Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America?

American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn’t been the case for more than half a century.
New York Post

California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal

California’s already-delayed high-speed rail project faces yet another obstacle from local community organizations — this time near Merced, which sent a legal letter demanding the agency stop all work ...
Forbes

How AI Data Centers Could Save California High-Speed Rail

With the clawing back of $4 billion in federal grants to support it, the Trump Administration seems hell bent on ensuring that California’s high-speed rail project ends up as precisely the “train to ...
New York Post

California high speed rail paid for consultants’ trips to tiki bar, gym and ‘escape room’ as blown expenses revealed

California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project paid more than $680,000 in dubious travel expenses to consultants connected to the project — including premium plane tickets and rideshare trips to ...
NPR

With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...