California High-Speed Rail Project

under construction

A high-speed rail project in California aiming to provide nonstop rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours. The project has faced significant delays and cost overruns, with no tracks laid five years past the original 2020 deadline and an estimated cost ballooning to over $100 billion. The Trump administration pulled about $4 billion in unspent federal funds from the project in July 2025, citing mismanagement and failure to deliver results. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is actively building across 171 miles with several major railway structures and guideways completed, and the state plans to continue funding and seek private investment to complete the project.