California High-Speed Rail Project Secures Critical Funds

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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) secured critical funding, nearly $1.2 billion from two major sources, for a Bay Area project that is considered key to completing the $64-billion rail project — making the rail project much more likely.   Thumbs up was given to the rail authority to proceed with the $2-billion Caltrain electrification… Read more »

Bill Would Allow Use of High-Speed Rail Bonds for Caltrain

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A California State lawmaker has introduced a last-minute piece of legislation that would give the state the ability to begin selling voter-approved high-speed rail bonds to go towards electrifying the Caltrain from Gilroy to San Francisco.   AB1889 by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South Francisco, would change the wording of previous legislation to approve selling the bonds to… Read more »