Stadler has secured a deal with the State of California to construct an additional six hydrogen-powered trains. This agreement, an extension of a contract initially inked in October 2023, will bolster California’s fleet to a...Read more
High-speed rail development at home may be faltering, but for the overseas arm of Britain’s infrastructure agency, it’s a different story. Network Rail Consulting Inc, has been awarded a $73.2m (£57.5m, €66.7m) contract to provide...Read more
The State of California and Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler have signed an agreement for the supply of hydrogen trains this Thursday. Under the contract worth 80 million US dollars (approximately 75 million euros), Stadler...Read more
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 Nevada in June. This will fund the...Read more
California’s high-speed rail authority has taken a significant step towards procuring its first high-speed trainsets, bringing high-speed rail to California nearer to reality, by approving a Request for Qualifications for the nation’s first 220 miles-per-hour...Read more
A new luxury night train company called Dreamstar Lines plans to enter the US market, with the first route being the Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area travel corridor. An alternative to short-haul flights,...Read more
Stadler, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the delivery of four hydrogen FLIRT trains.Read more
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has submitted two applications for federal grant funding totaling nearly 1.3 billion dollars. The applications are the first major push for a continued federal partnership under the newly enacted Bipartisan...Read more
Of California’s registered voters, 56 percent support the state continuing to build the high-speed rail project according to a new survey by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Government Studies. The new railway, of which the first phase...Read more
Hollywood Burbank Airport filed an environmental lawsuit in February, requesting that the Los Angeles-to-Burbank segment of California’s bullet train be put on hold on the grounds of risks to its operations.Read more
A new draft project blueprint for the California bullet train, set to connect Los Angeles and San Fransisco, has revealed yet another cost increase on Tuesday. Officials now forecast the project will cost at least...Read more