California's Bullet Train Derails Again: Trump Cuts Off the Cash
California UndergroundJuly 23, 202500:10:55

California's Bullet Train Derails Again: Trump Cuts Off the Cash

President Trump has officially cut federal funding for California’s long-delayed and over-budget high-speed rail project. Once sold to voters as a $33 billion bullet train linking San Francisco and Los Angeles, it’s now a $135 billion boondoggle with little to show. Governor Newsom says the move is illegal — but is this project already dead on the tracks?

We break down how California got here, what went wrong, and whether this "train to nowhere" will ever reach its destination. Plus: comparisons to private rail, and how California plans to fill the funding gap amidst ongoing budget deficits.

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