Dec 23, 2018 ... California's high-speed rail project is being built in the San Joaquin Valley. ...  Work has begun on an enormous trench in Fresno where trains will ... “We've got  a lot of things to sell that Silicon Valley can't provide,” said Tom Richards, .... a  long-time supporter of the rail project – called pitting high-speed rail ...
Mar 12, 2018 ... California's $77 billion 'bullet train to nowhere' faces a murky future as political  opposition ramps up ... but indicated the project remains short of financing to  complete all the work. ... "It's crazy time with this thing," said Pat Bates, the  Republican leader in the state Senate. .... Data also provided by Reuters ...
Mar 3, 2011 ... The fight over high-speed rail is rolling into its third week, and claims from both ...  16 that he would reject federal funding for the rail project, saying he was worried  ... said the jobs created by the Tampa-to-Orlando project would be "short-term  jobs. ... Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs.
CHAPTER VII — High-speed Rail Won't Work in the U.S. . ..... budget prospects  by plying them with grants that provide short-term jobs.” As to the notion ....  anyway, who says long-distance train travel consists only of so-called leisure  travel?
Sep 19, 2017 ... Photo by California High-Speed Rail Authority via Getty Images ... the state's High  Speed Rail Authority has been hard at work attempting to will the ... And cities all  across California are incorporating the train into their own long-term ... alternative  for long-distance travel, HSR will also provide funds for cities ...
Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."