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- The false narrative of rail competitive trip lengths.
- Where is Our Old Man Thunder?
- 110-mph revenue demonstration begins in Illinois
- High Speed Rail in South Korea
- Cold Weather Passenger Trains
- The Advantages of Articulated Trains
- California’s Sprinter Trains
- Dusseldorf: An Inspiration for O’Hare and the Midwest
- Rick and Maurice Join an International HSR Celebration
- Weekly Newsletter: Trains and land use
- Would you like to save $10,000 next year?
- Weekly Newsletter: Trains driving development in Miami
- Weekly Newsletter: Do we have to choose between commuter and transit?
- Weekly Newsletter: How far can you travel by train in less than a day?
- Weekly Newsletter: Toronto launches Premium Airport Express Train
- Largest Underground Train Station in Asia Opens for Travelers
- Chicago’s Master Plan for Union Station Moves Forward
- World’s Newest High Speed Rail Service
- Indian High Speed Rail
- Amtrak Accounting Structure
- Toronto’s Regional Rail Network
- Beijing-Shanghai HSL Anniversary
- What Drives Transit Ridership?
- Passengers Win Critical STB Decisions
- The Network Approach, Track Layout
- New High-Speed Segment in Italy
- ICE 4 and the German Network
- New Standards for US Passenger Trains
- Brightline Begins Testing
- Reconnecting The Region
- O’Hare’s growth and success relies on high-speed trains
- How a high-speed line saved passenger rail in Spain
- New California rail plan is a model for the Midwest
- TexRail will prove commuter trains should lose some weight
- Brightline shines the way for better trains around the U.S.
- TexRail will prove commuter trains should lose some weight
- 25 years of fighting for better trains
- For California high-speed rail, the network is everything
- Federal grant will help untangle Chicago junction that delays the entire Midwest
- Frankfurt Flughafen: A Model for Air/Rail Connectivity
- California finalizes revolutionary state rail plan
- Brightline succeeds by being bold
- New regulations allow stronger, lighter, safer modern trains
- Investors snap up Virgin Trains USA bonds
- We did it! Illinois funds new Amtrak trains, transit upgrades, and more
- Study makes strong case for Pacific Northwest high-speed rail
- Long journeys getting shorter with even faster trains
- Why we’re now the High Speed Rail Alliance
- HSRA honors champions and discusses name change at fall meeting
- Bond approval puts Las Vegas high-speed link one step closer to construction
- Facing-and breaking-America’s Cycle of Traffic Gridlock
- The Hills are Alive with the Sound of High-Speed Rail. California Should Take Note.
- FRA seeks public comments on Texas Central Regulations
- How trains can survive and thrive during and after the pandemic
- California is getting a massive economic boost from high-speed rail. The U.S. should, too
- Court Decision Moves Texas Bullet Train One Step Closer to Reality
- House Member Releases Plan to Invest $240 Billion in High-Speed Rail
- Surface Transportation Board recognizes Texas high-speed line as key link in national railroad network
- Public transit is not only safe, it’s foundational to a better future
- Upgraded passenger trains in northern CA will make high-speed rail system viable
- FRA delivers major breakthrough for U.S. high-speed rail with Texas safety standards
- 2020 election gives big push to growing momentum for U.S. high-speed rail
- Eight Principles for Establishing a U.S. Passenger Rail System
- Biden promised to invest big in trains. This should be his Day One agenda.
- Rep. Moulton introduces bill to create national high-speed rail network
- California high-speed rail gets a boost in Palmdale
- Biden’s mid-range priorities
- How Will High Speed Rail Improve My Life?
- How the pandemic is creating new opportunities and an urgent need for better trains
- How to build high-speed rail? Start thinking “inside the box”
- A rail-focused agenda for the new Transportation Secretary, in three parts
- Buttigieg: “U.S. must become high-speed rail global leader”
- CA HSR Draft Business Plan released
- Amtrak’s expansion plan is not only a great start. It’s a great opportunity.
