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Railpage<p>Second HS2 tunnel boring machine finishes 5-mile journey beneath London. <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJwjX4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJwjX4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1965960/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1965960/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Hundreds of federal buildings, some of them historic, are on the auction block as part of DOGE's effort to privatize everything possible – Fortune <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.PostalService(USPS)</p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Eurostar rivals are given the ‘green signal’ for cross-Channel trains: What could it mean for passengers?</p><p>For decades, Eurostar has been the only rail operator running through the Channel Tunnel. But recent shifts in regulation and burgeoning demand for lower-carbon travel options have boosted interest from competitors.</p><p>A handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-eurostar-rivals-are-given-the-green-signal-for-cross-channel-trains-what-could-it-mean-for-passengers?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250402</span><span class="invisible">-eurostar-rivals-are-given-the-green-signal-for-cross-channel-trains-what-could-it-mean-for-passengers?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Eurostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurostar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ChannelTunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChannelTunnel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>State representatives heard arguments this week about a bill that would make it more difficult to construct high-speed rail projects in Texas -- including the long-planned bullet train between Houston and Dallas.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/01/517435/house-subcommittee-discusses-bill-that-would-hinder-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-developments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/transportation/2025/04/01/517435/house-subcommittee-discusses-bill-that-would-hinder-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-developments/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonToDallasRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonToDallasRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasBulletTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasBulletTrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHighSpeedTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHighSpeedTrain</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>The Paris-Milan train resumes service 19 months after interruption.</p><p>After a 19-month interruption due to a landslide in the Maurienne Valley in the French Alps, the rail link between Paris and Milan resumed Monday morning.</p><p>The first two TGV trains left the Gare de Lyon in Paris for Milan at 6:46 and then at 9:46, taking just over seven hours to reach the Lombard capital, passing through Macon, Chambéry, Modane, Oulx and Turin.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250331-the-paris-milan-train-resumes-service-19-months-after-interruption?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250331</span><span class="invisible">-the-paris-milan-train-resumes-service-19-months-after-interruption?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Milan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/TGV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a></p>
gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭<p>I keep saying that calls for <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> in America are fundamentally misguided, when we cannot even keep our conventional rail network operational.</p><p>This almost certainly means that the also aging Amfleet II trainsets will need to take their place.</p><p>The new <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> Airo trainsets being built by Siemens to replace the Amfleet II are not expected to enter service until 2026. It is unclear whether or not this timetable can or will be accelerated.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/@shansterable/114248242771543445" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ohai.social/@shansterable/1142</span><span class="invisible">48242771543445</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>South Korean Land Minister leads delegation to Philippines and Vietnam, aiming to secure infrastructure projects for Korean companies and strengthen international cooperation in high-speed rail and urban development sectors.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InfrastructureBids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfrastructureBids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilippinesVietnamVisit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhilippinesVietnamVisit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KoreanCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KoreanCompanies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UrbanDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=56034" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=56034</span></a></p>
Dave MacDonald (admin)<p>It's time to build 🇨🇦 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>
Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> in France literally deforms space: you can get from Paris to Marseille in 3 hours, but it takes another 3 hours to get from <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Marseille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marseille</span></a> to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Cannes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cannes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tgv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tgv</span></a></p>
HaraldA couple <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/train?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#train</a> photos from my recent trip to Spain/France/Germany/Switzerland. I traveled by <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/HighSpeedRail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> from Madrid to Stuttgart via Barcelona and Paris in a single day. In <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Stuttgart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stuttgart</a> I took the <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Zacke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zacke</a> rack railway. The fastest regional train in Germany, the <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/RE200?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RE200</a> took me from Wendlingen to Ulm. And then I traveled on the scenic <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Gäubahn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gäubahn</a> from Stuttgart to Zürich. <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/BahnBubble?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BahnBubble</a>
