California is about to be cut off from all Federal funds for the train to nowhere scam. Yet, the same folks they promoted the $33 billion project, that is now going to cost over $200 billion and take forty years to complete, now an even bigger scam.
“The state of California has unveiled a $310 billion plan to expand the state’s rail network to increase its share of passenger travel from 2% to 20% by 2050 through a network featuring extensive electrification and zero-emission operations.
The new State Rail Plan was announced Jan. 7 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It envisions an electrified network including, but going beyond, the current high-speed rail system under construction, including additional service or new routes that are part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development program announced in late 2023 [see “Full list of passenger routes …,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 8, 2023].
Not mention is how this will be finance—or if the people even want this. Wait till you see the massive bond for this corruption.
California rail plan calls for $310 billion program to expand electrification, passenger service
By Trains Staff, 1/8/25 https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/california-rail-plan-calls-for-310-billion-program-to-expand-electrification-passenger-service/
Program sets goal of increasing rail’s share of passenger traffic from 2% to 20%
California’s State Rail Plan envisions extensive electrification (shown in red) by 2050. Caltrans
SACRAMENTO — The state of California has unveiled a $310 billion plan to expand the state’s rail network to increase its share of passenger travel from 2% to 20% by 2050 through a network featuring extensive electrification and zero-emission operations.
The new State Rail Plan was announced Jan. 7 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It envisions an electrified network including, but going beyond, the current high-speed rail system under construction, including additional service or new routes that are part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development program announced in late 2023 [see “Full list of passenger routes …,” Trains News Wire, Dec. 8, 2023].
“Our vision is simple: by 2050, every Californian should be able to choose rail as a way to get to their destination, near or far,” Newsom said in a press release. “Our rail plan is ambitious, but as the world’s fifth largest economy bursting with talent and innovation, we’re ready to take on this challenge.”
Said state Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin, “Critically, this plan pushes beyond the status quo, improving multimodal options, clean air and equitable access to jobs and other opportunities ― all vital components of a thriving community.”
The full 70-page plan is available here, with a two-page fact sheet here.
