https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/12/08/overdue-overbudget-high-speed-rail-just-got-3-1-billion-boost-will-trains-ever-roll/ > California’s overdue, overbudget and oft-criticized high-speed rail project just got a $3.1 billion boost of federal cash toward completing what is supposed to be an early phase of the project connecting Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield in the state’s rural Central Valley. > President Biden touted the project Friday, and former Gov. Jerry Brown joined former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to celebrate the new federal funding.