What began as Americas most ambitious infrastructure project a sleek, 220-mile-per-hour bullet train linking San Francisco to Los Angeles now stands as a cautionary monument to over-promising and political gridlock.
Billions of dollars later, Californias high-speed rail system remains unfinished. Concrete viaducts stretch across farmland like modern ruins silent reminders of a dream that was meant to change American transportation forever.
In this episode, we trace the rise and stall of the California Bullet Train: from its optimistic beginnings in the 1990s, through the voter-approved 2008 bond, to the lawsuits, budget overruns, and federal withdrawals that left it stranded in the Central Valley. How did this state-of-the-art vision become the ultimate train to nowhere?
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» CREDIT Scriptwriter - Ryan Socash Editor - Karolina Szwata Host - Ryan Socash
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In this video, I refer to the project as a bullet train. Technically, its official name is the California High-Speed Rail project, managed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The term bullet train, however, has been widely used in media and public discussions including official documentation referenced in this videos research. Thanks for watching and for your thoughts!
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