The federal Department of Transportation just sent out a press release listing the applicants vying for a piece of Florida's rejected $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds. More analysis later - but you can read the release below... Read On 

It seems like there's a lot of talk about the importance of infrastructure investment in Washington, but not a lot of action. The administration and key transportation leaders in Congress both say they want a highway bill before August, but the chances of meeting that goal shrink with each passing day that a bill isn't circulated... Read On 

When we last spoke with Kieth Dierkx, in July 2009, IBM had just opened its Global Rail Innovation Center. Since then a lot has changed in the railroad world, and Dierkx, the center's director, believes a lot more will change in the years to come. Sure that means developing high-speed rail networks... Read On 

A few weeks back, as we wrote here, Newsweek columnist George Will wrote a screed against rail travel in which he made a startling suggestion about the true motivation behind the Obama administration's support for rail transportation:.. Read On 

I've had this great New York Times post-mortem by Michael Cooper of Florida's high-speed rail project bookmarked for a few weeks now, trying to figure out how to work it into a post. Fortunately, Zach Shaner's post "On Rail Nostalgia" over at STB gives me a great hook into it... Read On 

There are two kinds of environmentalism out there. The older kind is a 20th century environmentalism that believes the automobile society is perfectly fine - the problem is when it encroaches on open space... Read On 

Train tracks and highways are wonderful things. They zip ourselves and our stuff around with unparalleled efficiency. Never has getting anywhere been so easy. They are true marvels of the modern age-unless you can't use them. Train tracks without nearby stations or those that don't serve passengers aren't conveniences, they're rumbling menaces... Read On 

All flights between Nanjing and Wuhan were canceled starting from March 27 because of strong competition from high-speed rail. This is the first time that high-speed rail has forced airlines to cancel flights on the same route... Read On