The Trump administration says it is canceling nearly $1 billion in federal money for California’s controversial high-speed rail project.
The Federal Railroad Administration announced today (Thursday) that California failed to meet terms of its grant and has abandoned the original vision for a train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The administration will still try to force California to return another $2.5 billion. Losing the grant could kill the project, officials said.
State officials overseeing the project and spokespeople for Gov. Gavin Newsom did not have an immediate comment.
