19-02-2016 14:19 via topix.com

Bullet train an ever-shifting mirage

Now, a year into that promise, and with yet another new business plan, CHSRA has already backed off those assurances, suggesting on its website that service to Anaheim is "scheduled to begin" in 2029. That skepticism persists because the obstacles that stood in the way of the bullet train in December 2014 - and, in fact, since 2008, when voters approved the concept and some initial funding - are just as formidible today. Indeed, it is questionable whether high-speed rail will ever get to Anaheim
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