High Speed Rail

Cost issues are not limited to transit. The US spends 2-3 times more per project on highways than peer high income countries, and highway construction costs recently increased 50% in just two years. Is Secretary Duffy going to cancel all highway funding too until he figures out what's going on?

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New administration, same BS.

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And this time the CA State Rail Plan's vision for an electrified, connected network doesn't dismiss catenary wire out of hand.

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Four-minute CA High-Speed Rail Authority video explains Palmdale to Burbank alignment, plus connection from Burbank into downtown L.A. Union Station

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You have to see 119 miles of high speed rail construction from the air to really appreciate how much has been built

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Caltrans is planning to commit the state to pursuing a technology that is unproven, currently untested, and will involve unknown but extensive future costs.

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Choudri brings 30 years of experience developing transportation infrastructure, including work on high-speed rail in France and Spain

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Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028

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