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A map of the proposed Front Range Corridor in Colorado.

Webinar: Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail

Front Range Passenger Rail is a developing transportation opportunity for Colorado’s Front Range with anticipated higher speed, intercity travel across […]

A map of potential passenger rail routes in Ohio.

Ohio’s Progress Toward New Train Service

Using Ohio as an example, this talk presents a detailed look at the steps in the FRA’s Corridor ID program. […]

A credit card reader in the vestibule of a Capitol Corridor train for tap-on fare payment.

Capitol Corridor’s “Tap2Ride” Program

Capitol Corridor’s pilot test of “Tap2Ride” remains a pivotal test of contactless payment in a passenger rail environment (intercity passenger […]

Viaduct Construction for High-Speed Lines

Viaduct Construction for High-Speed Lines

With its large and growing network, China leads the world in building high-speed rail. One key to Chinese success has […]

CrossRail OHare Tunnel

Webinar: High Speed Rail at O’Hare Airport

We were joined by the authors of a new study, “Exploring the Potential of Providing High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Service […]

Passengers are boarding a regional train at Gare de Paris Saint Lazare.

Webinar: The Benefits of Regional Rail

Regional Rail means running frequent trains on memory schedules (such as every 15 minutes in major cities, and every two […]

Rally for Amtrak – Hosted by ESPA

The Empire State Passengers Association is hosting a Rally for Amtrak. When: Thursday September 7th, 1pm ET Where: Amtrak Station, […]

Webinar: Dallas to Fort Worth High-Speed Rail

Webinar: Dallas to Fort Worth High-Speed Rail

Speaker: Brendon Wheeler, Program Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments The North Central Texas Council of Governments has been […]

Passenger Rail Developments in North Carolina

Passenger Rail Developments in North Carolina

Speaker: Jason Orthner, Rail Division Director, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Mr. Orthner worked for a private engineering firm […]

Level boarding on a Metra Electric platform

Webinar: Moving Towards Regional Rail with Metra

Speaker: David Kralik, AICP, Director of Planning and Programming, Metra. Please join us for a webinar with Metra to learn […]

Rendering of a modern EMU at South Station in Boston.

Regional Rail in Boston with TransitMatters

  Speaker: Jarred Johnson, Executive Director, TransitMatters Watch the video to learn about TransitMatters’ advocacy for Regional Rail in Boston. […]

Webinar: Michigan’s Passenger Rail Progress

Webinar: Michigan’s Passenger Rail Progress

Speaker: Peter Anastor, Director of the Office of Rail, Michigan Department of Transportation Michigan has made substantial investments in passenger-rail […]

Two people are toasting across the aisle in a Brightline train.

Train Day with the High Speed Rail Alliance

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a special Train Day webinar! Check out the video where we explored […]

Henry Farnham Dinner, hosted by River Action

Henry Farnham Dinner, hosted by River Action

From Low Speed to High Speed: The 1856 Mississippi River Rail Bridge and the Future of High Speed Rail in […]

Why Do American Transit Projects Cost So Much?

Why Do American Transit Projects Cost So Much?

The United States has some of the highest costs in the world for building transit projects. Why? New York University’s […]

It’s a Beautiful Country

Let’s see it. Let’s clean it. Let’s build it. Let’s make high speed rail a reality.

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