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The Acela, with a top speed of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), is currently the fastest rail service in the U.S.
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The Fuxing series in China, with a top speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph), is currently the fastest rail service
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ACE plans to expand operations to Merced by 2030.
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For example, 49 from San Mateo to Palo Alto and 29 from San Jose to Gilroy.
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Several different options are still being studied for the route, but the Authority has identified the "SR14A" route alon
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Salesforce Transit Center is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) away from Embarcadero station; a connecting pedestrian tunnel has been
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San Jose–Bakersfield trains on the initial Silicon Valley to Central Valley line will call at Merced. Once Phase 1 is co
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From St. Louis FED FRED Economic Data: 123.273/88.613 equals 1.391
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPDEF/ -
List of funding granted, but not necessarily formally appropriated. For certain state funding such as Prop 1A or federal
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"Year-of-expenditure" $: Expected nominal prices in the year when expenditures are made. This number hence depends on fo
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The Authority was granted 25% of all future cap-and-trade proceeds from 2015 to 2030 in the 2014 California State Budget
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Calculated from expected total expenditure minus expenditures so far
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"The $128 billion price tag does not include cost updates for two separate segments between Palmdale and Anaheim, becaus
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The 2008 estimate included structures, stations, tracks, and power systems. Trainsets and maintenance facilities were no
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Segment and project scope definitions changed over the years, such as whether trainsets and stations are included or not
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Scope per segment may change over the years. For example, the inclusion of a second track is part of costs for Merced to
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Precise segments may change definition across years, such as San Jose to Merced vs. to Central Valley Wye
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Includes funded investment into Caltrain electrification
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Calculated as the sum of segments: San Jose to Gilroy, Gilroy to Carlucci Road, Carlucci Road to Madera Acres (Wye Leg 2
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Calculated as the sum of segments: Merced to Wye Legs 1, Wye Legs 1, Madera Acres to Poplar Avenue, Poplar Avenue to Bak
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Project segments change definition over the years; the 2018 business plan does not show numbers in YOE that allow for a
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Segment-wise civil construction costs may not sum to this total due to (i) rounding (ii) program-wide non-construction c
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Original plans for the Bay Bridge, which was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, were to retrofit the structure
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General price increases in the construction sector significantly outpaced consumer price inflation since Covid.
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The following example illustrates the sequence of pre-construction activities and its sensitivity to delay: "The state,
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Data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for passenger trips between LAX, BUR, ONT, SNA and LGA airports in Sou
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As of 2019, planned upgrades to the existing ACE commuter rail route across Altamont Pass would provide a fast and frequ
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The I-5 route would have included lower speed branch lines to connect the Central Valley cities to the main line.[citati
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"DB E.C.O. North America Inc"
https://db-engineering-consulting.com/en/projects/california-high-speed-rail-early-train-operator/ -
"Implementation Plan"
https://web.archive.org/web/20080910174725/http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/images/chsr/20080123171537_ImplementationPlan.pdf -
"Technical Memorandum: Traction Power 2x25kV Autotransformer Feed Type Electrification System & System Voltages"
http://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/programs/eir_memos/Proj_Guidelines_TM3_1_1_1R02.pdf -
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https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Project-Update-Report-SUP-FINAL-081925-A11Y.pdf -
