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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