domainmaker t1_j9xgva0 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:56 AM

Reply to comment by SilverNicktail in High-Speed Rail Project Will Create Over 10,000 Jobs in California by gammapsi05

The end date has been moved about 10 times at this point and the project has shrunk every time.

woolash t1_j9ywiqo wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:15 PM

The new plan is from one side of Fresno to the other.

med780 t1_j9z8d8m wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Here is a great read from the NYT on the complete travesty that is the CA high speed light rail.

My prediction is it will never go from LA to SF Bay Area.

https://archive.ph/C8zPQ

SilverNicktail t1_j9xwzrt wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:37 AM

Large infrastructure project in "took longer than predicted" shocker, film at 11.

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RamsHead91 t1_j9yu385 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Yeah largely do to push from car and oil industry interests.

domainmaker t1_j9zmjka wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Everything is not a conspiracy theory, it's been documented California originally consulted with Japan and European bullet train makers. They came in and made recommendations on route and construction processes. They were all ignored, California made their own plan and all the foreign companies pulled out realizing early this would turn into a shit show.

I'm for the bullet train but being lied to and having all this money squandered is not the way to go. The current plan is to have a train from Merced to Bakersfield that no one will ride and it's not high speed anymore, I think the max speed is 110mph in a small section somewhere and the ticket is supposed to cost over 100 per person per direction.