How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent

A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing ...
Newsweek

California High-Speed Rail Hits New Milestone on $3.5 Billion Contract

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has opened a $3.5 billion bidding process for companies to build track and rail systems for its high-speed rail project. The agency in a press release ...
Mass Transit

CA: Fresno has ‘unique opportunity’ for new transit. Could light rail fuel downtown growth?

Depending on what a study finds feasible for Fresno, and what future local elected officials decide, it’s possible a light rail system could one day connect downtown to ...
Railway Age

Passenger Rail News: Amtrak, SEPTA

Amtrak revises its long-distance fleet replacement strategy. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) upgrades the Media–Sharon Hill Line with Hitachi Rail’s CBTC ...

Car culture has Columbus drivers stuck. We deserve elevated rail | Opinion

If even 66,000 commuters — about a quarter of current drivers — shifted from cars to rail each day, Columbus could reduce ...