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High speed rail
High-speed rail — environmentally friendly and popular worldwide — has a hard time in the U.S.
Dec 8, 2023
The Biden administration's pouring billions into it, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost.
Eurostar rail service, hit by pandemic, appeals for help from U.K.
Feb 3, 2021
The company has called on the U.K. to join in a bailout, even though it sold its stake in Eurostar in 2015.
Is Britain's fast train project worth the investment?
May 6, 2019
Rocketing cost projections are scaring off some observers.
The U.S. has tried to build high-speed rail for 50 years
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Ben Bradford
Apr 4, 2019
Today, a train ride from LA to San Francisco takes 12 hours. In 1937, it took 10.
U.S. high-speed rail: Express to ... where?
Nov 5, 2013
An advocacy group pushing high-speed rail in the U.S. begins its annual meeting.
Britain's government wants fast trains; some say they're not worth it
Jun 25, 2013
Britain's government wants to spend billions on a high-speed rail system. HS2 -- as it's called -- could cut some journey times in half but critics say it would harm the countryside and trains are yesterday's technology.
California's high-speed rail meets opposition over eminent domain
May 28, 2013
Residents of California's Central Valley are trying to stop a high-speed rail system that would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles from cutting through their land.
For public good, not for profit.
China opens game-changing bullet train
Dec 26, 2012
The world's longest high speed rail link opens in China.
California Gov. Jerry Brown advocates for high-speed rail
Jul 27, 2012
The governor of the cash-strapped state recently signed a $8 million transportation bill. Watchers say it'll be a way for him to leave a lasting legacy.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Google gives more and the G20 "bad guys"
Nov 10, 2010
Good news -- new people filing for unemployment dropped to the lowest level since July. In judicial news, before the U.S. Supreme Court is a case...