Will the Central Valley Ever Get High-Speed Rail?
Funding cuts and environmental issues are both holding up the long-stalled project
We looked into the recent history of California’s high-speed rail to understand some of the obstacles preventing it from staying on track.
When Streetcars Roamed the Capital Region
The classic car system predated light rail by almost a century
While many of us believe that Sacramento’s light rail trains were innovative when they began tooting their way throughout the Capital Region in the 1980s, the current system is actually the reboot of a suburban trolley that slid, wended and awoke its way through the area many decades before.
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The Way We Work: Steve Pleau
A glimpse into the daily life of the CEO of Future Automotive Group
Despite turning 78 this year, Pleau still heads to the office every day to rally the troops, monitor customer satisfaction, and follow his North Star: “My real focus is on expansion,” says Pleau. “I’m not done.”
California Agriculture Museum Curates Groundbreaking History of Farm Technology
From horse-drawn to engine-powered, it’s a tractor lover’s paradise
Tractor heaven is in Woodland. Those who enter the Heidrick family’s California Agriculture Museum are greeted by aisles lined with rare antique trucks and tractors of all colors, shapes and eras, along with other artifacts depicting the country’s rich agricultural machinery history.
What’s Holding Up Valley Rail?
The need and the plan are there, but bureaucracy once again slows progress
The project has been caught in spiraling delays, and launch dates have been pushed back to 2030. The San Jose Regional Rail Commission broke ground on just one of the half dozen proposed new stations as of late summer 2024.
Is Our Future Tied to the Tracks? with James Stout
PODCAST EPISODE: Journalist James Stout delves into his latest feature for Comstock’s “What’s Holding Up Valley Rail?” where he investigated delays in railway expansion throughout the Central Valley. We discuss the hurdles that are baked into the system, changing attitudes towards public transit and whether hopping on a train might be more commonplace in future America.
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