Letters to the Editor
A transportation engineer argues the bullet train isn’t economically viable. Another reader says finishing the project is a matter of political will.
California
President Trump called California’s high-speed rail plan the ‘the worst-managed project’ he has seen.
California’s high-speed rail project faces pushback from the incoming Trump administration. But state leaders on Monday expressed their resolve that it would one day connect Los Angeles to the Bay Area and possibly link to another high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas.
Gavin Newsom’s argument for high-speed rail seems to be that we’ve put too much into the project to stop now. That’s ridiculous.
The potential loss of federal support would pose one more setback for the project, which has struggled to identify tens of billions of needed funds and has no clear timeline for completion.
The Central Valley Training Center opened in 2020 to offer a pathway to a trade for regional residents to learn and one day work for the high-speed rail. Today, 223 students have graduated from the program.
Travel & Experiences
When Brightline West gets its fast trains running between Rancho Cucamonga and Las Vegas, the lounge cars might look like this.
Politics
Biden is appearing in Nevada and Arizona, two swing states, with a focus on Latino voters and pocketbook issues.
If approved by the High-Speed Rail Authority’s board of directors next month, the entire route between Los Angeles and San Francisco would be environmentally cleared for construction.
Opinion
Readers are mixed on the state’s high-speed rail project, with the projected new costs and timeline off-putting even for supporters.