- Amtrak’s Ohio expansion plans should begin with more Lake Shore Limited departures
- Nevada Releases Progressive State Rail Plan
- Thoughts on a New York – Chicago unified corridor
- The Southeast Regional Rail Plan
- Budapest-Athens High-Speed Rail
- Trains to Planes
- A 10-point reality check for the Cato Institute
- Northeast Corridor – SCMAGLEV and Regional Rail Vision
- The False Premises in Politico’s Hit Job on Amtrak are even Worse than the Deceptions
- California High-Speed Rail is for Everyone
- The Haters are in Denial, but Trains and Transit are the Future
- Transformative Power of Electric Trains
- A Milestone for CalTrain and High-Speed Rail
- Biden champions Atlanta to Charlotte high-speed line at Amtrak’s 50th anniversary event
- Illinois High-Speed Rail Commission
- Illinois General Assembly Creates Commission for High-Speed Rail
- Leaders Want Modern Train Service
- Atlanta to Charlotte High-Speed Rail
- Three ways that fast, frequent trains will transform Indianapolis
- How the Illinois High Speed Rail Commission makes a national HSR network much more likely
- CA HSR Chooses Route Through the Mountains
- Newsletter: Atlanta – Dallas HSR Proposal
- Caltrain Commits to World Class RER System
- HSRA Announces New Deputy Director
- HSR Alliance featured on WTTW Chicago Tonight
- Italian HSR Lessons
- Rusty Roberts joins the High Speed Rail Alliance Board of Directors
- FRA’s New Midwest Regional Rail Plan
- Turkey Sets World Record as High-Speed Rail Grows at Furious Pace
- Congress Makes Historic Investments In Trains. What’s Next?
- India’s first high-speed line moves forward as HSR emerges as a “green jobs” powerhouse
- Ultra high-speed line in Pacific Northwest racks up high-profile support
- Will high-speed rail get a fair hearing in Colorado’s Front Range?
- A New High-Speed Line Opens in Spain
- Finding Love, Adventure, and Friendship on Trains: Happy New Year!
- Plans for new Columbus Station
- Get Big or Get Out: It’s Time to Ditch Modest Passenger Rail Projects
- California’s High Speed Rail Phasing Plan
- A Freight Railroad’s Need Offers Rail Passengers an Opportunity: a Chicago-Champaign Shuttle
- Thoughts on an HSR Implementation Strategy
- New Trains in the Midwest
- Help shape how new funding for trains gets used
- How long do you think gas prices will stay this low?
- Let’s build the train equivalent of the Interstate Highway System
- Washington State Legislature Approves High-Speed Rail Funding
- Long-Distance Passenger Train Services: Putting “National” into “National Network”
- HSRA Progress Report 2022
- Alliance Founder’s Gift Invests in the Future of Trains
- Americans want better trains, new poll shows
- Lessons from APTA’s High Speed Rail Conference
- Tell Springfield to Create an Integrated Railway Program
- Amtrak’s Funding & Policy Requests
- California High-Speed Rail Speeds Ahead
- Pushback to Biden’s picks for Amtrak board: Not diverse enough
- Twin Cities-Duluth project hits snag. But is there light at the end of the tunnel?
- FRA creates the Corridor Identification and Development Program, asking for expressions of interest
- Time for beast mode: California must go all-in on building high-speed rail and better transit
- California High Speed Rail is Happening! Help Keep It Going!
- Lawmakers Push for High-Speed Rail Funding
- Amtrak’s plans for Chicago will vastly improve train travel across America
- Protected: Why we need the Cascadia High Speed Rail
- Beijing – Wuhan operating at 217 mph
- Houston to Dallas bullet-train project scores big court win
- California Wins! Lawmakers Release Funds for High-Speed Rail
- Brightline Announces the Sunshine Corridor
- Investing for better trains nationwide just picked up major support
- New opportunities emerging for federal support of high-speed trains
- Deutsche Bahn Joins Star Alliance
- Positive Passenger Rail News Across the Country
- HS2 Milestone: First Tunneling Breakthrough
- New York Penn Station Upgrades Move Forward
- Newsletter: California High Speed Rail Hits Milestones and Federal Grants Released
- The Debate Over How to Improve Passenger Rail in America: NYC Penn Station
- The Push to Finish California High Speed Rail
- Big Sky Passenger Rail
- Amtrak Board Nominees Asked to Commit to Long Distance Routes
- Cascadia High-Speed Rail’s Next Phase
- How Will HSR Reduce Carbon?
