The Trump administration is once again seeking to end federal funding for California's high-speed rail project, following a lengthy review of the state's progress that found "no viable path" to completion.
In a 315-page compliance review released Wednesday , the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration detailed the cost overruns and missed deadlines that have plagued the state's plans to build a high-speed rail link from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles, which was approved by voters in 2008.
FRA Acting Administrator Drew Feeley said in a letter to California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri that the authority was in default of its agreement with the federal government to obtain $4 billion in funding for projects that could deliver passenger r