At a Sacramento hearing on high-speed rail, the director of a local farm bureau complained that the California bullet train was being routed through prime agricultural land in the Central Valley without any input from farmers. The official in charge of the $45 billion project was... + read more

WASHINGTON – California’s futuristic plans for 220-mph bullet trains linking the Bay Area with Los Angeles and beyond are facing a moment of truth. Prospects for a $19 billion federal infusion – covering more than 40 percent of a $43 billion system that would be the nation... + read more

When a route is proposed for the California bullet train, opponents mobilize. In the Central Valley, Kings County farmers are protesting a line that would run through prime agricultural land. In Southern California, the city of Palmdale has sued to force the state High-Speed Rail... + read more

California is about to build the largest public works project in the state's history: a system of high-speed, electric passenger trains. And even before a spade of dirt is turned, perhaps late next year, the state will have spent about $630 million. What does California have to show for it... + read more