- Lisbon to Porto High-Speed Line
- Oman and the United Arab Emirates Sign Rail Deal
- The New York Times hit piece
- What is it Like to Ride?
- FRA Launches Long-Distance Study
- Brightline West Releases Environmental Documents for Cajon Pass
- Deutche Bahn to Operate Egypt’s High Speed Rail Network
- Chicago Hub Improvement Program Receives Critical Support
- Rail Commission Bills Introduced in Illinois and Indiana
- How Will High Speed Rail Benefit the Community?
- What about Maglev and Hyperloop?
- USDOT Makes $2.3 Billion Available for Passenger Rail Projects
- What Are Some of the Common Myths About High-Speed Rail?
- What are the World’s Fastest Trains?
- New Amtrak Airo Trains Revealed
- Five Takeaways From Turkey’s High-Speed Rail Success Story
- TGV – Leader of the Integrated Network Approach
- What is the Integrated Network Approach?
- California Integrated Plan
- Can High-Speed Rail Work in the U.S.?
- It’s time to turn Michigan Central back into a train station!
- Pere Marquette / Coast-to-Coast
- Routes to Northern Michigan
- Michigan Regional Rail
- Detroit – Toledo – Cleveland
- Southern California
- O’Hare and Crosstown Express Trains
- What makes high-speed rail successful?
- Needed Policy Changes
- Making Shared-Use Work
- What is needed to go fast?
- New Website and Brightline News
- Celebrating 30 Years of Advocacy
- Long-Distance Trains in Norway and the U.S.
- Moline to Chicago Passenger Rail Update
- Brightline Making Progress in Florida and Vegas
- Challenging Convention: High Speed Rail and How It Can Transform California
- Update on the Chicago Hub Improvement Program
- Action Alert: Rockford and the Quad Cities Passenger Rail
- High-Speed Rail Appropriations and Amtrak Appoints HSR VP
- Amtrak Trains Are Too Short
- Why transit projects cost more in the U.S. than almost anywhere else—and what we can do about it
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission holds first meeting
- What is Regional Rail?
- Celebrate Train Day 2023
- Brightline West Receives Bipartisan Support for Federal Funding Request
- 110 mph on the Chicago – St. Louis Corridor
- Train Day Pictures and Stories
- Chicago – St. Louis Corridor and Train Day 2023
- My Train Day Reflection: What Europe Got, The U.S. Needs To Get Faster
- Trains Across America: The Columbus Way
- U.S. High Speed Rail Conference Impressions
- Newsletter: Integrated Rail Plans for Illinois and Wisconsin, US HSR Conference Impressions and More
- It’s Time to Move Amtrak to Cleveland’s Tower City
- Funding Approved for Northern Lights Express
- Trains Across America: Knoxville as the heart of a new Silicon Valley
- Train Day on the City of New Orleans Train
- Metra needs a Flyover at A-2 Crossing
- Toronto to Quebec High Speed Rail
- Be the change, California. Go all-in on transit
- Amtrak Grants and Caltrain Electrification
- Crosstown Connector
- CA Transit Trouble and Australia Forms High Speed Rail Authority
- Indonesia’s First High Speed Line Begins Testing
- IL Gov. Pritzker Launches 110 mph Service
- Newsletter: Three Important Steps for Metra and the Chicago Hub
- Through-Running at Penn Station
- Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois today took an important step for our whole country.
- Chicago Tribune: A renovated Union Station is pointless without frequent, reliable service
- Big news from Texas: Amtrak wants to partner on Dallas to Houston high-speed line
- Newsletter: Texas Central, CHIP, and CrossRail Video
- Cascadia High-Speed Rail Receives Critical Support
- How trains could transform Cleveland
- Could the Midwest lose its bus hub?
