$985M Train to Fresno

Posted by fivedollargold 12 years, 10 months ago to Economics
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Well, Krazy Kalifornia seems hellbent on spending every possible dime of wealth in the Golden State. With inevitable cost overruns, cost of right-of-way acquisition, funds for rolling stock, and so forth, this 28-mile stretch of "high-speed rail" is likely to cost well over $2B. But who's counting. It's only money. And, since ridership is unlikely to come close to break-even, the good citizens of our largest state can look forward to subsidizing this boondoggle for decades to come. Regrettably, Gov. Moonbeam has no Dagny Taggart to call upon to build it.
SOURCE URL: http://ocpoliticsblog.com/bid-results-for-1st-high-speed-rail-build-announced-difi-conflicted/


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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 12 years, 10 months ago
    Have you ever been to Fresno? I have. There is NO earthly reason to go there unless it's to go through on your way to Yosemite. Besides. There already is rail service to Fresno, just not high speed. What I saw was this train won't really be highs peed anyway. I don't think Dagny would build it because it's not a profitable route.
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