Tag: High-Speed Rail Projects

After Years of Delays, Amtrak Moves Toward Faster Trains in the Northeast

After years of delays and safety and design disputes, Amtrak is one step closer to bringing new high-speed trains to the busy Northeast Corridor. Amtrak officials said late Friday that the new trains, which had failed an extended series of computer modeling tests, had passed on the 14th try and had been cleared by the […]

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In Las Vegas, Biden Speaks the Name He Often Doesn’t

Just a few months ago, President Biden rarely said the name of his likely opponent in the 2024 presidential election — former President Donald J. Trump — instead invoking other Republicans as proxies during public events or, on occasion, referring simply to “the former guy.” But speaking in Las Vegas on Friday, Mr. Biden didn’t […]

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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project

As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain took to a stage in Manchester on Wednesday to give his first Conservative conference speech as party leader, he seemed determined to cast himself as a man of action who would rebuild his economically depleted country. But undercutting his claim to be a builder, Mr. Sunak’s most important […]

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Sunak’s UK Conservative Party Conference Haunted by Truss and Other Rivals

Perhaps it’s inevitable for a political party that has held power in Britain for nearly 14 years, but the Conservative Party’s annual conference is rattling with the restless ghosts of its past and future. On Monday, Liz Truss, the prime minister ousted a year ago after her proposed tax cuts upended financial markets, stole the […]

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Trailing in Polls, U.K.’s Conservatives Look to Unleash the ‘Real Rishi’ Sunak

When Rishi Sunak arrives at the Conservative Party’s annual conference on Sunday, it will be his first as Britain’s prime minister. The question looming for many attendees in the cavernous venue in Manchester is whether it could also be his last. Facing a general election within 16 months, Mr. Sunak has restored some stability after […]

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