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Project-Update-Report-SUP-FINAL-081925-A11Y.pdf [bare URL PDF]
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Project-Update-Report-SUP-FINAL-081925-A11Y.pdf -
hsr.ca.gov
https://hsr.ca.gov/2025/08/22/news-release-delivering-high-speed-rail-for-californians-supplemental-project-update-report-provides-a-path-forward-to-delivering-the-first-in-the-nation-system/ -
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https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Project-Update-Report-SUP-FINAL-081925-A11Y.pdf -
"How Cities Can Make the Most of California's High-Speed Rail Investment"
https://www.spur.org/news/2022-05-19/how-cities-can-make-most-californias-high-speed-rail-investment -
POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/21/california-high-speed-rail-ig-report-00205506 -
Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-18/high-speed-rail-financial-crisis-could-get-worse-under-trump -
The New York Times
https://web.archive.org/web/20240310173721/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/california-bullet-train.html -
Transportation Research Record
https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1143/1143-006.pdf -
"Bill Number: SB 1420"
http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/95-96/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1420_bill_960924_chaptered.html -
"California Proposition 1A, High-Speed Rail Bond Measure (2008)"
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_1A,_High-Speed_Rail_Bond_Measure_(2008) -
"Text of Proposed Law: Proposition 1A"
https://www.lalawlibrary.org/pdfs/PROP_1108_1A.pdf -
https://hsr.ca.gov/about/high-speed-rail-business-plans/2012-business-plan/
https://hsr.ca.gov/about/high-speed-rail-business-plans/2012-business-plan/ -
"Amtrak's Coast Starlight"
https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/20928/coast-starlight.pdf -
"San Joaquins Timetable"
https://amtrak-bucket.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/JPA17915_TimetableEdits_September_V2.pdf -
The Open Transportation Journal
https://opentransportationjournal.com/VOLUME/13/PAGE/48/FULLTEXT/#:~:text=Research%20on%20the%20interaction%20between,than%20air%20travel%20%5B27%5D. -
The Review of Economics and Statistics
https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/107/2/494/114755/Competition-and-Quality-Evidence-from-High-Speed?redirectedFrom=fulltext# -
The Mercury News
https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/05/americans-fly-lax-sfo-more-than-any-other-flight-path-in-the-u-s/ -
The Fresno Bee
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article280898638.html -
"High-Speed Rail Station Area Plan Goals"
https://www.bakersfieldcity.us/291/High-Speed-Rail-Station-Area-Plan-Goals -
The Orange County Register
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/24/new-figures-show-that-california-high-speed-rail-wont-do-much-about-climate-change/ -
"California State Rail Plan 2023"
https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/rail-mass-transportation/documents/california-state-rail-plan/20230309-casrp-public-dor-guidance.pdf -
"2024 Draft Business Plan"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Draft-Business-Plan-020724-A11Y.pdf -
"Proposed Statewide Alignment"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/newsroom/maps/Statewide_topo.pdf -
"Los Angeles to Anaheim"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/los-angeles-to-anaheim/ -
"San Francisco station"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/station-communities/san-francisco/ -
"Merced to Fresno – Central Valley Wye"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/merced-to-fresno/merced-to-fresno-central-valley-wye/ -
Manteca Bulletin
https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/ace-working-toward-rail-service-in-26-to-downtown/ -
"Merced station"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/station-communities/merced/ -
CalMatters
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/08/california-high-speed-rail-strategy/ -
"California High-Speed Rail Program Revised 2012 Business Plan"
https://www.hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/about/business_plans/BPlan_2012_rpt.pdf -
"Draft 2023 Business Plan Update"
https://cdn.sjjpa.com/wp-content/uploads/DRAFT-2023-SJJPA-Business-Plan-Update_Public-Review-Draft.pdf -
"San Joaquins"
https://www.amtrak.com/san-joaquins-train -
"2023 Project Update Report"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-Project-Update-Report-FINAL-022823.pdf -
www.constructionowners.com
https://www.constructionowners.com/news/california-high-speed-rail-report-outlines-path-forward -
hsr.ca.gov
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CVSR-2024-10-Data-2024-08-Draft-3-A11Y.pdf -
"Project Update Report to the California State Legislature"
https://www.hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/about/legislative_affairs/SB1029_Project_Update_Report_050119.pdf -
"Connecting and Transforming California: 2016 Business Plan"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/about/business_plans/2016_BusinessPlan.pdf -
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/california-high-speed-rail-funding.html?searchResultPosition=3 -
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/california-today-high-speed-rail-newsom-trump.html -
