California’s High-Speed Rail Fiasco Exposed In Brutal ’60 Minutes’ Segment
CBS report highlights soaring costs, delays, and a scaled-back route as critics question the project’s future.
by Hanna Panreck April 13, 2026, 11:13 AM
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” targeted California’s high-speed rail project on Sunday, speaking to multiple officials about the project that has yielded little return since state residents voted in support of it in 2008. [some emphasis, links added]
CBS’ Jon Wertheim spoke to Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., Lou Thompson, who helped found Amtrak and served on California’s high-speed rail peer-review group until 2024, California High Speed Rail Authority board member Anthony Williams, and California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin.
“We’re now in 2026. There are no trains. There’s no track laid. It was a complete bait and switch,” Fong told “60 Minutes.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/california-high-speed-rail-60-minutes/
