In summer 2024 we talked with Rod Diridon at his home in Santa Clara about why he is so committed to high speed rail.

An artist’s rendering shows the entry plaza for a future high-speed rail passenger station in downtown Merced. The station is also expected to serve the Amtrak San Joaquin trains as well as a ...

California's high-speed rail project is progressing slower than expected. Uncover insider details and critical challenges.

Currently, the only true high-speed rail service in the country is Amtrak’s Acela in the Northeast, which reaches speeds up to 150 miles per hour. The private Brightline rail service that began ...

The 171-mile route from Merced through Fresno and Hanford to Bakersfield is planned to be the first operational segment for ...

A $122 million federal grant will help complete a dramatic expansion of passenger rail in the Central Valley. The new money brings the total close to $2 billion for the upgrades to Amtrak and the ...

Throwaway3113151 continued, saying, "It’s absolutely insane that Amtrak makes everyone wait in huge lines. There’s no reason they can’t operate like high-speed trains in Europe, where the ...

Now, Amtrak has indicated that the 28-strong fleet of new trains, which would be the fastest in operation in the U.S., could come online in early 2025, with a spokesperson for Amtrak telling local ...

The wait is almost over. Amtrak’s sleek, next-generation Acela trains—capable of zipping along at a speedy 180 mph—are finally set to debut early next year, marking a massive leap forward ...

Incremental upgrades to Amtrak Cascades would have a lot of benefits, including for Sounder, the Coast Starlight, and the ...

The Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, could ...