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Did you know some commuter systems run extra trains for Black Friday? Now you do. Have fun! #BlackFriday HighSpeedRail.us

Happy #Thanksgiving! HighSpeedRail.us

Thanksgiving travel is set to break a new record this year. But with limited options for would-be rail travelers, many of them are being turned away. Learn more about why replacing and expanding Amtrak's rolling stock fleet is an urgent priority. #thanksgiving #amtrak #trains

New webinar coming up! 🚄 🚧 Register at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Boris Lipkin, former Northern California regional director at the California High-Speed Rail Authority, joins us as we uncover what other proposed high-speed rail projects can do to lay a solid foundation.

What if the United States had high-speed rail? www.cnn.com/interactive/...

Amtrak has a problem: There’s more demand than it can handle. Trains regularly sell out, year round. The need for more capacity is evident year-round, as the most popular parts of routes sell out or are available only at shockingly high prices www.hsrail.org/blog/as-trai...

CEO Ian Choudri aims to accelerate and expand construction on the San Francisco – Los Angeles high-speed line in 2026, marking a major milestone in the project’s evolution www.hsrail.org/blog/califor...

Become a High Speed Rail Alliance member at www.hsrail.org/join-us/. Join the movement to connect North America with fast, frequent, and affordable trains. #trains #railway #railroad #highspeedrail #transportation #highspeedrailalliance

Earlier this year, a coalition of train advocates pushed the Washington State Legislature to pass a law that mandates big increases in the speed, reliability, and frequency of Amtrak’s Cascades line by 2035. Learn how they notched this big win! www.hsrail.org/blog/train-a...

Moline, Illinois Mayor Sangeetha Rayapat: “Today is a day for celebrating, because we have secured funding for our #train." www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...

The Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park promises to become a hub of innovation and collaboration. Upgrades to Metra, starting with the South Chicago Branch, are essential to making that happen—and would improve the lives of people who already live in the neighborhood.

Once you have a high-performance, high-cadence, human-centered rail network at your disposal, life without it becomes inexplicable. www.persuasion.community/p/why-americ...

California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri is looking to make major moves that could attract new investors, create public-private partnerships, and even change where the project could open its first phase cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/13/2...

On October 29, leaders from across the Pacific Northwest reaffirmed their commitment to building high-speed rail linking the three largest metropolitan areas of the region at the annual Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/10/c...

Siemens Mobility has revealed the Velaro high-speed train to Egyptian government officials and the public for the first time www.newsweek.com/egypt-first-...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's chief executive says the state’s $20 billion guarantee could secure the agency a first-ever partnership with private investors by mid-2026. www.fresnobee.com/news/local/h...

Infrastructure Australia has given approval for the next phase of the project to deliver a high-speed rail connection between Sydney and Newcastle via the Central Coast www.railexpress.com.au/high-speed-r...

Today we thank our Armed Forces veterans for their service. #VeteransDay2025. HSRail.org Photos: New Jersey Transit, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

A striking innovation in the Illinois Transit Bill is the explicit embrace of “regional rail”—a term that signals a complete departure from the commuter rail model that has defined suburban train service for over a century www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...

American railroads employ veterans at a high rate, and some passenger lines offer discounts to veterans. This Veterans Day, we’d like to show our gratitude by shining a spotlight on veterans’ contributions to the railroads.

"Charlotte is an important city on the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor. ... For cities to be successful stops on a main inter-city rail line, they should have the kind of dense residential and commercial development that strong local transit supports and sustains." www.hsrail.org/blog/charlot...

A faster, “truly European” high-speed rail network could be possible by 2040, the EU executive said on Wednesday, as it revealed plans to dramatically cut journey times between major cities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

"Mayor Brandon Johnson, in his budget proposal, designates $50 million for the city to purchase the existing #bus station near downtown from its private-equity owner, renovate it, and make it a city-owned facility open to all bus companies." www.hsrail.org/blog/chicago... #Chicago #IntercityBus

The Northeast’s most important rail project has been “terminated.” Its postponement is bad for all Americans.

