with the president on things that matter.” The […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It’s likely that the California High Speed Rail Authority would have already lost access to the $929 million grant that the Federal Railroad Administration is now seeking to terminate had not President Barack Obama acted in the final hours of his administration to extend the deadline for completion of the Central Valley […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The front-page brawl between California and the White House over the state’s troubled high speed rail project represents a long-simmering feud that some observers believe could continue into the 2020 election cycle. California has sued the Trump administration 46 times, most recently in opposition to the president’s declaration of a national emergency […]
LOS ANGELES — Nine years from now, Los Angeles will take the world stage as it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, with hundreds of thousands of visitors attending competitions spread out across the county from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. LA Metro wants to be ready. Nadine Lee is the transportation agency’s chief […]
WASHINGTON – Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ron Batory has sent a letter to the California High Speed Rail Authority announcing that the federal agency intends to terminate its existing grant agreement and “de-obligate” the entire $928.62 million grant that hasn’t been spent. The letter also states that the FRA is “is exploring all available legal […]
FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno gets some attention on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno is nearly complete on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority The Road […]