- Donate today & Get a Cool Keychain
- California High Speed Train Procurement Begins
- To Grow Its Population, Michigan Needs Fast, Frequent, and Affordable Trains
- Better Trains for Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin
- Amtrak’s 21st Street bridge needs replaced
- Regional Leaders Show United Support for Investment in Rail Hub
- Brightline Launches Miami to Orlando Service
- The Federal Railroad Administration Awards $5.4 Billion for Rail Projects
- Indonesia Launches High-Speed Rail
- Illinois Should Replace the Bridge over the Rock River
- Creating the new Normal: How trains transformed one Midwestern town
- Creating the new Normal: An interview with Mayor Chris Koos (Part 1)
- Creating the new Normal: An interview with Mayor Chris Koos (Part 2)
- Eight quick thoughts after riding Brightline’s new Orlando to West Palm Beach service
- Fix Union Station
- O’Hare flights that could be served better by trains
- Italy’s Monte Adone tunnel epitomizes a change in the way rail infrastructure was planned
- O’Hare Needs a Train Station
- California High Speed Rail and the Federal Budget
- Italian “Direttissime” as “paleo-high-speed lines”
- Federal Rail Funding Announcement Begins Addressing a Century of Neglect
- New Challengers for Eurostar’s Cross Channel Service
- 2023 Annual Update
- Bill Porter’s Trip to Italy
- The Central Valley: Where High Speed Rail Begins
- Illinois Rep. Buckner Letter to Metra and NICTD
- Newsletter: 12/01/23
- Thoughts on an Atlanta – Orlando High Speed Line
- Southeast Rail Plan
- News Release: U.S. Makes $6+ Billion Investment in Modern Trains
- Making the most of the Corridor ID Program
- Takeaways From a Blockbuster Week for Trains Across America
- Newsletter: 12/08/23
- Newsletter: 12/15/23
- Corridor ID awards set the stage for a national network of great trains
- Newsletter: 12/21/23
- Charlotte – Raleigh – Richmond – Washington Corridor
- Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail Points to a Model for Building a National Network of Great Trains
- What Is High Speed Rail?
- What is a High-Speed Train?
- They laughed when he said trains are the future. They’re not laughing now.
- Newsletter: 01/12/24
- Metra Regional Rail
- Newsletter: 1/19/24
- Newsletter: 1/29/24
- HSRA Promotes New Train Service at Wisconsin Capitol
- Attention, Michigan: Start building the Coast to Coast line now
- Send an email to your state elected officials
- GO Transit: A Case Study in North American Regional Rail
- Newsletter: 2/9/24
- “Is It Here Yet?” Why Frequency is Key to Building a National Passenger-Rail Network
- The California High Speed Rail Authority Releases 2024 Draft Business Plan
- Ohio Could Rejoin the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
- Newsletter 2/16/24
- The Way the Nation Plans and Funds Railroads Is Really Dumb
- Quick Reactions to the FRA’s Long Distance Study
- Newsletter 2/24/24
- A New Brightline Station in Florida
- Newsletter 3/1/24: New Brightline Station and HS2 Longest Tunnel
- Atlanta is a case study in transportation dysfunction. Will Charlotte follow its lead—or do better?
