Why are taxpayers flying CA high-speed rail consultants to work?

Receipts also reveal a 23% pay increase for a key Denver-based consultant after Ian Coudri became CEO.

Why doesn’t high speed rail work in America?

American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn’t been the case for more than half a century.
New York Post

California high speed rail paid for consultants’ trips to tiki bar, gym and ‘escape room’ as blown expenses revealed

California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project paid more than $680,000 in dubious travel expenses to consultants connected to the project — including premium plane tickets and rideshare trips to ...
New York Post

California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal

California’s already-delayed high-speed rail project faces yet another obstacle from local community organizations — this time near Merced, which sent a legal letter demanding the agency stop all work ...
NPR

With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...
Forbes

The Future Of U.S. High-Speed Travel: Focus On Comfort And Reliability

For decades, the United States has imagined high-speed rail while nations like Japan, France and Spain simply built it, turning their bullet trains into symbols of efficiency and comfort. Beyond ...