Bullet train's $98-billion cost could be its biggest obstacle
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 02:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Specific route plans have long triggered local resistance to the high-speed rail project. Although the new proposal addresses some of them, the price tag could be prohibitive.The ambitious plan to connect Anaheim and San Francisco with high-speed trains has encountered plenty of obstacles, including intensifying resistance from wealthy and poor communities lying in the track's path.