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and have they built anything yet?

• raincom 2y ago
  It will take another 150 years to finish.
• dekhn 2y ago
  Yes- for political reasons, they chose to build a small segment in the middle of the central valley. It will connect Merced to Bakersfield. They started building it, but didn't finish (it's on hold due to budget constraints). I think they've built a few bridges, prepped the ground, but not really started laying track yet.
  • coffeebeanHH 2y ago
    Maybe they should also buy a hyperloop :D
  • tomohawk 2y ago
    For political reasons, but that's the least expensive and least technically risky portion. The portion back into LA and the portion back into SF are going to make the prices they're paying for this easy section pale in comparison. They're hoping the sunk cost fallacy will get them the money they will need on the hard parts.