- Newsletter 3/8/24: Dallas HSR, Siemens Venture Cars and More
- California’s Capitol Corridor Tests a Powerful New Tool to Increase Ridership
- $205B American High-Speed Rail Act Introduced
- Brightline to Open a New Station In Florida
- Newsletter 3/15/24: American HSR Act, New Brightline Station, and More
- Amtrak Cascades Path to Increasing Speed and Frequency
- Japan Extends High Speed Rail Network
- Newsletter 3/22/24: Amtrak Cascades and Japan HSR
- Newsletter 3/29/24: Australian High-Speed Rail & CRISI Grant Announcement
- Newsletter 4/5/24: Korea’s New Train & Douglass Tunnel Program
- Newsletter 4/12/24: Caltrain Completely Electrified, California HSR Trainsets and More
- Bringing Regional Rail to Colorado’s Front Range
- Newsletter 4/19/24: Colorado Front Range
- Brightline Breaks Ground in Nevada on High-Speed Line
- Getting more bang for the buck in US railway projects
- City of Chicago failing to act to save the nation’s intercity bus hub
- Newsletter 5/6/24: Brightline West Selects High-Speed Train Manufacturer
- Newsletter 5/10/24: Don’t Break the Link Between Trains and Buses
- Congressman Quigley Champions High-Speed Rail
- In Memory of Legendary Rail Advocate Anthony Haswell
- Sec. Pete Wows Crowd at HSR Conference
- Newsletter 5/17/24: High-Speed Rail Champions
- Shouldn’t You Be Able to Get to Montreal by Train?
- Here’s Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters
- Electric Trains are the Powerhouse EVs
- Newsletter 5/24/24: Borealis Train Enters Service
- Chicago Union Station needs a direct entrance to the new platform from Van Buren St.
- California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Palmdale to Burbank EIS
- Newsletter 5/31/24: California HSR Approaches Full Environmental Clearance
- Newsletter 6/7/24: The Vast Potential of America’s Train Stations
- What can we learn from Detroit’s transformed Michigan Central?
- New Plans for Virginia’s Passenger Rail Expansion
- Chicago’s Plan for Intercity Buses is Unacceptable.
- Swelling Outrage over Congestion Pricing “Pause”
- Dallas City Council Passes Resolution Opposing High-Speed Rail
- Newsletter 6/14/24: Outrage Over Congestion Pricing Pause
- Imagine going to sleep in New York and waking up in Miami
- Newsletter 6/21/24: New High-Speed Night Train Launched in Hong Kong
- Newsweek: Strong, Bipartisan Support for HSR
- “A Huge Milestone” for California High Speed Rail
- Newsletter 6/28/24: A Huge Milestone for High-Speed Rail
- Metra’s UP North Line: A New Path to Chicago-Milwaukee Regional Rail
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- The Shinkansen: How high-speed rail transformed a nation
- Newsletter 7/12/24: Milwaukee Regional Rail & the Revolutionary Shinkansen
- Newsletter 7/19/24: NYC to Boston High Speed Rail
- New report: The US needs a National Railway Program
- The Shinkansen’s legendary operation and safety record
- Latest Airline Meltdown Shows Need for National Railway Program
- Newsletter 7/26/24: Airline Meltdown and a National Rail Program
- Help reconnect America with great trains
- Newsletter 8/2/24: DOJ Sues Freight Railroad Over Amtrak Delays
- Florida’s Sunshine Corridor Builds Upon State’s High-Speed Rail Plan
- Newsletter 8/9/24: Gulf Coast Rail Moves Ahead and New Leader for California HSR
- Newsletter 8/16/24: Caltrain Debuts Electric Trains, Legislator Wants to Kill HSR, and Dallas HSR Planning Moves Ahead
- It is Time to Rebuild the Rock Island Railroad
- Why can’t I take the train to Starved Rock?
- Newsletter 8/23/24: Starved Rock and SF’s Portal Project
- Newsletter: 8/30/24 Virginia Lays Groundwork for Service Expansion
- Newsletter 9/6/24: NYC to Boston, Texas and CHI-STL High Speed Rail
- Making Chicago – St. Louis Trains Auto Competitive
- Boston to New York in Under 2 Hours
- Save Chicago’s Intercity Bus Station!
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission Gets Work Started
- Newsletter 9/13/24: A New Opportunity for High Speed Rail In Illinois
- IL should expand its intercity bus program
- Newsletter 9/27/24: High-Speed Rail Progress
- Share your story. Build momentum for great trains!
- Regional rail would help Michigan close its graduation gap.
