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September 24, 2025

Trump administration wants to hand out $2.4B it took from California's high-speed rail

  • New program removes any mention of diversity or climate change, and will put a priority on projects in areas with higher birth and marriage rates and that improve railroad crossing safety.
    • By JOSH FUNK
    AP Transportation Writer

    Photo via California High-Speed Rail Authority [enlarge]
    The California High-Speed Rail Authority completed the Avenue 88 Grade Separation last month in the state’s Central Valley with 20 pre-cast concrete girders manufactured by contractor Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture.

    The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California's high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost passenger rail traffic nationwide.


     
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