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Los Angeles High Speed Rail

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Chief takes his last stop

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s chief executive officer has stepped down from the controversial agency, where public interest is...
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The Good, Bad and Ugly of High Speed Rail and why we need to keep on track

The Orange County Register printed an in depth story last week about the current status of California's High Speed Rail project. In that story,...
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California to get part of $2 billion in redirected funds for high-speed rail

Fifteen states will get a portion of the $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail money that Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott rejected,...
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Los Angeles Las Vegas Rail Hoping for HSR Funding

  • Los Angeles Las Vegas Rail
  • April 21, 2011
The various proposals to establish or re-establish train service between Las Vegas and Los Angeles still seem to be stuck in their respective...
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Florida governor becomes fourth Republican to decline high-speed rail funds

The Florida governor’s rejection of funding for high-speed rail on Wednesday has prompted California lawmakers to call for the money instead...
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Southern California High Speed Rail Project Has Too Few Minority Contractors

My grandfather used to tell us kids about the day he was struck by lightning. He said he didn't have to turn on the lights in his house for a...
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Who Will Beat the Odds in the LA to Las Vegas Rail Competition

There are now 4 or 5 different companies depending on who you talk to, gambling to win out on the competition to provide long overdue passenger...
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High Speed Rail is on fast track in California

President Barack Obama announced Thursday that California would receive $2.3 billion out of $8 billion from federal stimulus funds for high speed...
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A shiny new train for Christmas

After a half century of being dismantled, destroyed and denied to the public, passenger rail came to the fore of the US transportation and energy...
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Not making the grade

Public leaders in Los Angeles and around the country have allowed infrastructure to fall into poor condition. In early 2009 the American Society of...
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