- Newsletter 10/4/24: $1 Billion for Passenger Rail and 60 Years of High-Speed Rail
- Amtrak Report Seeks to End Penn Station New York Debate
- Newsletter: 10/11/24: Fixing Penn Station and Canada High-Speed Rail
- Newsletter 10/18/24: Long Bridge Construction
- Chicago Should Buy Its Intercity Bus Terminal
- Why intercity buses are key to building a quality rail network
- Map shows foundation for high-speed rail—and need for a national plan
- Newsletter 11/1/24: $2.4 Billion Awarded to Rail Projects Across the Country
- What the election means for the future of passenger rail
- Rep. Moulton dishes on how to build a big tent of HSR supporters
- Newsletter 11/15/24: High Speed Rail Champions Share Lessons for Success
- Support the Chicago Hub Improvement Program
- Newsletter 11/22/24: FRA Awards $1.5 Billion to Projects Along the Northeast Corridor
- The lie that broke American transportation is breaking intercity bus service
- Newsletter 12/6/24: Amtrak Hits Record Ridership and Revenue in FY24
- Even Small Places Can Have Public Transport: A Study in Switzerland
- Mumbai – Ahmedabad: India’s Ambitious High-Speed Rail Project
- Critics of High-Speed Rail Have Some Explaining to Do
- Newsletter 12/13/24: New Acela Train Coming in Spring 2025?
- New bill in Congress proposes to invest $200 billion in fast, electrified trains
- Newsletter 12/20/24: All Aboard Act Proposes $200 Billion for High Speed Rail
- Capitol Corridor success story: Part 1
- Cascadia High Speed Rail Project Awarded $49.7 Million
- Newsletter 12/27/24: HSRA’s 2024-25 Action Report
- High Speed Rail Alliance 2024-2025 Action Report
- Closing the Gap in Air – Rail Connectivity
- The big takeaway from 60 years of Shinkansen trains
- Newsletter 1/10/25: California HSR Update and Federal Grants
- In a Time of Crisis, California’s Visionary New Rail Plan Offers Hope
- Newsletter 1/17/25: California’s Visionary New Rail Plan Offers Hope
- Capitol Corridor Success Story: Part 2
- Fix Union Station
- Newsletter 1/24/25: Amtrak Long-Distance Study Released
- How California Overcame a Major Barrier to Rail Electrification
- Tell Congress to keep investing in great trains
- In Search of High Speed Rail: Make Trains Sexy Again
- Newsletter 1/31/25: Transportation Agenda for a “Golden Age”
- Transportation Agenda for a “Golden Age”
- A New Concourse for Chicago Union Station at 300 S. Riverside
- Petition to support the Blackhawk Corridor
- Federal Petition: Build high-speed rail around the country!
- Petition for an Illinois State Railway Program
- National Petition: Support California High-Speed Rail
- Newsletter 2/7/25: New Bills Call for Doubling Amtrak Cascades Service
- Madison to Chicago in 2 hours or less
- New order outlines DOT agenda under Trump. It makes a powerful case for trains.
- Bills to Expand Illinois Railway Program Introduced
- Newsletter 2/14/25: Bills to Expand Illinois Railway Program
- This is a Critical Moment
- Newsletter 2/21/25: California HSR Investigation and Canada HSR Announced
- High-Speed Rail Supporters Show Up in LA
- Wisconsin Residents: Tell Your Lawmakers to Support New Investment in Trains
- Get a New Detroit Michigan Central Station Poster
- Newsletter 2/28/25: Texas HSR, Protests and More
- The Case for a High-Speed Rail Station in East St. Louis
- Illinois Needs an Integrated Railway Program
- Advocates Brief Wisconsin Lawmakers on Investing in Trains
- Newsletter 3/7/25: East St. Louis HSR Station and Investing in Wisconsin Trains
- California Residents: Show Your Support for Great Trains in California
- California Needs to Fully Commit to High-Speed Rail
- Illinois Corridors and Projects
- Newsletter 3/14/25: New TGV, California HSR Update and Grant Guidance
- The curious case of the Capitol Corridor (part 3):
- Tell Congress: Make American Trains the Best in the World
- A quick update on the status of federal railway funding
- Newsletter 3/21/25: Amtrak CEO Out
- Horizon cars pulled, Superliners next?
