A Retrospective on High Speed Rail: Always Off the Track
Twenty years ago I was Executive Director of the San Bernardino Transportation Commission and had the opportunity to spend three weeks at...
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Virgin Trains USA calls off IPO
Virgin Trains USA, formerly known as Brightline, has shelved a previously announced plan for an initial public offering (IPO). "As we...
California Gov. Newsom puts the brakes on LA-to-San Francisco rail line
Shown: A portion of the high-speed rail project under construction last month. Photo – California High-Speed Rail Authority's Flickr...
Leon County residents celebrate judge's ruling on proposed bullet train
Brazos Valley residents fighting a high-speed rail project are calling the latest court decision a victory. But the private train...
Opinion: Bipartisan solutions needed to modernize infrastructure
Our nation’s infrastructure is the backbone of our economy. Roads, rails, highways, and bridges move the people and products that makes...
No, Passenger Trains Don’t Work in Europe & Asia Either
On January 23, the Wall Street Journal reviewed my recent book, Romance of the Rails, calling it an “exhaustively researched exploration...
Harris takes aim at high-speed rail project
State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) is taking aim at a planned high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston. Harris has introduced...
High Speed Rail Will Take People out of Electric Cars?
An editorial from the ExxonMobil and Koch-funded Reason Foundation made the rounds this morning with the claim that “High-speed rail...
Infrastructure fizzles in State of the Union address
President Donald Trump's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress Feb. 5 was light, at best, on details about an...
Uber's app integrates transit in first-of-its-kind partnership with RTD
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver and Uber have partnered on the first in-app integration of transit options. This...
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