Watch: Brightline high-speed testing begins on portion of Orlando line

Brightline announced yesterday that high-speed testing (up to 79 mph) has begun on a portion of the line that will connect West Palm Beach with Orlando.

Watch: Brightline welcomes Bright Green 2 and Bright Pink 2 trains to Orlando

Last week, Brightline welcomed new trains to it’s Orlando locomotive servicing facility.

Watch: Time-lapse video of signal bridge installment

On the Brightline Zone 4 project, HWR recently installed a 92’ signal bridge spanning five tracks, the largest of 11 overhead structures on the line.

Watch: Summer construction update on high-speed rail project in Calif.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Summer 2022 Construction Update highlights continued progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Watch: High-Speed Rail reaches construction milestone in Kern County, Calif.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has reached another construction milestone.

Bells & Whistles—Is high-speed rail back on in Texas after critical court victory?

The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending July 1.

High-speed rail in Calif. will finally receive $4.2B, but future funding is murky

It’s always good to have someone of authority holding the money bag.

Texas Central scores a win in court

The beleaguered Texas Central Railroad won a victory in the Texas Supreme Court, the first positive development since the railroad’s former CEO, Carlos Aguilar, resigned earlier this month.

Watch: Update on high-speed rail San Jose-to-Merced project in Calif.

The San Jose-to-Merced project section of the California high-speed rail system will provide a critical rail link between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley.

UPDATED: With no one left in charge, is high-speed rail dead in Texas?

Executives are ghosting high-speed rail in the state of Texas.

High-speed rail project in Calif. about to be ‘nearly 423 miles environmentally cleared’

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the approximately 43-mile San Francisco-to-San Jose project section in northern California.

Brightline’s Tampa rail line receives a burst of funding

Florida officials announced that the central Florida region has received a grant award of up to $15,875,000 in federal funding from the U.S. DOT’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program.

Bells & Whistles—Residents want Metra, tracks to keep a safer distance

The top news stories RT&S reported on the week ending May 27.

California High-Speed Rail Authority pursues first major award of new federal infrastructure funds

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has submitted two applications totaling nearly $1.3 billion in federal grant funding for the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Bells & Whistles—A high-speed track to nowhere?

The top news stories RT&S was following this week.

Editorial: A Requiem for HSR in America

We won’t see high-speed rail in this country for at least 100 years.

Calif. state lawmakers are not releasing $4.2 billion in high-speed rail money

Democratic lawmakers in California are refusing to pass over $4 billion to fund the state’s high-speed rail project that would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Bells & Whistles—A double-decker punch?

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending April 29.

Environmental clearance for 400 miles of Calif. high-speed rail

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) and unanimously approved the approximately 90-mile San Jose-to-Merced project section in northern California.

High-Speed Rail Board and LA Metro agree on funding to improve Los Angeles Union Station

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today approved a multi-million dollar project management and funding agreement between Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LA Metro) and the Authority to modernize the historic LA Union Station through the Link Union Station (Link US) project.

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