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California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Aims to Accelerate Construction

California, High Speed Rail

As Train Travel Surges, Amtrak Needs to Buy More Trains!

Long Distance Night Trains, Rolling Stock

Ask Sec. Duffy to Buy New Amtrak Trains

Action Alerts

Illinois commits funding to bring trains to Quad Cities

Illinois

Train Advocates in Cascadia Dish on How They Notched a Big Win—and How You Can, Too

Advocacy

Newsletter 11/7/25: Intercity Rail is Now Transit and the EU’s High-Speed Rail Pla

Newsletter

Illinois Quietly Rewrote the Rules: Intercity Rail is Now Transit

Chicago, Illinois, Metra, Regional Rail

There’s a new plan to connect Europe with high-speed rail. Here’s the key US takeaway. 

High Speed Rail, International

Charlotte voters say yes to transit expansion

General

Chicago Sets Aside $50 Million to Buy Inter-City Bus Station

Chicago, Intercity Bus

Save Chicago’s Intercity Bus Station!

Action Alerts

Illinois Transit Package Opens Door to Regional Rail

Chicago, Illinois, Policy and Legislation, Regional Rail

Newsletter 10/31/25: Illinois Transit Package Opens Door to Regional Rail

Newsletter

Cousin Amos rides 1,351 miles in just 8.5 hours.

China, High Speed Rail

‘Death Train’ is scary headline, but need for safer crossings is real.

Grade Crossings

Metro-North to offer daily departure to Albany

Northeast, Regional Rail

Newsletter 10/24/25: New Railway Station for Detroit and World’s Fastest Train

Newsletter

The Market for Trains

General

Chinese train reached 281 mph in test

China, High Speed Rail

Transit Makes, Keeps Homes Valuable

General, Stations

New Railway Station for Detroit to Be Near Michigan Central Station

Michigan, Stations

Newsletter 10/20/25: Gateway Project “Termination and Transit Fiscal Cliff Looms

Newsletter

Our Take on the Gateway Project “Termination”

New Jersey, New York, Northeast

NY Times Reports Gateway Tunnels Project “Terminated”; Why We Need These Tunnels!

New Jersey, New York, Northeast