There’s no cost-effective solution at this point, but lawmakers shouldn’t fall for the latest hype that a few more route ...

California is pushing a $3.5 billion bullet train that promises to be the fastest in the country and mark a milestone in American infrastructure.

California’s High-Speed Rail just moved one step closer to reality. The board behind the effort is launching the bidding process to lay the first tracks in the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn approximately $175 million in federal funding from California's high-speed rail project, dealing a major blow to the ...

California voters are still hoping for the state’s high-speed rail project to get built despite the fact that it is billions over budget, had its federal support yanked and is years behind schedule, ...

President Donald Trump’s administration said it withdrew more than $175 million in federal funding from projects related to California’s high-speed rail, in the latest move to kneecap the long-delayed ...

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Judge Dale Drozd has rejected a bid by the DOJ to throw out a lawsuit challenging more than $4 billion in federal grant cuts.

The House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project earlier this week, probing whether cost and ridership estimates were “misrepresented” in order to ...

The High-Speed Rail Authority CEO has made changes to the agency in the past year. Project needs faster permitting, eminent domain rulings and strong state funding. Central Valley line set for 2032, ...

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The Tied Arch Bridge construction site in Fresno County, Calif. (Courtesy of California High-Speed Rail Authority) HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg ...