Overview

• The Federal Railroad Administration concluded in a 315-page review that the project was in default of its grant agreements and lacked a viable path to complete its initial 171-mile segment by 2033.
• President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited repeated cost overruns and missed deadlines in terminating roughly $4 billion in unspent federal grants.
• The California High-Speed Rail Authority reports active construction across 171 miles, including over 50 major structures, as crews move into the track-laying phase in the Central Valley.
• Voters approved nearly $10 billion in bonds in 2008 for an originally $33 billion San Francisco–Los Angeles line whose projected cost has since swelled to between $89 billion and $128 billion.
• Initial passenger service on the early operating segment is still projected for 2030–33 under a state plan to allocate $1 billion annually from cap-and-trade revenues.