California’s High-Speed Boondoggle

After tens of billions of dollars and almost two decades of development, the Great State of California has announced that their wanted Train to Nowhere project has been completely balled up… but they are REAL excited about getting to start all over again!

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Thad Balmas
May 13, 2025 5:31 PM

‘High speed Cornyafella’ = Nike running shoes. They may get you around the ‘track’ in a good time. Question is: Will they get you from LA to SF in a good time…
I would LMAO but did it cost me (I am in Michigan) any $$$$$ ?

John Sullivan
May 13, 2025 3:33 PM

They have no shame or even a concept of it .

Road Rider
May 13, 2025 1:42 PM

Ok, as a Indigenous Californian*, a few words…. Bill, in January of 2020 you spoke in Carmel California. You and “Natasha” took Amtrak up to Salinas, got off and probably got a car ride to Carmel. Gilroy, is the next largest city to the north of Salinas, about a 30 to 90 minute Amtrak ride from Salinas…25 minutes by car. Steve, yes, you can take Caltrain up to SF and it’s so slow with so many stops, takes about 1.5 hours from Gilroy. I’ve taken it a few times. Slow. Great for commuters. But that’s about it. Steve, Gilroy Garlic… Read more »

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John Sullivan
Reply to  Road Rider
May 13, 2025 3:29 PM

Why the quotes around Natasha? From what I understand she really does exist, although I’ve ever actually seen her in real life

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David B
May 13, 2025 12:17 PM

2.5-3 hours LA to Palmdale on a good day. Buses travel on the same roads as cars. They may have special lanes, that doesn’t count for a lot.
2.5-3 hours Gilroy to SFO via CALTRANS. BTW, you’ll smell Gilroy MILES before you’ll see it. Evan at 5,000 feet above. MMMMM that garlic!

2-3 hours milling about smartly waiting for a full train load to board; the same on the other end disembarking.

Yeah, par for the course for democrat “Hey, have I got a good deal for you!”

Rick Notkin
May 13, 2025 8:38 AM

Fly to NY with the airport in MD! 😂😂😂

John Sullivan
Reply to  Rick Notkin
May 13, 2025 3:31 PM

It’s bad enough one of our airports is in New Jersey

Donald Lehoux
May 13, 2025 6:50 AM

2nd Amendment was created to use on the politicians and enforcers of laws that violate the Constitution. “Under our system of government upon the individuality and intelligence of the citizen, the state” does not claim to control him/her, except as his/her conduct to others, leaving him/her the sole judge as to all that affects himself/herself.” Mugler v. Kansas 123 U.S. 623, 659-60.8.  (see Christy v. Elliot, 216 III. 31, 74 NE 1035; Cal v. Farley, 98 Cal. 09, 20 CA 3d 1032; Mich. v. Duke, 266 US 576, 69, 449.) State police power extends only to immediate threats to public… Read more »

Brother Bob
May 13, 2025 6:48 AM

I actually like high speed rail in theory, but the way it gets implemented in the US is hit garbage.
We need more Dagny Taggart and Hank Reardon, less Cuffy Meigs

Donald Lehoux
May 13, 2025 6:47 AM

prosecute the politicians for their crimes.

RoadRunner NM
May 13, 2025 6:20 AM

High-speed rail has never been the goal. Graft has always been the goal. Where has the all of the money gone? Into someone’s pockets.