I’m always cautious about people who are too quick to denounce an idea as a ‘boondoggle’ as opposed to making a rational and reasoned argument in opposition to the idea.
CAHSR as proposed by the French back in the 1990’s would have been a great idea. They were going to build it on mostly state-owned land or cheap land on the west side of Interstate 5 and the plan was for a 90 minute trip from SF to LA.
They would build it, pay for it, and run it for 50 years and then give it to the state of California.
Southwest Airlines successfully lobbied to kill that idea and then the Democrats saw an opportunity to grift untold billions from the taxpayers and thus the High Speed Fail Authority took shape.
Now they’re looking at a four hour trip from SF to LA if it ever gets built.
May as well fly.
They ought to have built a Ferry instead. At least that way you could take your car with you...............
Sounds about right. I have flown often from SF to LA and back. About a 45 minute flight. In the old days, was easy with no TSA to contend with. And I would sometimes drive, between 7 to 8 hours.
The stupid "high-speed" train will be stuck in the first 50 miles in and out of SF and LA, making it a 4 to 6 hour trip. Much easier to just fly and do it in a quarter of the elapsed time, unless you drive and spend a few more hours. The train is a complete waste of taxpayer money.