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/07/california-breaks-ground-high-speed-rail-project -
Construction of Fresno River Viaduct Underway - June 18, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akXU7vgk1dg -
"Design-Build Construction Packages"
https://hsr.ca.gov/business-opportunities/contract-opportunities/design-build-construction-packages/ -
National Public Radio
https://web.archive.org/web/20191105083718/https://www.wpr.org/derailed/high-speed-rail-debate-persists-california -
"News Release: California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Design Contracts to Prepare for Construction into Merced and Bakersfield"
https://hsr.ca.gov/2022/08/17/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-board-approves-design-contracts-to-prepare-for-construction-into-merced-and-bakersfield/ -
"California High-Speed Rail Board Awards Design Contract for Central Valley Stations"
https://hsr.ca.gov/2022/10/20/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-board-awards-design-contract-for-central-valley-stations/ -
"Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report: Madera High Speed Rail (HSR) Station Full-Build Project (Phase 3)"
https://cdn.sjjpa.com/wp-content/uploads/20231122140306/Madera-HSR-Station-Full-Build_NOP_2023-11-22_FINAL.pdf -
"Track & Systems"
https://hsr.ca.gov/business-opportunities/contract-opportunities/track-systems/ -
"Merced to Bakersfield Segment The Authority Is Unlikely to Complete the Segment as Currently Envisioned within Its Planned Schedule"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Schedule-Engagement-Report-FINAL-A11Y.pdf -
Politico
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/21/california-high-speed-rail-ig-report-00205506 -
hsr.ca.gov
https://web.archive.org/web/20250823141815/https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Project-Update-Report-SUP-FINAL-081925-A11Y.pdf -
"Caltrain Electrification Frequently Asked Questions"
https://www.caltrain.com/media/21596/ -
San Mateo Daily Journal
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/caltrain-goes-fully-electric/article_5e2c23a2-77c4-11ef-8610-47587c0ec09b.html -
"San José to Merced"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/san-jose-to-merced/ -
Palo Alto Online
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/11/24/caltrain-plans-for-4-track-segments-complicate-palo-altos-effort-to-redesign-rail-crossings/ -
Railway Track & Structures
https://www.rtands.com/grade-crossings/palo-alto-calif-wants-grade-separation-for-high-speed-rail-project-but-authority-is-not-listening/ -
"At-Grade Crossing Safety"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/At-Grade-Crossing-Safety-1-26-2022_a11y.pdf -
"Los Angeles"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/station-communities/los-angeles/ -
LA Metro
https://www.metro.net/projects/link-us/ -
"Los Angeles to Anaheim Update"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LA-A-SAA-and-PA-Overview-NovBoard-A11Y.pdf -
The Orange County Register
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/01/california-high-speed-rail-authority-considering-adding-new-track-in-southern-california-corridor/ -
"Connectivity and Bookend Investments"
https://www.hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/communication/info_center/factsheets/Connectivity_Bookends.pdf -
"California High-Speed Rail Authority Board Clears Final Environmental Milestone to Connect Downtown San Francisco to Downtown Los Angeles"
https://hsr.ca.gov/2024/06/27/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-authority-board-clears-final-environmental-milestone-to-connect-downtown-san-francisco-to-downtown-los-angeles/ -
"Tunneling in Northern California: San Jose to Merced Project Section Factsheet"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Pacheco-Pass-Factsheet-for-web-English.pdf -
Engineering News-Record
https://www.enr.com/articles/54030-california-high-speed-rail-connection-to-silicon-valley-approved -
"Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Draft Project EIR/EIS"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/programs/bakersfield-palmdale/BP_Draft_EIRS_Vol_1_CH_2_Alternatives.pdf -
"Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/newsroom/maps/Bakersfield_to_Palmdale.pdf -
San Francisco Chronicle
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/ca-high-speed-rail-las-vegas-20018173.php -
"Palmdale to Burbank Project Section: Connecting Community Update 2022"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0805-P-B_DEIRS_Fact-Sheet_4pgs_English_Rem.pdf -
"Palmdale to Burbank Project Section Map"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/newsroom/maps/Palmdale_to_Burbank.pdf -
"Palmdale to Burbank Project Section: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PB_02.0-AppxD_P2K_PEPD_RECORD_SET_Rev02_Design_Baseline_Report-a11y.pdf -
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-train-cost-increase-20180309-story.html -
"Sustainability"
https://hsr.ca.gov/programs/green-practices-sustainability/sustainability/ -
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/06/12/californias-100-billion-electric-bullet-train-will-be-fully-solar-powered/ -
California High-Speed Train Project Revised DEIR/Supplemental DEIS
https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/2429/2_C_Operations_and_Service_Plan_Summary.pdf -
"High-Speed Rail Maintenance Facilities"