- Tell Congress to Expedite Superliner Replacement
- Bustang’s success in Colorado shows the high-impact potential of state-supported intercity buses
- Illinois Fast Track Action Center
- How the Winter Park Express Train Models a Solution to Traffic Problems Around the Denver Metro Area
- Big Changes in Texas and New York
- Newsletter 4/18/25: Big Changes in Texas and New York
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Events
- 2017 MHSRA Annual Meeting
- Fall Luncheon 2018 – October 11th
- Annual Meeting 2019
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- Virtual Brown Bag Lunch
- Virtual Brown Bag Lunch: Pantograph Monitoring
- Afternoon Snack Break: Congressman Seth Moulton on HSR
- Brown Bag Lunch: Integrating ACE, Amtrak San Joaquins and HSR in the Central Valley
- Brown Bag Lunch: Texas Central High-Speed Rail Update – Sponsored by PowerTrunk
- DePaul Webinar: Restoring Abandoned or Out-of-Service Railroad Lines for Passenger Service
- Brown Bag Lunch: AmeriStarRail – A New Approach to the NEC
- Brown Bag Lunch: Update on Illinois Passenger Rail Projects
- Brown Bag Lunch: Multitrack, the Rail Operations Simulation Software
- Brown Bag Lunch: Virginia’s Rail Expansion Plans
- Brown Bag Lunch: Thoughts on a National High-Speed Rail Vision
- Brown Bag Lunch: High-Speed Rail Development in China
- Brown Bag Lunch: Lessons from the Chicago – St. Louis 110 mph Project
- Brown Bag Lunch: Stadler’s New Rolling Stock
- Expanding Amtrak’s Chicago – Twin Cities Service:
- Brown Bag Lunch: OBB on Operating Austrian Passenger Rail
- Brown Bag Lunch: Brightline’s Vision for Train Travel
- High-Speed Rail + The Future of Passenger Rail in America
- Brown Bag Lunch: FOGTEC Fire Protection & Monorail Technology
- Brown Bag Lunch: CREATE Passenger Rail Improvements
- Brown Bag Lunch: Baltimore – Washington DC Maglev Project
- Brown Bag Lunch: The National Passenger Rail Agenda
- Brown Bag Lunch: Talgo Trains
- Brown Bag Lunch: California High-Speed Rail
- Brown Bag Lunch: Amtrak’s 2035 Vision
- Manchester Airport: Connections, Funding and Future Development
- Brown Bag Lunch : Kevin Muhs, ED, Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission
- Brown Bag Lunch: Getting the TGV to Paris Airport
- Brown Bag Lunch: Smart City Solutions with Cellint
- Brown Bag Lunch: Italo High-Speed Trains
- Brown Bag Lunch: Learning from California’s Groundbreaking State Rail Plan
- Brown Bag Lunch: High Speed Rail in America – Prospects and Challenges
- High Speed Rail: A Regional Asset or Just a Dream?
- What’s in the infrastructure bill?
- Webinar: The FRA’s New Midwest Rail Plan and CrossRail Chicago
- Webinar: Wisconsin Needs a Bold Vision for Trains
- Looking Forward to 2022
- The FRA’s Midwest Regional Rail Plan, Sponsored by HDR
- Webinar: Illinois Fast Track Initiative, Sponsored by Siemens
- Webinar: Minnesota’s Northern Lights Express
- Integrating High-Speed Rail and Airlines
- APTA “Connecting America’s Cities” HSR Conference
- Webinar: Virginia’s Passenger Rail Expansion Plans
- Planning an Integrated Rail Network
- The Case for TETRA for Communication and Signaling Applications
- California High Speed Rail Update
- A Rail Vision for Georgia
- Passenger Behavior and Planning for Success
- Building a High-Speed Line, Not a Pleasure Cruise: Experience from Germany
- The Chicago Access Program
- How to Pay For Use of Shared Rail Infrastructure: The German Model for Access Fees
- 2nd International workshop on high-speed rail socioeconomic impacts
- FRA Webinar: Corridor Identification and Development Program
- The Cascadia Ultra-High Speed Ground Transportation Project
- The Case for a Peoria-Chicago Passenger Rail Corridor
- What Are Train Stations For?
