Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says state risks losing $3.3 billion if the Senate delays spending decision. It's unclear whether grants can be withdrawn. The Obama administration threatened California on Thursday with rescinding $3.3 billion in federal grants to start construction of a bullet train if the Legislature does not act by June to appropriate the state's share of funding. full story ![]()

A JAPANESE bullet train carrying about 130 people has derailed in heavy snow in the country's north.
news.com.au (3 months and 19 days ago)

Controversial $68bn project will link San Francisco and Los Angeles with a 200mph bullet train service.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 10 days ago)
On Monday, the Assembly Transportation Committee held what was supposedly an oversight hearing on the state's nascent bullet train project.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (3 months and 22 days ago)
THE Bullet Train for Australia political party has been officially registered to run candidates in the coming federal election.
news.com.au (28 days ago)
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has agreed to negotiate and sign a $985 million contract for the first stage of construction for a statewide bullet train system in the Fresno-Madera…Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (12 days ago)
HEAVY snow is thought to have caused a bullet train to be derailed in northern Japan, but none of the 130 people aboard were hurt, the rail operator says.
news.com.au (3 months and 19 days ago)
The California High-Speed Rail Authority, tasked with bringing the $68 billion bullet train into fruition, voted Thursday to approve a $985 million contract to design and build the first phase of the project in the Central Valley.
utsandiego.com (13 days ago)
The California High-Speed Rail Authority, brushing aside questions about their legality, Monday approved two major steps toward construction of a north-south bullet train system.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (3 months and 3 days ago)
A group representing Central Valley farmers said Thursday it has reached a settlement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority in a lawsuit that was one of the biggest obstacles to the state's $68 billion bullet train project.
modbee.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
A group representing Central Valley farmers said Thursday it has reached a settlement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority in a lawsuit that was one of the biggest obstacles to the state's $68 billion bullet train project.
sacbee.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
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