Hsr articles

  • Letters: HSR v. TCR

    In 1863, Union Pacific started construction in Sacramento. Eastward with a railroad track. In 1865, Central Pacific started in Omaha. Westward with a railroad track, 18,000 workers, no modern equipment, as we now have. Crossing the Sierras and the Rockies, Indian country and thieves.Harsh? Yes, very much so.Winter snow, and all the elements. Six years later they met in Utah.

  • Hamilton's HSR celebrates 150th anniversary amid LRT tensions

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Hamilton’s public transit agency is rolling into a major milestone this week— its 150th anniversary. But the celebrations arrive against a backdrop of tensions between workers and the city over the future LRT system. Transit unions and advocates are still urging the city to hit the brakes on its decision to allow a private third […]