By 2030, according to a new state plan, Californians will be able to ride high-speed trains — but only between Merced and Bakersfield. The High-Speed Rail Authority’s updated “business plan,” released Tuesday, clearly reflects the much-lowered expectations laid out by Gov. Gavin Newsom after he succeeded bullet train enthusiast Jerry...
SoCal-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Back on Track After Sale
LOS ANGELES — A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is back on track after a private rail company announced Wednesday it has taken over the project. Florida-based Brightline said it has acquired the rights to XpressWest's 185-mile federally approved rail corridor along Interstate...