California’s $128 BILLION Failed High-Speed Rail

Story of California’s $128BN Failed High-Speed Rail project in this video. Dive into the challenges faced by California in executing this mega project, analyzing its impact on the state's infrastructure. From engineering hurdles to financial setbacks, we unravel the complexities surrounding the high-speed train initiative. Delve into the controversies, discussing the project's implications for San Francisco and Los Angeles. We examine the role of bullet trains and railroads in shaping the high-speed rail landscape, drawing comparisons with successful projects worldwide. The video also touches upon the political dimension, exploring Joe Biden's stance and its intersection with China's high-speed rail advancements. Join us on this journey as we dissect the failed California high-speed railway, highlighting the lessons learned from this colossal mega project. Stay informed about the challenges facing transportation initiatives and the broader issues of government spending and public policy in California.

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0:00 California's Failed High-Speed Rail
0:49 Why is it being built?
2:35 Phase 1
3:13 Phase 2
4:34 What went wrong?
5:05 Funding Problems
7:05 Downsizing of the project
7:50 What do Californians think?
8:50 Current progress & Future

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[janhansen]

Maybe hire chinese experts on this project?. They have "only" build 40 000 km of this last 20 years....

[MyTordy]

Building something is one thing, but usage of it is another.

[skyisreallyhigh]

California's high-speed rail hasn't failed. For it to have failed would mean we have stopped construction on it. Going over budget and being behind is not failure.

You know what else went way over budget? The Shinkansen, you know, Japans first high-speed rail. Yet no one could ever call it a failure.

Your title is pure clickbait.

And they are very sure many people will use the high-speed rail line when completed.

[Peluche]

The situation is mainly a consequence of the learning curve. The USA don't have the knowledge nor the experience. Such a thing built by China, Japan or european usual suspects (Germany, France, Spain) would have shown far less deviation from intial costs and schedule forecasts (but still significant as always for this kind of projects 😁)

[hinckleybuzzard]

Initially foreign corporations who had created successful high speed rail systems in their own countries were happy to come to California, check out the project and offer oversight to make it a success. After they got a whiff of the corruption and politics, they decamped and went home, to continue to build successful systems in other countries. A look at the map tells you this project was never meant to be completed, only to be milked for political and financial gain.

[Boldtruths]

INDIA will have high speed rail before developed country america.