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California’s high-speed rail dream is way behind schedule and way over budget, now projected to finish in 2039 after promising to connect LA and SF by 2020. Costs have ballooned from $33 billion to far beyond, with just the Central Valley stretch already exceeding the original total. Lawmakers who grew up watching the project stall are now questioning its value, while farmers and businesses suffer real disruptions from land seizures and utility relocations. Contractors have even been caught billing for delays. New leadership vows to fix past mistakes—like building before utilities were ready—and push forward with a bold new model, backed by a two-decade funding commitment. But skeptics fear the tech will become obsolete and wonder if this colossal effort will ever actually run.

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