California high-speed rail seeks federal funds despite Trump pulling back $4B
The authority in charge of California’s plagued high-speed rail project is seeking almost $400 million in federal funding — even after the Trump administration yanked $4 billion from the project last year. The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced it had applied for $396 million from a Federal Railroad Administration Grant initiative to modernize U.S.
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The authority in charge of California’s plagued high-speed rail project is seeking almost $400 million in federal funding — even after the Trump administration yanked $4 billion from the project last year. The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced it had applied for $396 million from a Federal Railroad Administration Grant initiative to modernize U.S. Applications for the grant were due late last month. That money would go to building specifically 30 miles of the rail project in the Central Valley from Madera to Merced.
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- The authority in charge of California’s plagued high-speed rail project is seeking almost $400 million in federal funding — even after the Trump administration yanked $4 billion from the project last year. The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced it had applied for $396 million from a Federal Railroad Administration Grant initiative to modernize U.S.
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