Amtrak Mismanaged High - Speed Project
Staff - 03/08/2004
Amtrak didn't meet its goal of three-hour train service between Boston and New York because neither the railroad nor the government managed or oversaw the project effectively, congressional auditors said on Monday.
Staff - 03/08/2004
Amtrak didn't meet its goal of three-hour train service between Boston and New York because neither the railroad nor the government managed or oversaw the project effectively, congressional auditors said on Monday.
High-speed railroad to L.A. crawls ahead
Michael Cabanatuan - 02/06/2004
Imagine stepping out of a downtown San Francisco office building, strolling down the street to the Transbay Terminal and climbing aboard a sleek modern train. Settle into a high-backed seat, read a book, nap or gaze out the window as the train zips down the Peninsula, shoots through the Central Valley and surges into the Los Angeles Basin.
Michael Cabanatuan - 02/06/2004
Imagine stepping out of a downtown San Francisco office building, strolling down the street to the Transbay Terminal and climbing aboard a sleek modern train. Settle into a high-backed seat, read a book, nap or gaze out the window as the train zips down the Peninsula, shoots through the Central Valley and surges into the Los Angeles Basin.
Bullet train will lead the future
Sean Holstege - 01/28/2004
In 2020, as many as 253 million people will travel between California cities, and the cheapest, safest and least environmentally damaging way to get most of them around is on a new high-speed "bullet train" system.
Sean Holstege - 01/28/2004
In 2020, as many as 253 million people will travel between California cities, and the cheapest, safest and least environmentally damaging way to get most of them around is on a new high-speed "bullet train" system.
High Speed Rail invites critics
Sara Zaske - 01/28/2004
High-speed rail proponents optimistically predicted Tuesday that nothing -- not environmentalists, not train activists, not even the state's fiscal crisis -- will stop a plan to speed a 220-mile-per-hour train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Sara Zaske - 01/28/2004
High-speed rail proponents optimistically predicted Tuesday that nothing -- not environmentalists, not train activists, not even the state's fiscal crisis -- will stop a plan to speed a 220-mile-per-hour train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Study touts rapid rail links
Michael S. Cabanatuan - 01/27/2004
A 700-mile, $37 billion high-speed rail system is California's best shot at handling intrastate travel as the state's population swells over the next two decades, according to an environmental study to be released today.
Michael S. Cabanatuan - 01/27/2004
A 700-mile, $37 billion high-speed rail system is California's best shot at handling intrastate travel as the state's population swells over the next two decades, according to an environmental study to be released today.
High-speed train project may come under Caltrans
Staff Writer - 01/10/2003
Governor Gray Davis Friday will propose putting California's high-speed rail project under the Department of Transportation, a step critics say would torpedo the program.
Staff Writer - 01/10/2003
Governor Gray Davis Friday will propose putting California's high-speed rail project under the Department of Transportation, a step critics say would torpedo the program.
California rail plans on track
Edward Epstein - 10/16/2002
With dollar-sign dreams tempting them, rail equipment manufacturers worldwide are eyeing California, where notions of a $25 billion high-speed passenger train service are moving nearer to reality.
Edward Epstein - 10/16/2002
With dollar-sign dreams tempting them, rail equipment manufacturers worldwide are eyeing California, where notions of a $25 billion high-speed passenger train service are moving nearer to reality.
Officials share vision for high-speed rail system
Justin Jouvenal - 09/26/2002
By 2020, sleek trains speeding at more than 200 mph could carry 32 million people yearly between the Bay Area and Los Angeles in just two-and-a-half hours.
Justin Jouvenal - 09/26/2002
By 2020, sleek trains speeding at more than 200 mph could carry 32 million people yearly between the Bay Area and Los Angeles in just two-and-a-half hours.
Davis cancels 'inappropriate' fund-raiser with rail officials
Carla Marinucci - 09/21/2002
Under pressure from his political opponent and critics who call his fund- raising tactics inappropriate, Gov. Gray Davis Friday abruptly canceled a $50, 000 fund-raiser scheduled with high-speed-rail executives the day after he signed a $9.95 billion bond measure approving the first bullet train system for California.
Carla Marinucci - 09/21/2002
Under pressure from his political opponent and critics who call his fund- raising tactics inappropriate, Gov. Gray Davis Friday abruptly canceled a $50, 000 fund-raiser scheduled with high-speed-rail executives the day after he signed a $9.95 billion bond measure approving the first bullet train system for California.
Davis fund-raiser follows high speed rail bill signing
Carla Marinucci - 09/20/2002
One day after he signed a $9.95 billion bond measure to construct the state's first high speed rail line, Gov. Gray Davis has scheduled an exclusive fund-raiser with executives who "will build, operate and maintain the system," according to e-mails obtained by The Chronicle.
Carla Marinucci - 09/20/2002
One day after he signed a $9.95 billion bond measure to construct the state's first high speed rail line, Gov. Gray Davis has scheduled an exclusive fund-raiser with executives who "will build, operate and maintain the system," according to e-mails obtained by The Chronicle.
Davis signs bill approving L.A.-to-S.F. high speed rail
Steve Lawrence - 09/20/2002
State voters will decide in 2004 whether to spend nearly $10 billion on a high-speed rail system and other public transportation under a measure Gov. Gray Davis signed Thursday.
Steve Lawrence - 09/20/2002
State voters will decide in 2004 whether to spend nearly $10 billion on a high-speed rail system and other public transportation under a measure Gov. Gray Davis signed Thursday.
Commuter train proposal may spell end of freight
Edward Carpenter - 05/28/2002
A plan to see high-speed commuter trains zipping along the Peninsula means freight train delivery would have to stop, according to officials.
Edward Carpenter - 05/28/2002
A plan to see high-speed commuter trains zipping along the Peninsula means freight train delivery would have to stop, according to officials.
High-speed rail bond on track
Jon Mays - 05/08/2002
A $6 billion bond measure to fund the first section of a high-speed rail system linking California's major cities passed its first major hurdle yesterday.
Jon Mays - 05/08/2002
A $6 billion bond measure to fund the first section of a high-speed rail system linking California's major cities passed its first major hurdle yesterday.
States on board to speed up trains
Fred Bayles - 04/02/2002
At first glance, the dream of trains zipping riders between U.S. cities would appear to be stuck in the station.
Fred Bayles - 04/02/2002
At first glance, the dream of trains zipping riders between U.S. cities would appear to be stuck in the station.
San Francisco train at 200 m.p.h.?
Reuters staff - 02/23/2002
For years, proponents of high-speed rail projects in the United States have depicted a future where business travelers could zip from city to city by train over many of the short hops now done by air.
Reuters staff - 02/23/2002
For years, proponents of high-speed rail projects in the United States have depicted a future where business travelers could zip from city to city by train over many of the short hops now done by air.
Gov. Davis gives bullet train support
Steve Lawrence - 02/14/2002
After months of scraping for money, the project to link California's major urban areas with trains traveling at more than 200 mph may be headed back on track, despite a worsening state budget.
Steve Lawrence - 02/14/2002
After months of scraping for money, the project to link California's major urban areas with trains traveling at more than 200 mph may be headed back on track, despite a worsening state budget.
Agency narrows choices for bullet train routes
Sean Holstege - 01/18/2002
California's High Speed Rail Authority decided this week what type of "bullet trains" it would use to zip passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 21/2 hours and which route into the Bay Area they would take.
Sean Holstege - 01/18/2002
California's High Speed Rail Authority decided this week what type of "bullet trains" it would use to zip passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 21/2 hours and which route into the Bay Area they would take.