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German rail giant tapped to operate California’s bullet train

(Source: Courthouse News Service, November 15, 2017)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a delay, the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Wednesday awarded a hotly contested contract to a German engineering firm to help with the preoperative and early-operation phase of the fledgling bullet train network.

Full story: Courthouse News Service

Thursday, November 16, 2017

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