California’s latest right-sized vision for a San Francisco-to-Los Angeles bullet train trims what riders were promised while inflating the tab yet again. The new draft business plan pegs an optimized first phase at about $126 billion,

The change, one of many to hobble high-speed rail over the years, stemmed from good intentions. Now it's another example of how politics warped the state's marquee transit megaproject.

California's high-speed rail project is facing renewed criticism after Assemblyman David Tangipa condemned the latest draft for the project, which places the co

The California High Speed Rail Authority Board on Wednesday delayed a vote on the project's proposed business plan as state lawmakers and officials warn the plan lacks transparency, key cost information and violates state law.

An ambitious state-run high-speed rail project linking Los Angeles and San Francisco has gone off track.