More than 500 at 'high speed boondoggle' rally
Gennady Sheyner - 11/07/2010
Hundreds of critics of California's proposed high-speed rail project packed into Burlingame's Caltrain station Sunday afternoon to wave protest signs, chant "Boondoggle!" and vent their anger about the increasingly controversial project.
Gennady Sheyner - 11/07/2010
Hundreds of critics of California's proposed high-speed rail project packed into Burlingame's Caltrain station Sunday afternoon to wave protest signs, chant "Boondoggle!" and vent their anger about the increasingly controversial project.
Ummel: Can anyone stop high-speed rail?
John Ummel - 11/06/2010
California's bullet train figures have been shown to be wildly inaccurate.
John Ummel - 11/06/2010
California's bullet train figures have been shown to be wildly inaccurate.
Billions in rail funds go to Valley
Tim Sheehan - 11/05/2010
State officials acknowledged for the first time Thursday that they must use nearly all of the federal money allocated for California's high-speed rail system -- almost $3 billion so far -- in the San Joaquin Valley.
Tim Sheehan - 11/05/2010
State officials acknowledged for the first time Thursday that they must use nearly all of the federal money allocated for California's high-speed rail system -- almost $3 billion so far -- in the San Joaquin Valley.
HSR construction starts in Central Valley
Staff - 11/05/2010
California's dream of building the nation's first high-speed rail system will begin in the Central Valley.
Staff - 11/05/2010
California's dream of building the nation's first high-speed rail system will begin in the Central Valley.
Opinion: Lots of Diridon parking not good
Helen Chapman, Michele Beasley - 11/05/2010
In the not-too-distant future, even more buses, trains and subways will converge at Diridon Station in San Jose, making it the dynamic transportation heart of Silicon Valley. The Diridon Good Neighbor Committee -- made up of neighborhood leaders, transit agency representatives, open space advocates and business people -- worked hard to design a framework for growth that puts the community first, a plan that embraces change for the better.
Helen Chapman, Michele Beasley - 11/05/2010
In the not-too-distant future, even more buses, trains and subways will converge at Diridon Station in San Jose, making it the dynamic transportation heart of Silicon Valley. The Diridon Good Neighbor Committee -- made up of neighborhood leaders, transit agency representatives, open space advocates and business people -- worked hard to design a framework for growth that puts the community first, a plan that embraces change for the better.
HSR starting in Central Valley
Rich Connell - 11/05/2010
The first segment of California's proposed $43-billion high-speed rail system may not be built in the highly populated coastal areas of the state, but in the Central Valley, officials said Thursday.
Rich Connell - 11/05/2010
The first segment of California's proposed $43-billion high-speed rail system may not be built in the highly populated coastal areas of the state, but in the Central Valley, officials said Thursday.
ALL Federal HSR funds going to Fresno
Rachel Wall - 11/04/2010
Following last week's announcement of an additional $715 million award for the development of California's high-speed rail system, federal officials have clarified that the entirety of federal funding California has received so far must be spent in one of the two Central Valley sections of the project.
Rachel Wall - 11/04/2010
Following last week's announcement of an additional $715 million award for the development of California's high-speed rail system, federal officials have clarified that the entirety of federal funding California has received so far must be spent in one of the two Central Valley sections of the project.
Central Valley to get HSR before Bay Area
David Goll - 11/04/2010
The Bay Area will not be the first region of the state to have a high-speed rail line.
David Goll - 11/04/2010
The Bay Area will not be the first region of the state to have a high-speed rail line.
Wisconsin suspends work on high-speed train
Ryan J. Foley, Scott Bauer - 11/04/2010
Outgoing Democratic Governor Jim Doyle on Thursday ordered contractors to suspend work on a federally funded high-speed train line connecting Madison and Milwaukee while his administration considers the potential impact of killing the project.
Ryan J. Foley, Scott Bauer - 11/04/2010
Outgoing Democratic Governor Jim Doyle on Thursday ordered contractors to suspend work on a federally funded high-speed train line connecting Madison and Milwaukee while his administration considers the potential impact of killing the project.
New Congress could thwart high-speed rail
Gary Richards - 11/03/2010
Funding for megaprojects ranging from high-speed rail to filling potholes could be in jeopardy as a result of Tuesday's election, which will lead to the ouster of Bay Area Democrats from powerful congressional roles and may invalidate a $10 increase in vehicle registration fees for street repairs approved in five Bay Area counties.
Gary Richards - 11/03/2010
Funding for megaprojects ranging from high-speed rail to filling potholes could be in jeopardy as a result of Tuesday's election, which will lead to the ouster of Bay Area Democrats from powerful congressional roles and may invalidate a $10 increase in vehicle registration fees for street repairs approved in five Bay Area counties.