- The Federal Process – How to Advance Your Passenger Rail Project, Sponsored by Siemens
- Zero Emissions Rail Propulsion: Electrification, Batteries or Hydrogen?
- Henry Farnham Dinner, hosted by River Action
- Why Do American Transit Projects Cost So Much?
- Brightline’s Recent Progress and Vision for Train Travel
- Webinar: Michigan’s Passenger Rail Progress
- Train Day with the High Speed Rail Alliance
- Regional Rail in Boston with TransitMatters
- Webinar: Moving Towards Regional Rail with Metra
- Passenger Rail Developments in North Carolina
- Webinar: Dallas to Fort Worth High-Speed Rail
- Rally for through-running at New York Penn Station
- Webinar: Complete California High-Speed Rail in Five Years?
- Webinar: Crossrail Chicago – The Foundation for a Modern Travel Network
- Webinar: The Benefits of Regional Rail
- Rally for Amtrak – Hosted by ESPA
- Alon Levy & Michael Aronson re: Penn Station, NY
- Webinar: Rio Grande Plan: Building Community Support for Railway Improvements
- Webinar: High Speed Rail at O’Hare Airport
- Beyond the Tracks: High Speed Rail Station Access and Development
- Viaduct Construction for High-Speed Lines
- Free Transit Activism Training: How to Make Your Transit Fantasies Reality
- Capitol Corridor’s “Tap2Ride” Program
- Webinar: Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail
- Ohio’s Progress Toward New Train Service
- 2024 Luncheon with Metra CEO Jim Derwinski
- Webinar: Global Best Practices for Cutting the Cost of Building High-Speed Rail
- South Korean High-Speed Rail: Thoughts, Challenges, and Successes
- USHSR 2024: Annual Conference
- Illinois Railway Advocacy Day
- High-Speed Rail and the Construction of Space in 1960s Japan
- Lakeshore Rail Summit: From Transportation Deserts to Oases
- Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters
- City Limits: A Conversation with Megan Kimble
- Railroad Liability
- A Vision for the Midwest
- Designing Brightline’s New Las Vegas Station
- Webinar: Chicago’s Intercity Bus Hub Is at Risk
- New Trains for Texas
- Conversation with a High-Speed Rail Champion, Congressman Seth Moulton
- The Need for a National Railway Program
- From the Ramp to the Rails – How Integrating Air and Rail Service is a Win for Everyone
- Rail is Essential for the Fight Against Climate Change
- What’s up With Britain’s HS2 High-Speed Rail Project?
- Conversation with a High-Speed Rail Champion
- Amtrak Accelerates: A Conversation with ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford
- High Speed Rail in Australia
- Luncheon: Lessons From Japan’s Shinkansen “Bullet Trains”
- Webinar: Indiana- Bringing Better Passenger Rail to the Crossroads of America
- The French Case: Stations as City Boosters
- The Multiple Unit Philosophy – Stadler’s Approach to Modernizing Passenger Rail
- High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Illinois High Speed Railway Commission
- Fixing Chicago Union Station
- Virginia Passenger Rail Authority: How Crippling Traffic Led One State to Find Its Own Transportation Solutions
- Overnight Sleeper Trains’ Role in America’s Transportation Infrastructure
- Put Michigan on the Fast Track
- How Illinois Can Transform the National Rail Conversation
- New State Rail Plan Explained: A vision for an integrated, cohesive California rail network
- A Rail Revolution Begins with Fixing Chicago Union Station
- Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—And How to Bring It Back
- What’s the Latest on Federal Funding?
- Railway Interior Innovation Summit USA 2025, hosted by Siemens and Brightline
- AI-led Risk Forecasting and Risk Management Within the Rail and Transit Industry
