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  • Gavin Newsom's high-speed

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to ALL on Tue Apr 7 11:22:57 2026
    Message originally in conference misc.transport.rail.americas
    and was forwarded to you by DUMAS WALKER.
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    Gavin Newsom's transport secretary has admitted criticism of
    California's high-speed rail is justified . as estimates of the project
    show it will be a struggle to be completed.

    Officials now say it will cost an eye-watering $126 billion to finish
    the line from Los Angeles to San Francisco . which is more money than
    Amtrak has ever received from the federal government since it was
    established in 1971, a damning 60 Minutes report revealed.

    That's and a huge uptick when compared to the $33 billion voters were
    told the rail would cost when it was announced way back in 2008.

    Nearly two decades later, the idea of a sleek, sub-three-hour ride has
    instead morphed into a delayed, downsized, and wildly expensive project
    that's earliest projected opening is 2033.

    There are still no tracks laid, and the only segment that's seen much
    progress runs between Bakersfield and Merced.

    In nearby Fresno, the only place where the project is visible, locals
    mock the project as "Stonehenge".

    https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/california-transportation -secretary-toks-125093407.jpg?resize=716,496&quality=75&strip=all

    California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin in Long Beach in 2023.

    https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/californias-125-billion-high-speed-train- to-nowhere-laid-bare-in-60-minutes-report/


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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Mike Powell on Tue Apr 14 18:35:01 2026
    The project should have been scrapped LONG ago, and Newsome recalled.

    I am a rail proponate, but the project just won't work.

    Money instead should have been spent on laying duel track so Amtrak does not have to compete with the freight companies.

    Infrastructure at the larger stations to support things like Rental Cars.

    Used to love riding Amtrak, but the lack of follow on transportation at stations was always a drawback.

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