Articles Tagged with ''high-speed rail''

Work on Egypt's rail infrastructure upgrade and buildout continues, with 2,000 km of track to be laid by the project's completion.

Intercity travel times across the continent could drop by hours with Europe’s updated Trans-European Transport Network regulations, which would trigger major new rail construction and financing initiatives.

Despite new financial and logistical hurdles, construction preparation continues. 

The grants would have supported projects related to California's high-speed rail, including work to improve safety.

Consortium set to build 22 km of line connecting Paola and Cosenza in southern Italy.

While charging that the federal funding revocation is illegal, California officials are exploring public-private partnerships and allocating additional state funds to keep the project moving.

Officials with the California High-Speed Rail authority refute criticisms of the project that underpin the Federal Railroad Authority's decision to terminate $4B in previously awarded grants to the project.

Federal Railroad Administration officials are skeptical that the state can complete an early operating rail segment by 2033 as set in a grant agreement.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the proposed Dallas-Houston line "a waste of taxpayer funds and a distraction from Amtrak’s core mission."

Feds will initiate a compliance review of funding, officials say.