HSR: Safe and Fuel Efficient
Dennis Lytton, who has authored a post for this blog back in June and is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Railroad Passengers, has now published an op-ed in today’s...
View ArticleHow Important Is UPRR To California HSR?
Note: The Blogger service will be down for scheduled maintenance on Thursday 3/26 between 4:00pm and around 4:10pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. On Tuesday, an article in the Hollister Freelance...
View ArticleChina HSR Crash May Hurt Chinese Export Plans
The crash of two high speed trains in Wenzhou, China on Saturday, killing 39, is beginning to raise questions about China’s plans to export its HSR technology: Trainmakers CSR Corp. and China CNR...
View ArticleWenzhou Crash Leads China To Slow HSR Development
Last month’s Wenzhou high speed rail crash, which killed at least 39 people, has had a profound effect on the Chinese high speed rail project. After a significant amount of public pushback, including a...
View ArticleChina Slows Its Bullet Trains
In the aftermath of the Wenzhou crash, where two Chinese high speed trains collided after a lighting strike caused a signal to fail, the Chinese high speed rail system has been coming under intense...
View ArticleThe Hanford Derailment Wouldn’t Have Happened With HSR
On Monday a semi rammed a southbound San Joaquins train near Hanford, causing several cars to derail. Nobody was killed, thankfully, but nearly two dozen people were injured. According to...
View ArticleWhat Role Did Tracks Play In Santiago de Compostela Crash?
The day after the horrific crash of a Spanish passenger train in Santiago de Compostela discussion is focusing on the speed the train was traveling as it entered the curve where it derailed, killing at...
View ArticleHigh Speed Rail’s Strong Safety Record
The driver of the Spanish train that derailed and killed 78 people in Santiago de Compostela this week is being formally accused of reckless homicide by the government: Visiting Santiago, the Spanish...
View ArticleDeleting Stops Doesn’t Make HSR Safer
A horrific crash like that which took place last week in Spain provides a good opportunity to take a close look at California’s HSR system to see if there are any things that could or should be...
View ArticleChina’s Successful HSR System
Just five years ago China was just beginning to develop its high speed rail network. It wasn’t much further along than the United States. But with a huge amount of economic stimulus funding, China has...
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