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State DOT report says that the high-speed rail project that Gov. Rick Scott canceled last year would have made an annual surplus of $31 million to $45 million within ten years of operation.
Read More →This legislation is the largest transportation reform bill since the creation of the Interstate Highway System. It contains no earmarks and cuts high-speed rail, while also significantly reducing Amtrak funding.
Read More →Claimed in an interview that the project will cost significantly less with environmental fees paid by carbon producers as a source of funding.
Read More →The Gröna Tåget ("Green Train") research project is a collection of ideas, proposals and technical solutions aimed at making long distance and fast regional services more attractive to travellers and operators.
Read More →Through a pilot project, CEQ and the U.S. DOT will work with stakeholders to identify efficiencies to speed the environmental review process and inform selection of service types and station locations for high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor. The pilot will engage federal, state and local governments and the public in the environmental review process.
Read More →Will support a project that will extend construction of the corridor north to Joliet, allowing for 110-mph service along nearly 70% of the route. Once construction is complete, travelers can expect reductions of more than an hour in trip time and improved on-time performance.
Read More →Peer advisory group said legislature should refuse to authorize $2.7 billion in bond spending, expressing concerns over inadequate future funding and the lack of a final business plan.
Read More →A government report cited causes for the bullet train collision earlier this year and conceded that expansion of the network had gone too fast.
Read More →They argue that the state's backup plan to use a 130-mile stretch of track for slower Amtrak service is ineffective because there's no guarantee the national rail service will use it.
Read More →Once again voters across America have expressed their support for public transit. This past November, approximately 80% of the transit initiatives on ballots across the country passed. The results were impressive by any measure, spread among large urban areas like Cincinnati and Seattle as well as smaller communities like Durham, N.C. and Vancouver, Wash. And, what is most impressive is this happened during what everyone agrees is still one of the most economically-challenging and uncertain time
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