Despite opposition from Merced leaders, the head of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority says he will “of course” try to change state law so he can use money to build more profitable routes outside ...

Merced-to-Bakersfield rail may open by Jan. 1, 2032, nearly two years before deadline Segment unlikely to turn profit, but expansion to L.A. and Bay Area can Key funding hinges on Cap-and-Trade ...

California’s long-embattled bullet train faces another dilemma. A new report released Friday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority warns that the scaled-down Central Valley segment — the only ...

But now the agency has pitched delaying construction to Merced so it can work with private investors to build more profitable ...

The new return trip will depart Sacramento at 5:20 p.m. and arrive in Modesto at 6:47 p.m. It will take about four more hours to reach Bakersfield. Gold Runner already has a daily southbound train ...

Amtrak is bringing back its daytime train from the San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento, starting Dec. 8. It was suspended in 2020 amid the pandemic, leaving only a train that pulled into the capital at ...