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House Dems Push For High-Speed Rail Investment Amid GOP Highway Feeding Frenzy
A Democratic bill comes at a crucial time for high-speed rail projects that are struggling to get off the ground.
July 16, 2026
Commentary: NY Times Gives Forum to California’s Discredited, High-Speed-Rail-Hating Hack
California's infamous, Whac-A-Mole reporter who hates everything on rails pops up again — this time in a supposedly credible outlet.
October 14, 2022
Advocates Rue Axing of High Speed Rail From Climate Bill
The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
August 4, 2022
Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
September 10, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: California High-Speed Rail’s Next Steps
A top official at the California High-Speed Rail Authority gives us an update on that mega-project — and also offers lessons on what engineers and planners have learned.
May 14, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: High-Speed Rail Lessons from France and Germany
This week we’re joined by Eric Eidlin, a community planner and sustainability lead at the Federal Transit Administration. Over the last few years Eric has also been studying high-speed rail in Germany and France as a fellow with the German Marshall Fund. He recently published a report, "Making the Most of High-Speed Rail in California: Lessons from France and Germany."
July 16, 2015
Obama’s 2014 Transpo Budget Calls for Higher Spending, HSR
The Obama Administration has put forward an opening bid in what are sure to be contentious 2014 budget negotiations, issuing a solidly progressive transportation budget that calls for increased overall spending and continued investment in passenger rail.
April 10, 2013
APTA: How to Talk to a Detractor of High-Speed Rail
Stop me if you’ve heard these before:
January 12, 2012
Mica Drops Amtrak Privatization Plan in Call for Northeast Corridor HSR
House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica backed off his controversial plan to privatize passenger rail on the Northeast Corridor today, announcing at a press conference that reforming Amtrak would suffice.
November 8, 2011