Donald Trump, California High-Speed Rail

Trump says he’ll investigate California’s high-speed rail; authority calls comments ‘noise’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would investigate California’s high-speed rail plan, calling it “the worst managed project” he has seen. “They have hundreds of billions of dollars of cost overruns,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It’s impossible that something could cost that much.”
Trump puts California High-Speed Rail in crosshairs
President Donald Trump has renewed his efforts to stifle California’s High-Speed Rail project that is currently under construction and would link the Bay Area with greater Los Angeles. On Tuesday, as he addressed media in the Oval Office,
Trump Says High-Speed Rail Isn’t Needed Because ‘You Take an Airplane – It Costs You $2’
The president alleged that high-speed rail would be a less efficient and more expensive alternative than air travel, which in his estimation, costs $2. The post Trump Says High-Speed Rail Isn’t Needed Because ‘You Take an Airplane – It Costs You $2’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Newsom Heads to D.C. as Trump Threatens Investigation Into High-Speed Rail
Governor Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Trump administration in the aftermath of Southern California's deadly and destructive wildfires, while the president has threatened to investigate the state's high-speed rail project.
Trump pledges to investigate California high-speed rail. Is it actually over budget?
Trump and one of his key advisors, technology billionaire Elon Musk, have both been highly critical of the California High-Speed Rail Authority and its planned bullet-train project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco by way of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley.
Local leaders react to Trump's criticism of California's High-Speed Rail project
Trump shared his thoughts on California's High-Speed Rail project on Tuesday, echoing what many local critics have expressed over the years.
Trump investigating California's high-speed rail project
President Donald Trump is criticizing California's high-speed rail project, vowing to investigate what he called the “worst managed project" he's ever seen.
California High-Speed Rail Won't Be Ready in Time for Olympics
Brightline West had hoped to be operational by the summer of 2028, but it appears the railway line won't open until months later.
President Trump says he plans to investigate California high-speed rail project
President Donald Trump said he intends to launch an investigation into California's high-speed rail project, calling it the "worst managed project" he's ever seen.
Trump threatens to investigate California’s high-speed rail project
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will launch an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project, citing cost overruns.
California High Speed Rail Update Shared by New CEO
Ian Choudri said that the project has faced "significant challenges," but that it is spending "every dollar wisely."
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California's groundbreaking high-speed rail project set to revolutionize in-state travel: 'This plan pushed beyond the status quo'
The current budget for the plan is $300 billion, but the return on investment is projected to be over $540 billion.
Thai cabinet approves phase two of high-speed rail project to link Laos and China
Thailand's cabinet has approved the second phase of the high-speed rail project that will connect the Southeast Asian country ...
China unveils the world’s fastest high-speed train with a top speed of 280 mph
China recently unveiled a new bullet train prototype with a test speed of 280 mph that is poised to break records and set new ...
Guest notebook: Birmingham moving toward high-speed rail to Atlanta
"It’s long past time we looked beyond what we see now and ask: Why not Birmingham for high-speed rail service?" ...