California changes high-speed rail bidding rules

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 19, 2013

(Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority) California high-speed rail officials said Thursday that they have changed their rules for selecting a builder for phase one in the Central Valley, the Los Angeles Times reported. In March 2012, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s ...

California rail grants expected to create jobs, increase safety, reduce congestion

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 27, 2011

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $16 million grant to support improved safety and scheduling on the San Francisco-San Jose corridor in California, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced on June 27. On June 24, the U.S. ...

Transportation leaders voice support for high-speed rail in CA

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 26, 2011

More than 100 California public and private sector transportation leaders voiced strong support for implementing high-speed rail in California in a report released Jan. 25 from the Center for Urban Infrastructure at Brandman University. The report said that in addition to ...

Caltrans receives $171 million to improve passenger rail service

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 08, 2010

Administration has awarded the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) $171 million to improve service on its highly successful intercity passenger rail service. "The federal funding for intercity rail provides the impetus to expand and greatly improve passenger rail service statewide," said ...