Why California’s $33B Bullet Train Is Now a $231B Problem

California’s fake fast-train project puts millions in pen-pushers’ pockets — and here’s the real reason why

The main beneficiaries of high-speed rail are not California residents but consulting firms that bankrolled the ballot measure.

POLITICS: California’s bullet train moves plenty of money — but no people

In 2008, California voters approved funding for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. A group of contractors donated tens of thousands of dollars to support the ballot measure. A state program manager projected that the initiative would create more than 100,000 construction jobs. Eighteen years and more than $15 billion later, not a single mile of high-speed track has been laid. The state hasn’t even laid track on the rum…

California’s Bullet Train Boondoggle

The state’s high-speed rail project sunk more than $677 million on environmental paperwork, benefiting well-connected contractors.

Why California’s $33B Bullet Train Is Now a $231B Problem

California's high-speed rail project promised to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco with trains traveling up to 220 mph.