California Governor Gavin Newsom has backed his state's high-speed rail network with new legislation that could provide a new funding strategy. It comes after President Donald Trump slashed $4 billion ...

The California Public Utility Commission approved $37 million in funding to build a fiber-optic cable network between Huntington Beach and Catalina.

Ambitions to build America's very own bullet train are on track for 2026, California's High Speed Rail Authority tells ...

The Trump administration on July 16 pulled the plug on $4 billion in grant funding that had already been awarded for the California high-speed rail project. The California High Speed Rail Authority ...

There’s no cost-effective solution at this point, but lawmakers shouldn’t fall for the latest hype that a few more route tweaks, billions more in subsidies and some new private-investment promises ...

California's troubled high-speed rail project has received a new financial lifeline. Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a deal with state lawmakers for $1 billion in funding each year through 2045, which is ...

"Today’s procurement formalizes efforts to partner with private investors and developers," Authority CEO Ian Choudri said.

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Seventeen years ago, Californians bet on a grand vision of the future. They narrowly approved a $10 billion bond issue to build a high-speed rail line that would zip between San Francisco and Los ...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority said the decision reflected the state's assessment that the federal government is ...

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...