They cited unreliable ridership estimates and future cost overruns that would be ... Average taxpayers, most of whom will see no benefit from high-speed rail, shouldn’t have to pay billions ...

called the high-speed rail project a "waste of taxpayer funds and a distraction from Amtrak's core mission of improving its existing subpar services." The total cost of constructing the railway is ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Alon Levy still remembers what time their ...

It's not so much cost. it's the benefits it generates,' he said. Any funding decisions for a high-speed rail link from Newcastle to Sydney will depend in part on an assessment by Infrastructure ...

The Trump administration will not fund California's high-speed rail project due to cost overruns, the President said. The project, initially estimated at $33 billion, has ballooned to over $100 ...

A long-awaited high speed rail project has already cost taxpayers millions in consultants ... A high speed rail network would ...

The Illinois High-Speed Rail Feasibility Study will examine ... The study will assess possible routes for potential ridership, public benefits and costs. “The study, in accordance with the ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it will save American taxpayers over $60 million by ending a grant to help fund a high-speed rail project in Texas. Transportation ...

“That train is the worst cost overrun I’ve ever seen,” Mr ... Mr. Newsom rode China’s high-speed rail on a visit to that country in 2023, highlighting the possibilities of the technology ...

With the Trump administration announcing an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project ... a fine-toothed comb in order to reduce costs while also examining strategies to raise ...