That’s the report from the San Bernardino Sun: Proponents of a high-speed train that would link this High Desert city to Las Vegas say they are confident that the impending completion of environmental and financial plans will allow construction of a new rail line to begin in 2011. “There will probably be at least some [...]

A couple of items from around the globe: The Washington Post reports China is pulling ahead in the worldwide race for high speed rail – and it is very much a race, since the country that has the largest network gets not only a more affordable and sustainable transportation system, but also gets to develop [...]

A few weeks back, a group of political and business leaders from the East Bay traveled to China for economic development meetings. One common topic was the NUMMI auto manufacturing plant in Fremont that closed last month – which relates to another of the topics discussed, high speed rail: China has expressed great enthusiasm for [...]

In what is a natural follow-up to the post on the 2009 Business Plan revision from earlier this week, which after all is intended to entice private investment, the San Jose Mercury News is reporting on China’s interest in funding California high speed rail: As California’s High Speed Rail Authority meets in San Jose today [...]