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Monthly Archives: January, 2015

America’s Biggest High-Speed Rail Just Broke Ground, But A Lot Of People Still Aren’t Happy About It

It had a low-speed start, but America’s biggest, fastest high-speed rail project finally broke ground Tuesday in Fresno, California, about halfway between the two major cities it hopes to connect by 2029 — if it can cross some longstanding financial and political hurdles. According to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the system will run from …

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