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Via Rail’s high-speed promise: 40 years late and counting

Canada has been talking about high-speed rail since the 1980s, yet travelers between Toronto and Montreal still crawl along at speeds that would embarrass most European commuter trains. While ...
The Desert Sun

California high-speed rail may begin Merced-Bakersfield service by 2030

California's high-speed rail project aims to begin service between Merced and Bakersfield by 2030, with the 171-mile segment currently 78% complete. Gilroy is a key junction for the planned extension ...
Forbes

How AI Data Centers Could Save California High-Speed Rail

With the clawing back of $4 billion in federal grants to support it, the Trump Administration seems hell bent on ensuring that California’s high-speed rail project ends up as precisely the “train to ...
NPR

With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...
The New York Times

A Scenic Tour of Red Tape: Tracking the Slowest High-Speed Train in the Country

Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a gloomy story. Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a ...