There are more than 25 active construction sites in California’s Central Valley, with the authority having environmentally cleared 422 miles of the high-speed rail program from the Bay Area to the Los Angeles Basin.
Marc Buncher discusses Siemens current direction, the state of high-speed rail in America, and much more.
Many countries and regions — including Germany, Spain, and the UK in Europe; China, Japan, and South Korea in Asia; and many more — have had HSR systems in place for many years or even decades.
The funding is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain upgrades through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.
Reps. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Dina Titus (D-NV) encouraged Buttigieg to provide robust funding from the Infrastructure IIJA to support high-speed rail projects underway in their states.
The milestone signifies major progress in expanding Caltrain’s ability to test and run electric trains along the corridor.
The UITP Global Congress was in Barcelona in early June 2023. It has been a long journey to get to get to the 64th UITP Congress, with a number of postponements, and ultimately, the cancellation of the last Congress that was scheduled to be held in Melbourne due to the pandemic.
What if there is a great new technology just around the corner? Should we wait a little longer to see how this new technology develops? How should we manage this risk? Can we ever be certain in our evaluation of large transportation projects?
Initial tests will be conducted between Santa Clara and College Park Stations on the Santa Clara Drill Track. Test runs will expand to the main track, between San Antonio and San Jose Diridon stations this summer.
WSP USA's Caroline Decker spoke with METRO about a variety of topics, including the handling of record funding, workforce issues, and high-speed rail versus intercity passenger rail.
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