GOP wants to examine $10B in HSR grants
Joan Lowy - 11/03/2010
The Republican lawmaker in line to head the House Transportation Committee says he wants to re-examine $10 billion in federal grants for high-speed train service, one of President Barack Obama's signature programs.
Joan Lowy - 11/03/2010
The Republican lawmaker in line to head the House Transportation Committee says he wants to re-examine $10 billion in federal grants for high-speed train service, one of President Barack Obama's signature programs.
Editorial: Rail-line news is encouraging
Editorial Board - 11/01/2010
Thumbs up to the grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $715 million toward the construction of a high-speed rail line in the Central Valley.
Editorial Board - 11/01/2010
Thumbs up to the grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $715 million toward the construction of a high-speed rail line in the Central Valley.
Brisbane gets good news on HSR
Mike Rosenberg - 11/01/2010
The state's high-speed rail planners released new details Monday showing how the bullet-train project could be built between San Francisco and San Jose -- welcome news for some cities and another disappointment for others.
Mike Rosenberg - 11/01/2010
The state's high-speed rail planners released new details Monday showing how the bullet-train project could be built between San Francisco and San Jose -- welcome news for some cities and another disappointment for others.
HSR leaders receive fees from interested firms
Rich Connell - 10/31/2010
Two prominent California High-Speed Rail Authority leaders who are already under scrutiny for holding potentially "incompatible" public offices have received tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees from firms with financial interests in the $43-billion project.
Rich Connell - 10/31/2010
Two prominent California High-Speed Rail Authority leaders who are already under scrutiny for holding potentially "incompatible" public offices have received tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees from firms with financial interests in the $43-billion project.
Garamendi: Praise DOT's $900M HSR grants
John Garamendi - 10/30/2010
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Walnut Creek, CA), the author of legislation that got the ball rolling on high speed rail in California, today praised the Department of Transportation for allotting at least $900 million in grants to California for the state's continued construction of its planned high speed rail network. He also urged the Administration to continue with further investments in rail infrastructure and to prioritize contracts that Make It In America. Earlier this year, California received $2.25 billion in grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
John Garamendi - 10/30/2010
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Walnut Creek, CA), the author of legislation that got the ball rolling on high speed rail in California, today praised the Department of Transportation for allotting at least $900 million in grants to California for the state's continued construction of its planned high speed rail network. He also urged the Administration to continue with further investments in rail infrastructure and to prioritize contracts that Make It In America. Earlier this year, California received $2.25 billion in grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
High-speed rail folly: Feds ignore own rules
Editorial Board - 10/30/2010
The debate over how effective the $787 billion stimulus bill passed in February 2009 was in shoring up the reeling U.S. economy is likely to go on for years. But on the related question of whether the costly projects it funded were properly vetted, Californians are being given ample reason to be skeptical.
Editorial Board - 10/30/2010
The debate over how effective the $787 billion stimulus bill passed in February 2009 was in shoring up the reeling U.S. economy is likely to go on for years. But on the related question of whether the costly projects it funded were properly vetted, Californians are being given ample reason to be skeptical.
Residents protest high-speed rail design
Zach Stahl - 10/30/2010
A group of concerned Millbrae residents submitted a petition Thursday night opposing above ground high-speed rail tracks.
Zach Stahl - 10/30/2010
A group of concerned Millbrae residents submitted a petition Thursday night opposing above ground high-speed rail tracks.
Freight companies challenge tunneling info
Mike Rosenberg - 10/29/2010
One week after the state's high-speed rail boss reportedly told Peninsula cities to forget about tunnels because diesel trains need to have an opening to the surface, freight train users said Friday they can rumble their locomotives underground just fine.
Mike Rosenberg - 10/29/2010
One week after the state's high-speed rail boss reportedly told Peninsula cities to forget about tunnels because diesel trains need to have an opening to the surface, freight train users said Friday they can rumble their locomotives underground just fine.
San Joaquin award helps set HSR's path
Michael Cabanatuan - 10/29/2010
The federal government's award of $715 million for high-speed rail in the San Joaquin Valley on Thursday would seem to indicate that the first stretch of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line will be built there.
Michael Cabanatuan - 10/29/2010
The federal government's award of $715 million for high-speed rail in the San Joaquin Valley on Thursday would seem to indicate that the first stretch of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line will be built there.
Samuelson: fast trains waste money
Robert J. Samuelson - 10/29/2010
Somehow, it has become fashionable to think that high-speed trains connecting major cities will help "save the planet." They won't. They're a perfect example of wasteful spending masquerading as a respectable social cause. They would further burden already-overburdened governments and drain dollars from worthier programs-schools, defense, research.
Robert J. Samuelson - 10/29/2010
Somehow, it has become fashionable to think that high-speed trains connecting major cities will help "save the planet." They won't. They're a perfect example of wasteful spending masquerading as a respectable social cause. They would further burden already-overburdened governments and drain dollars from worthier programs-schools, defense, research.