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U.S. Cities Play Catch-Up on High-Speed Rail

“THIS IS THE reinvention of train travel in America,” Patrick Goddard, a dapper Irishman and the president of Virgin Trains USA, declared...

Maglev Technology: The Force Is (Very) Strong With This One

Maglevs: How Do They Work? As noted by Railway Technology, maglev got its start in the 1940s with British electrical engineer Eric...

Texas Lawmakers Trying to Resurrect the Push for San Antonio-Austin Passenger Rail

Some Texas lawmakers are looking to resurrect the decades-old idea of a passenger rail line connecting San Antonio and Austin. In late...

Has Amtrak placed itself in jeopardy?

AMTRAK was set up in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to save the US inter-city passenger industry from extinction following two...

Rail Between San Antonio, Austin Could Be Back on the Table

A coalition of San Antonio and Austin state representatives has asked the House Transportation Committee chair to study the possibility...

Phoenix voters substantially back light rail expansion

Phoenix voters rejected a plan that aimed to stop further development of the city's light rail system in a special election on Tuesday....

Tech companies ignore pleas on rail safety

In late 2016, federal investigators probing a fatal crash between a confused truck driver and a California commuter train made a plea to...

Houston METRO advances light-rail expansion plan

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County's (METRO) board yesterday approved the METRONext Moving Forward plan, which...

FRA announces rail safety, infrastructure grant opportunity

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for more than $244 million in grant...

BV Economic Development Corporation votes to support high-speed rail project

BRAZOS COUNTY, Tex. (KBTX) - Another local organization is backing a high-speed rail project that would cut through a portion of the...