For years, I have chronicled the California high-speed train project’s fraud, waste, and abuse.
The last time I covered it was in mid-2019 after the Trump administration nixed continued funding of this boondoggle.
Earlier this year, we reported that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) cancelled millions in grants for the high speed rail project that California Governor Gavin Newsom has substantially scaled back. MORE
Not sure how the can claim that. After all Diane Fienstien’s hubby got a ONE BILLION dollar contract out of it. How much do you want to bet he was paid in full? With no work performed?
The only place in the US that makes sense for high speed passenger rail is the Northeast Corridor, DC to Boston. They could give the airlines some serious competition.
Something tells me some “youths” will find a way to derail it.
“Well damn it all to Hell! Now we’re gonnahafta find another way to line our pockets.” An anonymous Democrat
^^^ High Speed Boats, yeah, that’s the ticket!
Great, now make California repay all that money back to the federal treasury.
At least the High Speed Rail project fulfilled its primary goal; enriching California politicians at US taxpayer’s expense.
I hate those high-speed trains. There’s hardly enough time to take a good dump.
Too many people have left California. Silicon Valley moved to Austin, TX. The water tunnels in the Delta has taken a back seat along with the bullet train that was never going to be. Besides, I think the first station to board was in Fresno or Bakersfield. Who wants to go there?
was this a waste of money? a Boondoggle?? Hell no….you don’t get how this all works yet? They will spend $50 billion on a train to nowhere. The project should have cost $25 billion by the private sector. Union contracts and BS like living wages means those lifelong Democrats got the surplus and promptly donated $10 billion back to Democrat politicians. So everyone who is a Democrat wins and the taxpayers bend over yet again. Now take this and multiply it by every project the one party rule in Commiefornia does and you see why they have one party rule.
Funny thing about those high speed trains. The moment someone gets injured or kill by one then speed limits will be slapped on it and it would run no faster than any other train.
Fifteen years ago I took AMTRAK from Seattle to central Washington. The train had to slow down to 25 MPH in every Podunk town along the way.