Cancel the high speed rail project and redirect funds to better uses
This project was sold as a transformative solution to reduce traffic, cut emissions and create jobs. Seventeen years later, the project has delivered nothing but broken promises, wasted taxpayer ...
4 in custody following armed robbery report in Sacramento
Law enforcement remains on scene nearly six hours since they were called out to a Sacramento neighborhood. Canada and Mexico ...
The Pajaronian2d
A different view: our short train trip to Oakland
This was back in the early 70s. We hitchhiked out of San Diego on Highway 5 from Pacific Beach to Marysville, by Sacramento, and then we hopped freight trains all the way to Seattle, 1,255 miles. We ...
A ghost is said to roam this railroad. A scientist has another idea.
A decapitated train conductor is said to prowl a section of railroad in Maco Station, North Carolina, illuminating the tracks ...
It isn’t just Congress. Republicans in the Assembly want to kill high-speed rail, too
Of course, it isn’t just state Republicans looking to kill high-speed rail in California. Billionaire Elon Musk has vowed to cut federal spending on the project, and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, has ...
Yahoo12d
California ends zero-emissions train rule that might have nixed BNSF’s Barstow project
Additionally, under the rule, railroads operating in California would have had to begin contributing to a spending account ...
The Daily Item15d
California high-speed rail: Why 2025 could make or break embattled bullet train project
Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley are at the epicenter of high-speed rail development in California, as construction lumbers ahead on a 119-mile stretch from the northern fringe of Madera to the ...
Associated Press16d
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) A man walks through an abandoned train carriage at the Qadam train station, which was damaged during the war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar Assad’s forces, ...
The Durango Herald16d
A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A man walks through an abandoned train carriage at the Qadam train station, which was damaged during the war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar Assad's forces, in Damascus, Syria ...
Los Angeles Times16d
2 killed as Metrolink train strikes car in City of Industry
A Metrolink train struck a car in the City of Industry on Thursday morning, killing two people inside the vehicle, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Metrolink Train 407 hit ...
BorderReport17d
Sinaloa cartel targeting cargo trains in US
California resident known as Sinaloa cartel’s ‘gun and ammo supplier’ sentenced to prison “The suspects often cut the train braking system air hose ... authorities were placing trackers on the ...
CBS News18d
California withdraws requests for federal approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs
California's efforts to limit pollution from diesel-powered trains and big rigs were stalled in anticipation of pushback from President-elect Donald Trump's administration. The California Air ...