Feds reveal plan to reuse billions it cut from Gavin Newsom’s high-speed rail project
Billions of dollars pulled from California’s troubled high-speed rail project are being redirected to rail safety upgrades and passenger train improvements across the country, including more than $200 million for projects in California. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that the Federal Railroad Administration is investing $5.3 billion in rail projects across 23 states, with roughly $2 billion coming from federal funds the Trump administration says it “saved” by canceling unspent funding for California’s high-speed rail project.
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Billions of dollars pulled from California’s troubled high-speed rail project are being redirected to rail safety upgrades and passenger train improvements across the country, including more than $200 million for projects in California. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that the Federal Railroad Administration is investing $5.3 billion in rail projects across 23 states, with roughly $2 billion coming from federal funds the Trump administration says it “saved” by canceling unspent funding for California’s high-speed rail project. The money will help close dangerous railroad crossings, upgrade aging infrastructure and purchase new Amtrak trainsets as the administration touts what it calls a “Golden Age of Rail.” “It’s simple: Boondoggles are OUT and safety is IN,” Duffy said. “Instead of wasting billions of dollars on Newsom’s failed high-speed rail boondoggle, we are fixing thousands of grade crossings – saving lives and improving communities across America.” “We’re also making an unprecedented investment in Amtrak because President Trump and I are committed to making passenger rail in America great again,” Duffy added.
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- Billions of dollars pulled from California’s troubled high-speed rail project are being redirected to rail safety upgrades and passenger train improvements across the country, including more than $200 million for projects in California. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that the Federal Railroad Administration is investing $5.3 billion in rail projects across 23 states, with roughly $2 billion coming from federal funds the Trump administration says it “saved” by canceling unspent funding for California’s high-speed rail project.
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