Honestly impressive: California's High-Speed Rail project costs $33 billion, estimated completion cost $100 billion.

For context: the entire 1776-mile transcontinental railroad cost $1.2 Billion in today’s money.

It was completed in 1869.

— Austen Allred (@Austen) June 21, 2023

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