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California bullet train authority approves $1.6B RFP

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The California High-Speed Rail issued the request for proposals to three design-build groups, even though the Federal Railroad Administration said it would not approve the RFP.

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Can USDOT kill California high-speed rail?

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told the Federal Railroad Administration to review the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco project with an eye toward clawing back $4 billion in federal funds.

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Reconstruction of Desert Line Railroad Approved

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A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for repairs to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States by 2018.

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'Historic' $8B in Grants Will Fund US Passenger Rail Expansion

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Grants from the Federal Railroad Administration will fund high-speed passenger rail projects from North Carolina and Virginia to California and Nevada.

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$27.3M in Federal Funds to Help California Improve Railroad Crossings

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Federal funds are aimed at improving safety at multiple Metrolink high-volume train crossings.

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'Historic' $8B in Grants to Fund Construction and Expansion of US Passenger Rail

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Grants from the Federal Railroad Administration will fund high-speed passenger rail projects from North Carolina and Virginia to California and Nevada.

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BNSF to Build $1.5B Integrated Rail Complex in Barstow, Calif.

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billion, master-planned rail facility in Southern California is the first of its kind to be developed by a Class 1 railroad.