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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is responsible for planning, designing, building and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation. California high-speed rail will connect the mega-regions of the state, contribute to economic development and a cleaner environment, create jobs and preserve agricultural and protected lands. By 2029, the system will run from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in under three hours at speeds capable of over 200 miles per hour. The system will eventually extend to Sacramento and San Diego, totaling 800 miles with up to 24 stations. In addition, the Authority is working with regional partners to implement a state-wide rail modernization plan that will invest billions of dollars in local and regional rail lines to meet the state’s 21st century transportation needs.
The annual report details the cumulative and annual progress the high-speed rail project has made on its social, economic and environmental goals in the past year.
The agreement makes commitments to avoid and reduce impacts in the sensitive Grassland Ecological Area as the CHSRA works to connect the high-speed rail system from the Central...
Illustration: Mass Transit; rendering: California High-Speed Rail Authority; Headshot: HNTB
The renewed agreements allows the California State Transportation Agency and CHSRA to continue assuming the FRA’s federal environmental review responsibilities under the National...
The project’s Cooperative Agreement was terminated in 2019 under the Trump Administration, which found the project’s sponsor was not in compliance with the agreement terms.
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The Trainset and Related Services contract will be funded in part by the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program grant the authority received in December...
The preliminary design plans for CHSRA's electrified trainsets will be worked into the procurement process, with a release for a RFP expected in early 2024.
The report, The Economic and Environmental Potential of High-Speed Rail, outlines the potential benefits, which include job growth and increased economic activity.
The partnership is possible in part to the establishment of the CHSRA’s Community Benefits Agreement that promotes employment and business opportunities during construction while...
The RFQ is the first step in a two-step procurement process as the authority anticipates getting Statements of Qualifications from prospective trainset manufacturers in November...
The Poso Avenue underpass will serve as a grade separation, taking traffic and pedestrians under the BNSF freight railroad and future high-speed rail tracks.
![A rendering of an aerial view of the future Los Angeles Union Station. [image: HDR]](https://img.masstransitmag.com/files/base/cygnus/mass/image/2022/04/16x9/LAUS_creditHDR.626ab10e167dc.png?auto=format,compress&fit=&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250 "A rendering of an aerial view of the future Los Angeles Union Station. [image: HDR]")
