The California high-speed rail project, initially approved in 2008 with a budget estimate of $33 billion, is now facing significant financial and logistical challenges. The project, which aims to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles, requires an additional $100 billion to complete the route. This increase in cost is attributed to overcoming engineering challenges such as the Pacheco Pass in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south. Critics, including climate scientists and state representatives, have raised concerns about the project's sustainability and financial feasibility. The project is already $100 billion over budget and a decade behind schedule, with no operational trains existing as of 2024. Furthermore, the state of California is under pressure to triple its pace of emissions cuts to meet its 2030 climate change goals, adding another layer of complexity to the high-speed rail's future. Additionally, Brightline's Vegas-SoCal high-speed train, which ends in Rancho Cucamonga, is planning to charge more than $400 for a round trip, further complicating the state's transportation and environmental objectives.
Is The Biden-Backed Vegas Bullet Train Project Poised To Fly Off The Rails? https://t.co/UQR3WUMqek
Every time Californians look they add a few more billions to the price tag of this boondoggle. Riverside County taxpayers are being forced to fund this project that will not come anywhere near our region for decades - if ever. That's why I've strongly opposed funding it. https://t.co/DCVyTmb8w0
California: We Need *Another* $100 Billion for High-Speed Rail Hey, a hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. But apparently not real progress. Translation: They want a federal bailout from Biden. https://t.co/3b44aYosJx
California is at the apex of not getting anything done. California’s high speed rail was marketed to voters in 2008. It was set to cost roughly 35 billion (10 billion has been spent). As of today not a single mile of track has been laid. Surprised they’ve even counted any votes. https://t.co/nACPetOR4q
“California will fail to meet its ambitious mandates for combating climate change unless the state almost triples its rate of reducing greenhouse gases through 2030, according to a new analysis released today.” https://t.co/arJeiqTG6B
California's high-speed rail boondoggle will need another $100 billion from taxpayers, the project's CEO told state lawmakers this week. https://t.co/fnWd1rcU7m
#California needs to triple pace of emissions cuts to meet 2030 goal, report says https://t.co/H1IOEZl49U
who will give us the Shinkansen of California? this train will now cost about the entirety of SpaceX (~$180B) to complete First 100-miles will be done in 2033, so it will also take longer to build than a space exploration company from scratch (SpaceX founded '02 vs this in '08) https://t.co/wmAWBpuuBs
The founder of Brightline, Wes Edens, told the Los Angeles Times that roundtrip tickets between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga could cost as much as $400. https://t.co/vA2xVXgGWz
NEW: California isn’t on track to meet its climate change mandates — and a new analysis says it’s not even close https://t.co/F0d9dn3aQx
"We’re left to conclude that this boondoggle, which fills no discernible gap in California’s infrastructural needs and costs the equivalent of what it would take to build a new fleet of nuclear-missile submarines, is desirable only because it is desired." https://t.co/aWngAakdmf
"Edens said he will eventually charge more than $400 for a round trip from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga, suggesting Biden’s vision for high-speed rail may not be affordable for many people." https://t.co/MATU5aJShC
California's high-speed rail project was supposed to be completed in 2020 for $33 billion, but now there's no completion date and the price tag keeps climbing https://t.co/iQb5wBqW4f
California needs to triple pace of emissions cuts to meet 2030 goal, report says https://t.co/mTmADvWKf6 https://t.co/8bV1PAVDK6
This project was approved in 2008, with a $33B estimate. It is now 2024, no operational trains exist, and the estimates have spiraled to $150B. Something has gone terribly, terribly wrong, and it is not anti-transit to say that this is unacceptable. https://t.co/TiBsVbeuqI
Brightline's Wes Edens said he will eventually charge more than $400 for a round trip from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga on the high-speed rail. STORY: https://t.co/DvGRk1hnuU https://t.co/OujRtR2NaP
This was originally passed by ballot initiative back in 2008, and was just $10 bil. When they realized that amount was nowhere near enough, they instead did a train from Bakersfield to Merced, which no one voted for, and is still incomplete. Spending another $100 bil is a… https://t.co/VaYpydgyzf
By squandering such staggeringly vast sums on so little progress that almost any other use of the money would generate more carbon, California is marshaling its impressive ineptitude and lack of state capacity to fight climate change. https://t.co/5h9kggbTd6
Not a cent more. This project is already $100 billion over budget and decade behind schedule. https://t.co/862yoeSibb
Brightline's Vegas-SoCal high-speed train ends in Rancho Cucamonga, about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. That means many riders would either have to take a slower MetroLink rail connection to downtown, or face a 1- to 2-hour drive, depending on traffic. https://t.co/AM1tGSYPU8
Another wasteful spending MA liberal to feature @sethmoulton wants to spend $205 billion on a train. No that was not a typo. $205 BILLION for a train! Ladies and gentlemen these democrats are smoking something. A train? Really??? $205 BILLION??? Unbelievable. https://t.co/D4QUFwlUbW
Would you be willing to pay $400 to take the train and avoid sitting in traffic on Interstate 15? https://t.co/xxrHMSkERO
California’s high-speed rail project between San Francisco and Los Angeles is facing major funding hurdles. https://t.co/M08GKFTpwC
California bullet train project needs another $100 billion to complete route from San Francisco to Los Angeles https://t.co/1PhmcxBpzu
Climate scientist Michael Wara fears California regulators have entered “very speculative territory” with a plan to rely on unsustainable biofuels through 2045. But he and other critics can't know for sure — because they can't access the underlying data: https://t.co/JmYp8nxcV3
“Connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco will necessitate finding another $93 billion of funding and overcoming engineering challenges imposed by the Pacheco Pass in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the South” https://t.co/GHNLniRZ1D
California bullet train project needs another $100 billion to complete route from San Francisco to Los Angeles | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/3jD9T88uJg