Federal Transportation Secretary Calls for Review of California's High-Speed Rail
The Federal Railroad Administration initiated a review of California's 400-mile high-speed rail project aimed at connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco following concerns voiced by the Trump Administration,
Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail
President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in December 2023, allocated $3.3 billion more.
Trump Administration Questions Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled project.
Transportation chief Sean Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project
Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the rail project and its leadership.
High-Speed Rail project still supported by majority of Californians, polling shows
A recent poll commissioned by KTLA parent company Nexstar Media found that 54% of Californians still support state funding for the California High-Speed Rail project, despite concerns over its
US Opens Probe Into Whether to Rescind $4 Billion in California High Speed Rail Grants
The Trump administration said Thursday it is opening a review into whether to rescind about $4 billion awarded to California's High-Speed Rail project. Voters approved $10 billion for the high speed rail project in 2008 but the costs have risen sharply and President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the effort.
LA's High-Speed Rail, SF's Presidio Become Latest Trump Targets
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Trump administration launches review of California's high speed rail spending
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the Trump administration has launched a compliance review into California's high-speed rail project.
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Trudeau pitches high-speed rail, putting surprising new decarbonization options on the table
High-speed rail alternatives for travel could open up a suite of decarbonizing options not currently on the table. But ...
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'Build the rail': Protestors decry fed's plan to review long delayed CA high-speed rail project
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the Federal Railroad Administration initiated a review of California’s 400-mile high-speed rail project aimed at connecting L.A. to San ...
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Is it the end of the line for California’s high speed rail project?
Recent reporting in the last couple of weeks has more than confirmed that DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, has indeed put the high-speed rail project very high on its list of ...