A new train for the busy Washington to Boston route has finally passed a computer modeling test and is set for tryouts on the tracks. Amtrak has no date yet for when it can carry passengers.
Tag: High-Speed Rail Projects
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In Las Vegas, Biden Speaks the Name He Often Doesn’t
The president openly attacked his predecessor, former President Donald J. Trump, deploying direct criticism he has frequently avoided, at an event announcing billions for high-speed rail service.
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project
The British prime minister said he would pull the plug on a costly but potentially transformative line to Manchester that was a cornerstone of his party’s pledge to “level up” the north of England.
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Sunak’s UK Conservative Party Conference Haunted by Truss and Other Rivals
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes his governing party’s annual conference can lift his ailing poll numbers. Predecessors and would-be successors have other priorities.
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Trailing in Polls, U.K.’s Conservatives Look to Unleash the ‘Real Rishi’ Sunak
The British prime minister is trying to redefine himself as a conviction politician, leaning into the newly potent issue of meeting climate goals without raising costs for hard-pressed Britons.