California Train to Nowhere: Fastest rate of transportation construction known in U.S. history

The LA Times is running a story about the high-speed boondoggle in southern California, a 130 mile rail segment from Fresno to Bakersfield:

The bullet train track through the Central Valley would cost $6 billion and have to be completed by September 2017, or else potentially lose some of its federal funding. It would mean spending as much as $3.5 million every calendar day, holidays and weekends included

Check out the article. There’s not a word discussing whether or not they should. The entire argument and analysis focuses on whether or not they can.

Yes, California, you are boned.

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