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18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalled
The bullet train project launched in 2008 with promises of completion by 2020. Now it's mostly concrete supports. No tracks or train.
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According to CalMatters’s source item, 18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalled, The bullet train project launched in 2008 with promises of completion by 2020. Now it’s mostly concrete supports. No tracks or train.
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- 18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalledCalMatters - 2026-05-22T12:00:00+00:00
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