$231 Billion Later: How Can High-Speed Rail Be Derailed?

About this episode

The episode discusses the dramatic increase in the cost of California's High-Speed Rail project and accountability for the overspending.

California’s High-Speed Rail price tag has exploded from $33 billion to $231 billion. Senator Tony Strickland and Tom Del Beccaro join the show to call out what went wrong and who should be held accountable. Apr 30th 2026    ---  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Ray Appleton Show ' on all platforms:   ---    ' The Ray Appleton Show’ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify , YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts.    ---  'The Ray Appleton Show’    Weekdays 11 AM -2 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 KMJ      | Website   | Facebook | Podcast |   -  Everything KMJ     KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ray Appleton

Guests: Senator Tony Strickland, Tom Del Beccaro

Topics covered

• High-Speed Rail
• California
• government accountability
• infrastructure
• cost overruns

Keywords

• High-Speed Rail
• California
• cost
• Senator Tony Strickland
• Tom Del Beccaro
• infrastructure
• government
• accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California High-Speed Rail

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