California High-Speed Rail: Progress, Setbacks, and the Road Ahead

California’s ambitious high-speed rail project promised a revolutionary connection between San Francisco and Los Angeles, but delays, cost overruns, and political battles have shifted its trajectory. With construction now focused on the Central Valley, will the state’s bullet train dream finally take shape, or will it remain an expensive unfinished promise? Read about the latest progress, funding challenges, and what’s next for America’s most controversial infrastructure project.