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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2010

Audit: Calif. rail group improperly documenting payments

Of the $8.9 million in payments reviewed, about 38 percent, was paid out without records showing how many hours the consultants had worked. Still, management has improved under new Chief Executive Roelof van Ark.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2010

Study: Fed transit funding to boost Calif. economy

Although the U.S. rail manufacturing industry is small — the report's authors estimate its employment at between 10,000 and 14,000 employees — industry analysts expect it to grow due to pent-up demand for intercity and urban rail service.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2010

Calif. high-speed rail group releases online survey

The survey asks for feedback on the authority's current Website, gauges people's familiarity with the high-speed train project and gives them the chance to express a preference about how they would like to receive news about the project.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2009

CHSRA to add $4.5B to fed stimulus funding app

Board approved a detailed package of dozens of engineering, environmental review, design-build, train control and electrification projects among every section of the 800-mile system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2009

METRO Briefs

D.C. Metro partners with suicide prevention groups. Weekend riders drive Valley Metro ridership. San Francisco HSR station spot still undecided.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2009

Caltrans seeks ARRA funds for HSR projects

The statewide application included a $340 million request to advance 18 intercity rail projects in Southern California that would connect to high-speed rail, including six projects in Orange County totaling $152 million.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2009

OCTA backs Caltrans request for $3.4B HSR funding

The Anaheim to Los Angeles segment of the California high-speed rail project is one of 11 federally designated high-speed rail corridors in the nation. Environmental work on the 27-mile segment is on track to be completed next year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2009

L.A. Metro joins Calif. high-speed rail coalition

Will partner to establish high-speed train service in the Los Angeles Corridor, utilizing Metro-owned facilities and rights-of-way.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2009

Calif. high-speed rail board approves ARRA proposal

Gave go-ahead for list of shovel-ready construction projects likely to qualify for $8 billion in federal stimulus funding.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2009

Caltrain, Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority partner

Will engage as partners in planning, design and construction of improvements along the Caltrain corridor, serving both the near-term and long-term needs of high-speed rail and Caltrain.

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