Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail

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18. Should have been completed years ago and for the cost they promised

It was slated to cost $33 billion and be finished by 2020. But the project has been beset by funding challenges, cost overruns and delays.

Now, state officials are focused on a 171-mile (275-kilometer) stretch connecting the Central Valley cities of Bakersfield and Merced, which is set to be operating by 2033. The entire San Francisco to Los Angeles line will now cost an estimated $106 billion to finish and officials hope to complete it in the next 20 years if there is money.