Recent Streetsblog SF posts about High-Speed Rail

HSR construction in Kings County. Photo: CaHSRA

Weekend Roundup: Kings County Gives up HSR Fight, BART Closures, Caltrain Bike Registration

By Roger Rudick | Aug 16, 2019 | 4 Comments

A few Streetsblog train tidbits to start out your weekend: Last Legal Obstructions to HSR Melt Away: Kings County has been fighting an expensive and fruitless battle against high-speed rail for many years now. But after losing ruling after ruling, they finally threw in the proverbial towel and settled with the state. From Thursday afternoon’s […]

A rendering of a high-speed train in the Pacheco Pass. Details are now being worked out on how to get up the Peninsula to San Francisco. Image: CaHSRA

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HSR Finishing Designs on Alignment into San Francisco

By Roger Rudick | Aug 13, 2019 | 48 Comments

Last night was one of several planned outreach meetings to get public feedback on passing tracks, crossings and the exact location of a Brisbane maintenance facility

This new dark red paint scheme could replace the CAHSRA Authority's original yellow and blue concept. Image: Wikimedia

In a Blow to the Bullet Train, California Might Change Its Color

By Roger Rudick | Aug 1, 2019 | 31 Comments

LA Times pens another silly tale about California High-Speed Rail. Also, what batteries?!

A Siemens-built electric train. Could trains such as this become commonplace one day in Northern California? Photo: Wikiwand

SPUR Talk: The Future of Rail in Northern California

By Roger Rudick | Jun 6, 2019 | 23 Comments

More trains, more frequency, more speed coming to California

Road 27 grade sep in Madera County, part of the HSR spine. Photo: CAHSRA

Update on the Bullet Train

By Boris Lipkin | Apr 11, 2019 | 79 Comments

From the project's Northern California Regional Director