High-speed rail
Talking Headways Podcast: Emotional Consumption in China
High-speed rail has completely transformed the country. Think about that sentence: "High-speed rail has completely transformed the country." When was the last time something positive like that happened here?
November 20, 2025
Report: Lessons from California’s HSR Project
A new paper from the Mineta Institute looks at California's high-speed rail project—and how to do better moving forward.
October 23, 2025
High Speed Rail by 2032?: CHSRA Plans for Future as Feds Pull More Money from Project
High-speed rail in the Central Valley by 2032, to the Bay by 2038, and to L.A. by...sometime...
August 26, 2025
Trump and Duffy Continue Assault on California and the Environment, Officially Cancel Federal Funding for High-Speed Rail
“Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal,” said CAHSRA CEO Ian Choudri.
July 17, 2025
How to Do High-Speed Rail Right
At the APTA conference in San Francisco, representatives from France, Germany, and Japan revealed the secrets behind their high-speed rail success stories.
June 30, 2025
Illinois Transit Overhaul Could Be a Game-Changer For the Rest of America, Too
A major development in Illinois could ripple far beyond the Midwest – reshaping how America thinks about high-speed and intercity rail.
June 24, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: The California State Rail Plan
This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan.
April 10, 2025
What DOT Secretary Duffy has wrong about California High Speed Rail
The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?
February 25, 2025
Commentary: It’s Time for Newsom to Bring it Home on High Speed Rail
Oil-funded, Trumpian Republicans long-ago decided to turn California's HSR project into a political football. If they want to play games, then it's long past time for California Democrats to stop jerking around and play to win.
February 6, 2025
Trump Turns Firehose of Disinformation on California High-Speed Rail
New administration, same BS.
February 5, 2025
