California High-Speed Rail Authority

Sister Company of Brightline West High Speed Rail Plans Imminent Chapter 11 in New Jersey

September 24, 2026 7:13 amSeptember 24, 2026 9:55 am

The sister company of Brightline West, the high speed rail company in Florida and the planned line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, “Florida Railroad Brightline Plans Imminent...

The Bullet Train to Nowhere Made Great Time to the Nightclub

September 20, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 20, 2026 6:01 am

The one thing in California that runs on schedule turns out to be a consultant’s Uber Black, pulling away from a Sacramento nightclub at 2:30 in the morning. On the taxpayer’s dime. First class, naturally. That’s the picture from this...

Another California High Speed Rail Disaster: Brightline West Makes Federal Loan Bailout Request

September 9, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:24 pm

California’s perpetually incomplete high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on the High Speed Rail and the project is about...

Gavin’s High Speed Rail Disaster

August 14, 2026 11:40 amAugust 14, 2026 11:40 am

California’s high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on California High Speed Rail and the project is about to run...

High-Speed Rail Shuffle: Bay Area Cronies Board the Boondoggle While the Central Valley Gets the Shaft

May 15, 2026 8:00 amMay 15, 2026 8:01 am

Fresno developer Tom Richards spent sixteen years trying to steer California’s high-speed rail project toward something resembling a real outcome. Last week he stepped down as board chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Governor Gavin Newsom’s response: appoint two...

Senate Transportation Vice Chair Strickland: Sacramento’s $87 Billion Train Off the Rails, Proposition 1A Promise Broken

August 25, 2025 12:01 pmAugust 25, 2025 1:24 pm

California’s long-delayed and grossly over-budgeted high-speed rail project could be operating the Central Valley line by 2032, a new report quietly released Friday by the High Speed Rail Authority says. However, rail authority officials also admit that they will need...

Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment

July 31, 2025 12:00 pmJuly 31, 2025 12:02 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that requires the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to create a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield “phase one” segment following years of pressure from Republicans and some Democrats wanting...