The Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it terminated a nearly $929 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority as part of a 2010 agreement, saying the state 'abandoned its original vision of a high-speed passenger rail service connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles.'
The Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that it terminated a nearly $929 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority as part of a 2010 agreement.
At the same time, the federal agency said, "California has abandoned its original vision of a high-speed passenger rail service connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles, which was essential to its applications for FRA grant funding."
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