dasgrueneblatt<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://literatur.social/@catrinity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>catrinity</span></a></span> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugbubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/trainbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trainbubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/bahnbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bahnbubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugfahren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugfahren</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/CrossBorderRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorderRail</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugliebe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugliebe</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/railtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railtravel</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/highSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highSpeedRail</span></a> </p><p>so was?</p><p>plus die länder und die netze und marken, um die es geht, also <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/sncf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sncf</span></a>, <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/oebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oebb</span></a>, <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightjet</span></a>, <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/interrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interrail</span></a>, <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/eurail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurail</span></a> etc.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1923627/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1923627/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Finland, Turkey, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Portugal Set to Transform European Travel with a Revolutionary High-Speed Rail Network <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanTravel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinlandTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinlandTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreeceTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreeceTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IrelandTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrelandTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ItalyTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItalyTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portugal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PortugalTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortugalTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RailwayNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailwayNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpainTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpainTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Suomi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suomi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TravelNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TurkeyTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurkeyTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/uutiset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uutiset</span></a></p>
StanceOfMind<p>For all the talk about "American Greatness", this goes toward the argument against that idea.</p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91297387/frances-high-speed-trains-tgv-makeover" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91297387/franc</span><span class="invisible">es-high-speed-trains-tgv-makeover</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/RailTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailTravel</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a></p>
Pete buttigieg<p>Appreciating the welcome view here on Mastodon! Since transportation is what brings people together—literally and figuratively—let’s talk infrastructure.</p><p>What’s one transportation project (big or small) that’s made a real difference in your community? Would love to hear what’s working and what still needs improvement<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartCities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p>
Light bulbs<p>Interesting detail of France’s new high-speed TGV M trains: 97% of the materials are recyclable.<br><a href="https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en/innovation/decarbonization-trains/tgv-inoui-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">groupe-sncf.com/en/innovation/</span><span class="invisible">decarbonization-trains/tgv-inoui-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/TGV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a></p>
Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️<p>The sad thing about this map is that it's wrong. The sections in yellow in the US have a top speed of 150 MPH (241 km/h) so the US should be shown with no high speed rail on this map 😭</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a></p>
LeftyLabourTechToronto<p>Liberals’ high-speed rail: a fast track to privatization<br>Experts say Trudeau’s plan will sideline VIA Rail—and passengers will pay the price</p><p>by Taylor C. Noakes</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CanadianPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/liberals-high-speed-rail-a-fast-track-to-privatization/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breachmedia.ca/liberals-high-s</span><span class="invisible">peed-rail-a-fast-track-to-privatization/</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>It looks like visible effects of competition are now happening on French high-speed lines: SNCF is now offering tickets up 9 months ahead (until December 13th) on competitive lines: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeanbaptistemarie/114144358433759862" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@jeanbaptistem</span><span class="invisible">arie/114144358433759862</span></a></p><p>This is pushed by Trenitalia opening tickets 6 months ahead (until September 11th today) on Paris-Marseille: <a href="https://www.liberation.fr/lifestyle/consommation/tgv-trenitalia-ouvre-sa-billetterie-pour-ses-trains-paris-marseille-a-partir-de-juin-20250311_HN6JIYUXRFFUBCCMT4S7GD36AY/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liberation.fr/lifestyle/consom</span><span class="invisible">mation/tgv-trenitalia-ouvre-sa-billetterie-pour-ses-trains-paris-marseille-a-partir-de-juin-20250311_HN6JIYUXRFFUBCCMT4S7GD36AY/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrossBorderRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorderRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SNCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNCF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trenitalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trenitalia</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Texas High Speed Rail Proposal <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJT3xx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJT3xx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Virgin Group seeks to raise funding for a cross-Channel Eurostar rival.</p><p>A rival to the cross-Channel train service Eurostar could appear as soon as 2029 as Virgin Group seeks to raise £700 million (€832.9mn) for the project.</p><p>Virgin Group wants to launch the new service by the end of the decade, initially running trains from London to Paris and Brussels.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250310-virgin-group-seeks-to-raise-funding-for-a-cross-channel-eurostar-rival?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250310</span><span class="invisible">-virgin-group-seeks-to-raise-funding-for-a-cross-channel-eurostar-rival?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/VirginGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirginGroup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ChannelTunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChannelTunnel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Eurostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurostar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brussels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a></p>
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