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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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
Børge<p>You absolutely have to stop posting about good things on a platform where Elon Musk sees it! This is suicidal!</p><p><a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/DemocracyDying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyDying</span></a> <a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>train</span></a> <a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> <a href="https://tutoteket.no/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Look for DOGE goons &amp; Elon to kill this High Speed Rail project in 3, 2, 1...</p><p>Amtrak seeks partner to move DFW-Houston bullet train forward 🚄 </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dallasnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dallasnews</span></a></span> <br> <br><a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2025/02/28/amtrak-seeks-partner-to-move-dfw-houston-bullet-train-forward/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dallasnews.com/news/transporta</span><span class="invisible">tion/2025/02/28/amtrak-seeks-partner-to-move-dfw-houston-bullet-train-forward/</span></a></p><p><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/BulletTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BulletTrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shinkansen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shinkansen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://netzsphaere.xyz/users/maija" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maija</span></a></span> bruh, that happens when you don't have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a>!</p>
allen<p>With Alto High Speed Rail:</p><p>I've been hearing a lot of "this will never happen", "Trudeau is buying votes", "government is handing billions to his buddies at SNC" online...</p><p>I'm optimistic but I'm also not that naive to ignore the timing of it being political. But this is just the end of the several years-long procurement phase and the start of the design phase of the Canadian high-speed rail project.</p><p>Canadians, Rail-tooters, give me your takes.</p><p><a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Highspeedrail</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montreal</span></a></p>
allen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span></p><p>Withholding appropriated <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> funds under false pretenses would be illegal and unconstitutional, but nonetheless, it would also be hurting jobs and infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; MAGA voters.</p><p>I drew a line approximating the CAHSR initial operating segment over the 2024 county-by-county presidential electoral map. De-railing this project is sticking it to Trump's own base, not coastal liberal elites.</p><p><a href="https://rail.chat/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>train</span></a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Bakersfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bakersfield</span></a></p>
Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈<p>Ever since Elon Musk's "Hyperloop" con, he has been trying to delay and kill of High Speed Rail in America in order to sell more Teslas.</p><p>We are going to finish this project whether Musk likes it or not.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ktla.com/news/california/majority-of-californians-still-support-high-speed-rail-project-polling-shows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ktla.com/news/california/major</span><span class="invisible">ity-of-californians-still-support-high-speed-rail-project-polling-shows</span></a></p>
FunGuy2PlayWith<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> is getting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> </p><p>The Prime Minister, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JustinTrudeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinTrudeau</span></a> today announced that Canada is developing a high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor. This transformative rail network will span approximately 1,000 km and reach speeds of up to 300 km/hour, with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City. ... The official name of this high-speed rail service will be Alto.</p><p><a href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/02/19/canada-getting-high-speed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases</span><span class="invisible">/2025/02/19/canada-getting-high-speed</span></a></p>
Dave MacDonald (admin)<p>I think they might have actually heard us - we're getting <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> !! 🎉 🇨🇦 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/build" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>build</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.solar/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-announces-high-speed-rail-quebec-toronto-1.7462538" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-a</span><span class="invisible">nnounces-high-speed-rail-quebec-toronto-1.7462538</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>PM Trudeau just announced that a 3-hour high speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City is to begin! </p><p>This should have been built 20 years ago, still, depending on the fare price, it could be a real game-changer in terms of reducing car and jet emissions. </p><p>Let's hope they decide to stretch it all the way to Halifax.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-announces-high-speed-rail-quebec-toronto-1.7462538" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-a</span><span class="invisible">nnounces-high-speed-rail-quebec-toronto-1.7462538</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TrainTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainTravel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/QuebecCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuebecCity</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>