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Marc Glucksman/Courtesy of AmtrakThe Federal Railroad Administration largely passed over the Northwest while doling out more than $8 billion to improve passenger rail service across the nation. -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalThe latest report from the California High-Speed Rail Authority projects costs for the initial segment at $35 billion, which exceeds secured funding by $10 billion. Other segments of the system are likely to have their projected costs increase, too. The state hopes it will get more federal aid.
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State lawmakers from the Willamette Valley are worried destinations south of Portland are being left behind in the planning for a future Cascadia bullet train. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature agreed to create an inspector general job for high-speed rail as part of a compromise that they hope will get the project moving and end with an actual train. -
Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on what the next steps for California鈥檚 high-speed rail project should be. -
For more than five years, Washington state, Oregon and British Columbia have collaborated on studies of a possible Cascadia bullet train to run between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. What will it take to make high-speed rail a reality in the Northwest? -
Rail advocates argue new lines will grow the economy, shrink mobility inequalities and help decarbonize the region. -
If the "Back to the Future" movies had been correct, we'd have flying cars by now. But we don't even have true high-speed trains in America鈥� Amtrak's 150鈥� -
High-speed trains zoom across countries in Europe and Asia, but the United States is moving slowly toward fast trains (150 mph and faster). California's鈥�
