California high speed rail project news
Latest news about the San Francisco – Los Angeles high speed line project.
California high speed train request for proposals approved
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has approved the release of a request for proposals for the supply and maintenance of high speed trainsets.
Network Rail Consulting awarded California high speed rail contract
USA: The consultancy arm of British infrastructure manager Network Rail has been awarded a $73·2m contract to provide rail systems engineering services to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Californian high speed train shortlist announced
USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has shortlisted two qualified bidders for a planned contract to supply high speed trainsets for the project.
Revised California high speed rail track and electrification design RFQ issued
USA: California High-Speed Rail Authority has released a new request for qualifications for a contract to provide design services for the track and overhead electrification systems.
USA: Coastal corridor offers a growth blueprint
With Amtrak seeking to develop medium-distance corridor services linking selected city pairs across the USA, Dave Lustig looks to southern California, where inter-city passenger trains offer an attractive alternative to gridlocked highways.
California High-Speed Rail Authority begins procurement of 355 km/h trains
USA: California High-Speed Rail Authority has begun the process of procuring six electric trainsets capable of operating at 355 km/h.
High speed rail training programme
USA: Electrification comes to Bay Area commuters
California high speed rail station design contract awarded
Viewpoint: California’s high speed programme is back on track
California high speed starter section set for completion as state funding finalised
FRA compares global high speed rail noise mitigation standards
California reverts to double-track high speed line through Central Valley
Legal settlement restores almost $1bn in California high speed rail funding
Single-track corridor to launch Californian high speed service by 2030
Environmental approval marks milestone in California’s truncated high speed programme
California High-Speed Rail Authority issues Track & Systems RFQ
California High-Speed Rail Authority publishes northern route preferences
Federal funding for California high speed rail pulled
FRA pulls funds from California high speed project
California high speed rail plan scaled back
‘Serious challenges’ facing California high speed programme
California high speed rail plan revised
DB consortium selected for California high speed rail consultancy contract