high-speed rail

California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is again in financial crisis, with officials now asking the state legislature for an additional $1 billion annually to keep it afloat. The request follows President Donald Trump’s 2024 decision to revoke $4 billion in federal funding, citing a federal report declaring “no way forward” for the embattled project.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced that the High Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration, alleging the cancellation of the rail project is politically motivated.

The Trump administration pulled funding for California's $4 billion high-speed rail project after more than a decade of mismanagement.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy released a report finding that California's high-speed rail project has "no viable" path forward, threatening to terminate grants for the project.

California's high-speed rail project needs another $7 billion dollars by the summer of 2026, KCRA3 reports.

President Donald Trump condemned California's high-speed rail project as the "worst-managed project" he has ever seen.