https://hsr.ca.gov/about/maintenancefacilities/ -
The San Joaquin Valley Sun
https://sjvsun.com/news/fresno/behind-fresnos-pitch-for-the-hsr-maintenance-yard/ -
"Merced to Sacramento"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/merced-to-sacramento/ -
"Los Angeles to San Diego"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/los-angeles-to-san-diego/ -
"Los Angeles to San Diego Section"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/newsroom/maps/LA_to_San_Diego.pdf -
"Project Sections"
https://hsr.ca.gov/high-speed-rail-in-california/project-sections/ -
The Fresno Bee
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article280078874.html -
"Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for Alternative Compliance and High-Speed Trainsets"
https://web.archive.org/web/20240313024048/https://railroads.dot.gov/regulations-fr/rulemaking/2018-25020 -
""NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Shortlist of Potential Suppliers for Electrified High-Speed Trains in California""
https://hsr.ca.gov/2024/01/05/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-releases-shortlist-of-potential-suppliers-for-electrified-high-speed-trains-in-california/ -
Railway News
https://railway-news.com/california-high-speed-rail-releases-rfp-for-electric-train-contract/ -
California High-Speed Rail Authority
https://hsr.ca.gov/business-opportunities/procurements/architectural-engineering-and-capital-contracts/high-speed-trainsets-and-related-services/ -
"CHSRA Board Meeting Briefing: Trainset RFQ"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/August-4-2023-Agenda-Item-2-Board-Memo-Trainsets-RFQ-Final-A11Y.pdf -
Siemens Mobility Global
https://www.mobility.siemens.com/us/en/company/newsroom/press-releases/siemens-mobility-to-establish-americas-first-high-speed-rail-production-facility-in-horseheads-new-york.html -
"California High Speed Rail Authority Prototypes Buy America Waiver Decision"
https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/california-high-speed-rail-authority-prototypes-buy-america-waiver-decision -
"Madera Station Relocation Project"
https://sjjpa.com/madera-station-relocation-project/ -
"CHSRA and Burbank Airport reach settlement"
https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/11/16/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-and-hollywood-burbank-airport-reach-settlement-agreement/ -
"California High-Speed Rail Authority 2024 Business Plan Technical Supporting Document: Service Planning Methodology"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-BP-Service-Planning-Methodology-V06-Final-A11Y.pdf -
Railway Gazette International
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/db-consortium-selected-for-california-high-speed-rail-consultancy-contract.html -
"Amtrak FY23 Ridership"
https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-FY23-Year-End-Ridership.pdf -
"High-Speed Rail Corridor Project Awarded $8M Grant"
https://highdesertcorridor.org/high-speed-rail-corridor-project-awarded-8m-grant/ -
KTLA 5
https://ktla.com/news/california/plan-to-connect-californias-2-high-speed-rail-projects-moves-forward/ -
Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV
https://www.ktnv.com/news/another-high-speed-rail-project-would-connect-las-vegas-to-additional-california-stops -
"Feds grant $6 billion for high-speed rail projects"
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/feds-grant-6-billion-high-speed-rail-projects-rcna128508 -
"Brightline West High Speed Rail Project"
https://www.dot.nv.gov/projects-programs/transportation-projects/brightline-west-high-speed-rail-project -
"2023 SJJPA Business Plant"
https://cdn.sjjpa.com/wp-content/uploads/DRAFT-2023-SJJPA-Business-Plan-Update_Public-Review-Draft-1.pdf -
Railway Age
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/transit-briefs-ace-amtrak-bart-brightline-west/ -
Stockton Record
https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2013/08/04/ace-looks-to-expand-speed/44385643007/ -
"Cross Valley Corridor Plan"
https://tularecog.org/tcag/planning/transit-planning/transit-plans/cross-valley-corridor-plan/cross-valley-corridor-plan/ -
"Official Voter Information Guide • California General Election, Tuesday, November 4, 2008"
https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2008/general/pdf-guide/suppl-complete-guide.pdf#prop1a -
Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-california-rail-idUSTOE68D05G20100914/ -
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/us/california-high-speed-rail.html -
"California bullet train costs soar to $77 billion, opening delayed"
https://web.archive.org/web/20180312155112/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/california-bullet-train-costs-soar-to-77-billion-opening-delayed.html -
San Francisco Chronicle
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/ca-high-speed-rail-100-billion-18979091.php -
"Capital Outlay and Expenditure Report Feb 2024"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Capital-Outlay-Budget-and-Expenditures-Report-February-29-2024-A11Y.pdf -
"Total Expenditures with Forecast Feb 2024"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Total-Project-Expenditures-with-Forecast-February-29-2024-A11Y.pdf -
"2024 Business Plan"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-Draft-Business-Plan-020724-A11Y.pdf -
"Cash Management Report Feb 2024"
