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Electrolink - electrification, level boarding, and through-running - would bring the Surfliner to 2.5 hours travel time. California deserves a train like the Northeast Corridor - let's make it happen! calelectricrail.org/electrolink-...
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Electrolink - electrification, level boarding, and through-running - would bring the Surfliner to 2.5 hours travel time. California deserves a train like the Northeast Corridor - let's make it happen! calelectricrail.org/electrolink-...
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You can read the whole report here: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ui...
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
You can read the whole report here: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ui...
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Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
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75% of VMT is from trips longer than 10 miles. California needs to rapidly expand electrified regional and intercity rail to meet our climate goals. We need commitments today, not vague promises and hydrogen pilots, and real reform to speed up the delivery of rail projects.
I think entirely too much about how California’s climate plan explicitly says that converting to EVs is not nearly enough to meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets so we need to reduce VMT 25% by 2030, and then we do basically nothing to try to achieve that goal
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
75% of VMT is from trips longer than 10 miles. California needs to rapidly expand electrified regional and intercity rail to meet our climate goals. We need commitments today, not vague promises and hydrogen pilots, and real reform to speed up the delivery of rail projects.
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Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
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New coaches are needed for Chicago-based Amtrak trains.
These trains coming out of the Chicago hub are popular, and they're running out of seats.
www.hsrail.org/blog/chicago...
These trains coming out of the Chicago hub are popular, and they're running out of seats.
www.hsrail.org/blog/chicago...
Chicago-based Amtrak trains are running out of seats | High Speed Rail Alliance
America is defined by its regions. From the mountains and lush forests of Cascadia, to the plains and Great Lakes of the Midwest, to the bluegrass and sweet wetlands of the Southeast—every region is…
www.hsrail.org
September 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New coaches are needed for Chicago-based Amtrak trains.
These trains coming out of the Chicago hub are popular, and they're running out of seats.
www.hsrail.org/blog/chicago...
These trains coming out of the Chicago hub are popular, and they're running out of seats.
www.hsrail.org/blog/chicago...
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Authority CEO Ian Choudri thanks State leaders for a continued commitment to delivering California’s high-speed rail project by agreeing to reauthorize the Cap-and-Invest program, securing $1 billion for the project annually through 2045.🚅🤝
🔗 bit.ly/4mX3zVR
🔗 bit.ly/4mX3zVR
September 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Authority CEO Ian Choudri thanks State leaders for a continued commitment to delivering California’s high-speed rail project by agreeing to reauthorize the Cap-and-Invest program, securing $1 billion for the project annually through 2045.🚅🤝
🔗 bit.ly/4mX3zVR
🔗 bit.ly/4mX3zVR
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This is a great step forward! Allows the Authority to plan ahead. And get trains running asap. ( don’t know why Newsweek used pic of an Amtrak night train.). www.newsweek.com/california-h...
California high-speed rail secures $1 billion annual funding
The annual $1 billion allocation comes from California's cap-and-invest program, which collects fees from polluting industries.
www.newsweek.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This is a great step forward! Allows the Authority to plan ahead. And get trains running asap. ( don’t know why Newsweek used pic of an Amtrak night train.). www.newsweek.com/california-h...
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California Lawmakers have proposed a law that would give the California High-Speed Rail Project a consistent source of funding. The bill would focus on a study to develop affordable housing and expand businesses along the high-speed route.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/tra...
spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/tra...
California commits to high-speed rail, despite end of federal funding
The Trump administration terminated $4 billion in funding for the project in July
spectrumlocalnews.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
California Lawmakers have proposed a law that would give the California High-Speed Rail Project a consistent source of funding. The bill would focus on a study to develop affordable housing and expand businesses along the high-speed route.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/tra...
spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/tra...
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JUST RELEASED: Supplemental Project Update Report 🚅⚡
This report provides a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley by 2039.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4fSRj6c
This report provides a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley by 2039.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4fSRj6c
August 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
JUST RELEASED: Supplemental Project Update Report 🚅⚡
This report provides a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley by 2039.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4fSRj6c
This report provides a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley by 2039.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4fSRj6c
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Trains are the only high-speed, high-volume transportation method that can have a net-zero carbon output, so what makes them so much more efficient than other transportation methods?
www.railengineer.co.uk/why-is-rail-...
www.railengineer.co.uk/why-is-rail-...
Why is rail so efficient? - Rail Engineer
Listen to this article As modern railway technology evolved 200 years ago, some might think that it is old fashioned. Yet, for significant passenger and freight flows it remains, and most probably…
www.railengineer.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Trains are the only high-speed, high-volume transportation method that can have a net-zero carbon output, so what makes them so much more efficient than other transportation methods?
www.railengineer.co.uk/why-is-rail-...
www.railengineer.co.uk/why-is-rail-...
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Metra needs proper funding!
Without it, daily services will be slashed by 40% and trains in the early morning and late evening will end. This would be a devastating blow to the region.
You can help by sending a message to Springfield today
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-sp...