Join us on November 14 for a conversation with author Benjamin Schneider about his latest book—"The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution"—led by Executive Director Rick Harnish.

California high-speed rail CEO has a plan to get the project back on track. A construction engineer by trade, Ian Choudri hired a new team, reworked the project plan and says it’s time to “build more and go forward.”

"Construction is expected to begin 'early next year' on the Southern California side of [Brightline's] high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga." #California #Brightline www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2...

We want what Cousin Amos is experiencing: "We are on a train from Beijing to Shenzhen (1,351 miles). The trip will take 8 hours and 30 min with a speed about 350 km/hr (217.5 mph)." We can have it, but we have to demand it. www.hsrail.org/blog/cousin-...

Standard Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday. We want trains that are fast, frequent, and reliably on time! HSRail.org

"Running fast, frequent #trains through dense suburban and urban areas requires substantial investments in grade-crossing safety." www.hsrail.org/blog/death-t...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a package of bills Friday morning that will increase public transportation funding by $1.5 billion. It includes several provisions to boost regional rail in Illinois, which will feed into our ultimate goal of 220-mph high-speed rail routes.

Transit funding approved! It is perfectly reasonable to say that your email or phone call to your legislator may have put this over the top. Thank you. capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmake...

Happy #Halloween! HSRail.org

“In our quest to see more of America have access to fast, frequent #trains, we urge commuter rail agencies to look at their outlying terminals where the tracks don’t end, and determine if there are markets beyond, and how they can develop and serve them.” www.hsrail.org/blog/metro-n...

Please tell your state legislators to pass the Transit Bill. This bill secures funding for Chicago, the suburbs, Downstate, and — for the first time — makes intercity trains part of Illinois’ core transit strategy to serve every corner of the state. www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi... #CTA #Metra #Pace

High-speed rail can transform America, just as interstate highways did

"For decades, civil engineers designed transportation systems in the United States assuming that everybody has a car. This thinking is changing ... but we have a legacy system that supposes only the desperate aren’t driving." www.hsrail.org/blog/the-mar... #Trains #RegionalRail

"We are in the dust of Asia, Europe and Africa when it comes to train speed, and we will fall further behind unless we start a program of aggressively building high-speed passenger rail lines in the United States." www.hsrail.org/blog/china-t... #Trains #HighSpeedRail

“For many residents, ... living near a transit station is a top priority. This preference translates into a higher willingness to pay for properties that offer such convenience, thus driving up their market value." www.hsrail.org/blog/transit... #RealEstate #Transit

"This station is about more than architecture. It’s about transportation. The station can be as plush as the lobby of a five-star hotel, but if there aren’t trains to take people where they want to go, when they want to go, it will fall short." #Michigan #Amtrak www.hsrail.org/blog/michiga...

www.hsrail.org/blog/as-fisc... #Transit #Trains #Illinois HSRail.org

“The stakes are: Does Chicago become once again a healthy city with a vibrant downtown, or do we continue this very frightening circumstance of incredibly high vacancy rates downtown and the huge loss of value that has happened to downtown real estate over the last four years?” buff.ly/kaZfUco

Amtrak trains could return to Michigan Central Station and continue on to Canada again under a new MOU announced this week

"We're going to work with [the House and the Governor's Office] to get this done, but contact your state rep, and your state senator, and let them know this is important for the entire state" - Sen. Ram Villivalam

Amy Rynell, Executive Director, Active Transportation Alliance, will be our next highlighted speaker at our upcoming event! Hear from Amy by signing up for our luncheon on October 10th! To purchase tickets and learn more, you can visit the link below. www.hsrail.org/events/lunch...

Administration freezes funding for Hudson River rail tunnel. This is an urgent matter, and the Department of Transportation must know people care. Make your voice heard by signing the petition linked below!

Why are so many transit agencies in such huge financial deficits and what can be done to keep them from falling off the fiscal cliff?