Originally passed as a ballot initiative in 2008, the 800-mile rail line was supposed to be completed in two phases on a $33 billion budget by 2020, with a main line connecting San Francisco with Los Angeles and branches stretching north to Sacramento and south to San Diego.
Trump terminates federal funding for California’s $135B high-speed rail ‘boondoggle’: ‘TRAIN TO NOWHERE’
Politics
July 17, 2025
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