HSRA Webinars & Events

  Watch our discussion with Megan Kimble, author of the recently published “City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of […]

High-speed trains can offer a unique, enjoyable, comfortable travel experience, from the journey to and from the station to the […]

A train racing along a fixed line, connecting distant cities but also dividing the landscape, redefines the space it slices […]

This presentation will provide an overview of railroad liability. We will discuss the sources of railroad liability law (statutory, regulatory, […]

The Lakeshore Rail Alliance hosted a summit in Erie, Pennsylvania. Leaders and advocates joined together to discuss how improving the […]

On May 21, Amtrak launched a new train called Borealis, serving the corridor between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The […]

HSR 2024 will convene political, business and labor leaders to explore ways to scale up high-speed rail across the nation, […]

Speaker: John Rinard, Transportation Program Director for AECOM’s U.S. Western region John shares lessons learned from his time working on […]

This sold-out, in-person event took place in Chicago on April 26, 2024. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Metra’s CEO/Executive […]

The historic investment in intercity passenger rail is an opportunity to significantly expand and improve the rail network around the […]

HSRA deputy director Chris Ott gave this presentation at the April 2024 meeting of the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers […]

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

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

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

An American high-speed rail network; robust regional rail service throughout your state; reliable, abundant transit options in your town. They […]

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

Watch the video with the City of San Jose and high-speed rail thought leaders for an insightful discussion of best […]

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

The Rio Grande Plan is a citizen-driven proposal to improve railroad infrastructure in downtown Salt Lake City, including reestablishing the […]

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

Note: This is not a High Speed Rail Alliance event. Alon Levy has been blogging about a computer model of […]

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

CrossRail Chicago is the Alliance’s proposal to connect and upgrade existing Metra lines to create an electrified, passenger-dedicated mainline through […]

Note: This is a Streetsblog event. The California High-Speed Rail project will fundamentally transform how people move around the state, […]