Without it, daily services will be slashed by 40% and trains in the early morning and late evening will end. This would be a devastating blow to the region.
You can help by sending a message to Springfield today
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-sp...
Action Alert: The Clock is Running Out for Metra | High Speed Rail Alliance
Transit funding is coming down to the wire.
www.hsrail.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Metra needs proper funding!
Without it, daily services will be slashed by 40% and trains in the early morning and late evening will end. This would be a devastating blow to the region.
You can help by sending a message to Springfield today
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-sp...
Without it, daily services will be slashed by 40% and trains in the early morning and late evening will end. This would be a devastating blow to the region.
You can help by sending a message to Springfield today
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-sp...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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✅ COMPLETE: Tulare Street Underpass and Grade Separation in Fresno!
The Authority, alongside local and state leaders, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fresno's Historic Chinatown.
Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/07/31/p...
#BuildHSR
The Authority, alongside local and state leaders, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fresno's Historic Chinatown.
Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/07/31/p...
#BuildHSR
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
✅ COMPLETE: Tulare Street Underpass and Grade Separation in Fresno!
The Authority, alongside local and state leaders, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fresno's Historic Chinatown.
Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/07/31/p...
#BuildHSR
The Authority, alongside local and state leaders, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fresno's Historic Chinatown.
Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/07/31/p...
#BuildHSR
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Boy, that was quick. Rail advocates need to get ready with their demands in front of the STB
Rail News - BREAKING: Union Pacific Railroad to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal. For Railroad Career Professionals www.progressiverailroading.com/m_a/news/BRE...
Rail News - BREAKING: Union Pacific Railroad to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal. For Railroad Career Professionals www.progressiverailroading.com/m_a/news/BRE...
Rail News - BREAKING: Union Pacific Railroad to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal. For Railroad Career Professionals
Progressive Railroading Daily News
www.progressiverailroading.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Boy, that was quick. Rail advocates need to get ready with their demands in front of the STB
Rail News - BREAKING: Union Pacific Railroad to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal. For Railroad Career Professionals www.progressiverailroading.com/m_a/news/BRE...
Rail News - BREAKING: Union Pacific Railroad to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal. For Railroad Career Professionals www.progressiverailroading.com/m_a/news/BRE...
Study: Cutting $771 million from Chicagoland’s transit budget could cost Illinois’ economy $14 billion a year. Why is that even on the table? - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/20/s...
Study: Cutting $771 million from Chicagoland's transit budget could cost Illinois' economy $14 billion a year. Why is that even on the table? - Streetsblog Chicago
By Ellen Steinke Ellen Steinke is a Chicago-based writer focused on transit, civic engagement, and systemic reform. Last fall, the study “Impact of Transit on Mobility, Equity, and Economy in the Chic...
chi.streetsblog.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Study: Cutting $771 million from Chicagoland’s transit budget could cost Illinois’ economy $14 billion a year. Why is that even on the table? - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/07/20/s...
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Its been a month, and we still don't know why the Proud Boys' terrorist designation was removed
July 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Its been a month, and we still don't know why the Proud Boys' terrorist designation was removed
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Lots just happened at once. Group of ICE agents just pushed past protestors, shoving some people - incl. Ald. Quezada - to the ground, in order to escort multiple people into vans, which then drove off. "It's the worst. It's devastating," Quezada says.
June 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lots just happened at once. Group of ICE agents just pushed past protestors, shoving some people - incl. Ald. Quezada - to the ground, in order to escort multiple people into vans, which then drove off. "It's the worst. It's devastating," Quezada says.
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I've heard from those in Venice that the lack of affordable grocery options was taking a toll.
Today, I'm announcing a $2.4M investment for them to build a new, municipally owned grocery store — and over $10M to address food deserts statewide through our Grocery Initiative.
Today, I'm announcing a $2.4M investment for them to build a new, municipally owned grocery store — and over $10M to address food deserts statewide through our Grocery Initiative.
May 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I've heard from those in Venice that the lack of affordable grocery options was taking a toll.
Today, I'm announcing a $2.4M investment for them to build a new, municipally owned grocery store — and over $10M to address food deserts statewide through our Grocery Initiative.
Today, I'm announcing a $2.4M investment for them to build a new, municipally owned grocery store — and over $10M to address food deserts statewide through our Grocery Initiative.
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Videos about how to build guillotines are going viral on tiktok just in case you were wondering what the vibes are on the resist side.
April 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Videos about how to build guillotines are going viral on tiktok just in case you were wondering what the vibes are on the resist side.
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There we go. From the New York Times: “But according to a person familiar with the situation, a Bukele aide placed the two glasses with cherries and salted rims on the table in front of Mr. Van Hollen and Mr. Abrego Garcia in the middle of their meeting in an attempt to stage the photo.”
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
There we go. From the New York Times: “But according to a person familiar with the situation, a Bukele aide placed the two glasses with cherries and salted rims on the table in front of Mr. Van Hollen and Mr. Abrego Garcia in the middle of their meeting in an attempt to stage the photo.”