UP, Amtrak agree on Sunset Limited change

Amtrak and Union Pacific reportedly have reached agreement to adjust schedules for Amtrak’s tri-weekly Sunset Limited, connecting New Orleans and Los Angeles, changing the train’s westbound departure from New Orleans from Friday to Saturday.

Sacramento joins neighbor’s streetcar push

Sacramento, Calif.’s City Council unanimously has approved involving the city in a starter streetcar route primarily traversing suburban neighbor West Sacramento.

LaHood tours Siemens plant, reiterates HSR support

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood toured the Siemens Mobility plan in South Sacrmento, Calif., on Wednesday, extolling it as an example of how U.S. workers can provide quality manufactured goods.

Poll: Californians reconsider HSR support

A poll published Tuesday by the Sacramento Bee indicates declining support for California’s high speed rail proposal among the state’s citizenry, which voted to approve the attempt three years ago.

Fla. HSR funds redistributed; NEC wins share

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on May 9 announced the Obama Administration’s redistribution of roughly $2.02 billion in high speed rail funds, derived from funds originally targeted for Florida’s $2.4 billion HSR project, prior to Gov. Rick Scott’s rejection of the federal package.