Thought you and others would be interested in this, if you haven’t seen it:
Trump administration deals a big setback to Caltrain (Trump puts the brake on Bullet Train)
“In the first big hit to the Bay Area from the Trump administration, newly minted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has put the brakes on $647 million for Caltrain to go electric and in the process pretty much killed for high-speed rail coming to San Francisco anytime soon.
It puts the (electrification) project in serious jeopardy, Caltrain spokesman Seamus Murphy said Friday.”
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” In a Jan. 24 letter to Chao, all 14 Republicans in the states congressional delegation called for the Caltrain money to be put on hold until a full audit is done on high-speed rail. On Friday, Chao obliged the Federal Transit Administration, which she oversees, said a decision on the $647 million federal grant needed to keep the project going would be delayed.”
More here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3531797/posts
They should cut pension and layoff staff, over bloated Cal-train