US high speed rail conference hails progress
America’s high-speed rail network may be mainly on the drawing board, but there are huge ambitions for implementation. This month’s conference, held on 16 May in Washington, DC,…
Siemens to manufacture high-speed trains for Brightline West
Brightline has announced today that Siemens Mobility (Siemens) has been selected as the “preferred bidder” to construct train sets for the Brightline West high-speed rail project, linking Las…
Brightline launches Orlando service in Florida
Private US passenger operator Brightline launched services on its new Florida extension to Orlando this Friday. On 168 miles (270 kilometers) of new tracks, high-speed trains now run between…
California-Nevada high-speed rail receives 25 million dollar grant
The United States Department of Transportation has awarded 25 million US dollars (23.1 million euros) to the Brightline West high-speed rail project in the states of California and…