Recent Streetsblog SF posts about High-Speed Rail

Recent photos of HSR construction, a viaduct in Wasco

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High-Speed Rail Update: Support for Project Grows

By Roger Rudick | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

Actually, support has been flat since 2008, but if the LA Times can make up headlines, why can't Streetsblog? Plus politicians again float red-herring transfer argument to rob HSR electrification funds

The San Joaquin River Viaduct, part of the creation of the ROW for California High-speed Rail. Photo: CaHSRA

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HSR Critics Watch Too Much TV

By Roger Rudick | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

Are High-speed rail critics really this clueless about how new rail lines are built?

Overhead electrification in Connecticut. Why are so many politicians opposed to this? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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HSR Money-Grab Based on Outdated Regs

By Roger Rudick | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

A followup on the gaslighting and attempts to grab money from electrification of the Central Valley HSR Spine

HSR construction in the Central Valley. Photo: CaHSRA

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Skirmish Over High-Speed Rail Funds

By Roger Rudick | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

At Assembly Transportation Committee hearing, parochial discussions continue about transferring money to Southern California commuter rail

A recent NBC report repeats the "train to nowhere" lie that the state is building an orphan line from Bakersfield to Merced. Image: NBC Bay Area

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High-Speed Rail Reporter Can’t Read a Map

By Roger Rudick | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

NBC affiliate doesn't know there's already a train from Bay Area to Merced? And the LA Times repeats nonsense about battery powered high-speed trains

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 […]

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