California, Trump and rail

What California got wrong and Florida got right with high-speed rail
It’s the worst managed project I think I’ve ever seen,” Donald Trump said last week. “I built for a living and I built on time — on budget. ... It’s impossible that something could cost that much.”
California high speed rail has $4.3B in unspent federal grants. Could Trump take it away?
What’s needed for San Francisco to LA to happen is we’re going to need the federal partner to say, ‘Get that done.’”
Trump Wants A Probe Into California's High-Speed Rail—Says The Budget Overruns Could Have Bought 'Finest Limousine Service' For Everyone
President Donald Trump is once again targeting California’s high-speed rail project, calling it the “worst-managed project” he’s ever seen and demanding an investigation into its massive cost overruns.
Trump pledges to investigate California high-speed rail. Is it actually over budget?
Trump and one of his key advisors, technology billionaire Elon Musk, have both been highly critical of the California High-Speed Rail Authority and its planned bullet-train project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco by way of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley.
Newsom Heads to D.C. as Trump Threatens Investigation Into High-Speed Rail
Governor Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Trump administration in the aftermath of Southern California's deadly and destructive wildfires, while the president has threatened to investigate the state's high-speed rail project.
High Speed Rail vs. Air California Edition
In a previous video, we acknowledged that even though connecting the Bay Area and Los Angeles makes sense from the standpoint of connecting large cities with high existing travel volumes (both by road and by air),
Inspector General and President Trump deal new setbacks to high-speed rail boondoggle
Given the project’s track record of delays and the likelihood that high-speed rail will lose money from operations in the Central Valley, why would any private investor step up?
Trump says he’ll investigate California’s high-speed rail; authority calls comments ‘noise’
President Trump said Tuesday that he would investigate California’s high-speed rail plan, calling it “the worst-managed project” he has seen. “They have hundreds of billions of dollars of cost overruns,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It’s impossible that something could cost that much.”
California high-speed rail project faces $6.5B shortfall, possible federal investigation
The California Office of the Inspector General warned that work on the initial segment could slip behind schedule.
California High Speed Rail Update Shared by New CEO
Ian Choudri said that the project has faced "significant challenges," but that it is spending "every dollar wisely."
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High-Speed Rail Announces Completion of Fargo Avenue Overcrossing in Kings County
February 10, 2025 - KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is kicking off the new year ...
Planning a Train Trip in Europe? New Sleeper Trains and High-Speed Routes Await.
European passenger rail travel continues to expand, with a flurry of new routes opening and competition heating up on key ...