I don't live anywhere near California but I always get a kick out of hearing about the progress being made every year (decade) on the high-speed rail line being built there.
Voters approved $33 billion for the project all the way back in 2008. According to Construction Dive, the price has risen to $128 billion in 2023.
California has two high speed rail projects in the works!
— Warren Warner (@WarrenLWarner) August 31, 2023
This one between Southern and North CA!
Slow progress! #California #HighSpeedRail @CaltransHQ @SecretaryPete https://t.co/dByeUuTn3T
Currently chugging along toward its 2030 debut … although the last line of the piece says a recent progress report notes delays could push completion as far as 2033. But at least we will have done our part to save the planet.
California’s high-speed rail is running out of money, but progress has been made. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/IFyyCTrauH pic.twitter.com/V7mETTK4Ph
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 17, 2023
Notice how they have to keep telling you that progress has been made?
State Sen. Scott Wiener is all aboard:
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We need high speed rail in California & across the nation, connected to local public transportation systems.
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) September 5, 2023
Building out a nationwide high speed rail system will help us meet our climate goals — reducing the need for car & air travel — & help people get around more efficiently. pic.twitter.com/Kjsma4e54s
You're joking right?
— Brandon Saario (@SaarioBrandon) September 5, 2023
California dropping the ball on its high speed rail set the state back decades
— KP (@SFSportsAndTech) September 5, 2023
Nope, we will invest in rural airports because high speed trains suck. Studies have shown this.
— Ethan Harsell (@ethan_harsell) September 5, 2023
Government run trains are roughly double the cost of a comparable airplane flight and the Government STILL loses money.
— MR - Michael Robertson (@mp3michael) September 5, 2023
We've been paying billions from our paychecks for decades now for this.
— StewMama✈ Cari- Radically Moderate (@StewMama71) September 5, 2023
Money launderers.
It’s a decade behind schedule and tripled in budget with nothing to show for it. Double down we need more lol.
— bedpost (@Cmin914725641) September 5, 2023
How’s the bullet train coming along?
— Craig Strachan (@CraigJStrachan) September 5, 2023
Ok. Great. Can you tell us what y’all did with the billions we’ve already paid for this supposed high speed rail? I think everyone would love it. If there were actually such a thing here in Ca. Quit lecturing us and go get our money, Weiner. We’ve already paid for this https://t.co/O4p3h2Ttp2
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) September 5, 2023
You probably don't remember but one of Sen. Barack Obama's campaign promises was a nationwide high-speed rail network. But as they say, "You didn't build that."
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