There is still a path for pushing back against the cuts As we reported recently, the House’s BUILD America 250 Act would simultaneously slash funding for passenger trains and strip it of “advanced appropriation” status, so the money wouldn’t be guaranteed. A House...
Newsletter 7/18/25: California Goes Toe-To-Toe With Trump Administration
California Goes Toe-To-Toe With Trump Administration Over High-Speed Rail
California is vowing to fight the Trump administration’s decision to cancel $4 billion in funding for its high-speed line from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
“Trump wants to hand China the future and abandon the Central Valley. We won’t let him,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. He also promised to pursue “all options” to restore the funding.
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Fixing the Future With Great Trains
Trains are the “one big powerful tool” that can move us toward a better future, according to railway engineer and author Gareth Dennis. He recently joined the Alliance for a webinar focused on his recent book, How the Railways will Fix the Future.
Dennis argues that solving our major challenges—a rapidly aging population, rising demands on the healthcare system, an epidemic of loneliness, climate change, and populist uprisings across the globe—will require a revolution in mobility.
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Trump Revokes $4 Billion From California High-Speed Rail Project
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Macon-Bibb County to Advocate for a Railroad Stop Between Atlanta and Savannah
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