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As we await the Federal Railroad Administration’s decision on awarding the $8 billion in HSR stimulus funds, some observers are wondering how exactly the projects will be selected – and what the role of merit and politics will be. Over at Railway Age, editor William Vantuono suggests the FRA will be caught between those two [...]
Whether it’s a prelude to a grand bargain or not isn’t clear, but Gary Richards is reporting in the Mercury News today that UPRR and the CHSRA have begun discussions about resolving the dispute over the ROW between San José and Gilroy: Officials with the railroad and the California High Speed Rail Authority confirmed that [...]
I’m here in Washington, DC for the week for other business, and unfortunately I wasn’t invited to the big HSR confab that Joe Biden and Ray LaHood held today with state leaders. But the outcome was further evidence that California’s HSR project is in line for a big windfall this year from the HSR stimulus: [...]
Today President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced the DOT’s high speed rail strategic plan. You can find the full details of the plan at the USDOT website. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy It’s an important announcement and contains some long-awaited [...]
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