Trump, high-speed rail and California

Trump admin puts 'disastrous' high-speed rail project in deep blue state on notice
The Trump admin is putting a "disastrous" high-speed rail project in California on notice after it started almost two decades ago and has "no rail" being built.
Trump administration threatens $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project in what could be the first step in clawing back the $4 billion promised by the Biden administration to build out the first section of the line, from Merced to Bakersfield.
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.
California High-Speed Rail Calls for Public Input
Authorities will give the public the chance to participate in the scoping process ahead of an environmental impact report.
Trump administration blasts one California high-speed rail project but praises another
While U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned the cross-state high-speed rail project, he praised the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles effort.
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.
‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
USA: 'With multiple independent federal and state audits completed, every dollar is accounted for, and we stand by the progress and impact of this project', California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said after recently appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a review of federal
U.S. transportation secretary orders investigation into California's high-speed rail project
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed California’s $135 billion high-speed rail project for soaring far over budget with no end in sight.
Trump admin orders compliance review of CA's high speed rail project
President Donald Trump and his administration are performing a compliance review of California's beleaguered high-speed rail that's supposed to link San Francisco with Southern California.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy directs FRA to review California High-Speed Rail Project
FRA will review CHSRA and Merced-Bakersfield segment’s progress, including compliance for federal grant agreements to ...
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Protester Hurls Tomato at Tulare Assemblywoman During High-Speed Rail Conference
A protester threw a tomato at Tulare Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo on Thursday while she spoke about an investigation into ...
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Is it the end of the line for California’s high speed rail project?
Everything we predicted about California’s High Speed Rail project (HSR) has come to rotten fruition. Frequent readers of ...
Canada's High-Speed Rail Plan Gets $4 Billion Boost
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the investment would be used to build a new transport link between Quebec City ...
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NYC Congestion Pricing at Risk, CA Bullet Train Under Review, and Canada Joins the High-Speed Rail Race
New York’s Congestion Pricing might get canceled… California’s high-speed rail bullet train project is under investigation… ...
High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City, Trudeau announces
The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin ...
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High-speed train project raises questions about the future of transportation: 'People also want to travel across borders'
A direct, high-speed rail route from Munich to Paris is in the works, the latest sign that cross-country travel via train is ...
Will the benefits of Trudeau's high-speed rail project justify the enormous cost?
The federal government’s $3.9-billion commitment to high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto may seem like a bold investment in Canada’s infrastructure future. However, a closer examination ...