California High-Speed Rail Project Secures Critical Funds
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
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 »