Biden calls California high-speed rail the 'most ambitious' train project in Western Hemisphere

The two biggest projects — and recipients of the federal funding — are both in California: the California High Speed Rail project between San Francisco and Los Angeles and Anaheim and a largely private project called Brightline West between Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County on the outskirts of Los Angeles and Las Vegas. On Friday morning, Brian Kelly, the CEO of the High-Speed Rail Authority, said that the $3 billion federal investment, which will go towards purchasing six electric trains and completing construction in the Central Valley, will keep...