https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Cash-Management-Report-February-29-2024-A11Y.pdf -
Wired
https://www.wired.com/2008/11/california-vote-2/ -
"2008 Proposition 1 High Speed Rail Bonds"
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2280&context=ca_ballot_props -
"Obama Administration Invests $2.35 Billion in High-Speed Rail Stimulus Funding in California"
https://mtc.ca.gov/news/obama-administration-invests-235-billion-high-speed-rail-stimulus-funding-california -
The Mercury News
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/19/dept-of-transportation-wants-high-speed-rail-billions-back/ -
The Week
https://theweek.com/articles/540002/most-expensive-publicworks-project-history -
The Fresno Bee
https://web.archive.org/web/20230512002650/https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/high-speed-rail/article273296540.html -
"Long-term money a big boost for California's high-speed rail"
https://www.dailynews.com/2014/06/16/long-term-money-a-big-boost-for-californias-high-speed-rail/ -
"Cap-and-Trade Revenue: Likely Much Higher Than Governor's Budget Assumes"
http://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/64 -
"Trump administration pulls $929 million in funding for California high-speed rail"
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/16/trump-administration-pulls-california-high-speed-rail-funding.html -
"Trump Administration Cancels Nearly $1 Billion In California High-Speed Rail Funding"
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/16/724145472/trump-administration-cancels-nearly-1-billion-in-california-high-speed-rail-fund -
"Biden restores $929 mln for California high-speed rail withheld by Trump"
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-restores-929-mln-california-high-speed-rail-2021-06-11/ -
"California High-Speed Rail gets big boost from Biden Administration"
https://ktla.com/news/california/california-high-speed-rail-gets-big-boost-from-biden-administration/ -
"US to award $6.1 billion to Las Vegas, California high-speed rail projects"
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-award-3-billion-las-vegas-high-speed-rail-project-2023-12-05/ -
The New York Times
https://web.archive.org/web/20250708041232/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/california-high-speed-rail-funding.html -
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/california-high-speed-rail-trump-administration -
Politico
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/trump-california-high-speed-rail-00459191 -
Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-16/trump-administration-cancels-funding-for-high-speed-rail-project -
Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-17/california-sues-the-trump-administration-over-loss-of-high-speed-rail-funds -
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/17/california-high-speed-rail-funding-trump-newsom/ -
www.gov.ca.gov
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/07/17/california-sues-to-stop-trumps-politically-motivated-attack-on-high-speed-rail/ -
The Sacramento Bee
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article312084510.html -
Los Angeles Times
https://web.archive.org/web/20250912103841/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-12/high-speed-rail-project-slated-to-received-20-billion-in-state-funding -
The Fresno Bee
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The Mercury News
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"High-speed rail plans announced"
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Los Angeles Times
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The Mercury News
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The Mercury News
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-12/california-high-speed-rail-delays-contractor-angry-letter -
Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Business Journal
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The Fresno Bee
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Los Angeles Times
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"Judge Allows California High-Speed Rail Project To Proceed"
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Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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The Fresno Bee
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Governing
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HuffPost
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Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times
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"Making the Most of High-Speed Rail in California: Lessons from France and Germany"
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The Fresno Bee
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Palo Alto Online
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CalMatters
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"Spotlight on Measure M"
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Los Angeles Times
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San Francisco Chronicle
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The Bakersfield Californian
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"High-speed rail route took land from farmers. The money they're owed hasn't arrived"
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