Transport Secretary Sean Duffy has slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) high-speed rail project, questioning its multi-billion-dollar spending.<\/p>\n
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In a post on the social media platform X on Thursday, Duffy slammed Newsom\u2019s updates. “Not a single high-speed track is installed for Gavin Newsom’s TRAIN TO NOWHERE,” he said, adding that the “big reveal” was nothing. He then slammed the project’s spending.<\/p>\n
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“A monstrous $135 BILLION price tag,” Duffy said, also sharing that $16 billion of which was paid for by federal taxpayers. He then sarcastically wished Newsom good luck, adding that federal taxpayers weren’t “on the hook” for the project. “President Trump and I made sure of that,” Duffy said at the end.<\/p>\n
Gavin’s big reveal\u2026 NOTHING\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n
Not a single high-speed track is installed for Gavin Newsom’s TRAIN TO NOWHERE. A monstrous $135 BILLION price tag. And federal taxpayers spent $16 BILLION, for nothing. <\/p>\n
Best of luck with your boondoggle @CAgovernor<\/a>, but federal taxpayers aren’t\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/LUa3xmJifN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Gavin Newsom Shares Updates<\/p>\n The news comes as Newsom recently shared updates about California’s high-speed rail project, saying that over 463 miles of the 494-mile phase 1 of the project were ready for construction, adding that the project has created over 16,400 jobs.<\/p>\n See Also: Blue-chip art has historically outpaced the S&P 500 since 1995, and fractional investing is now opening this institutional asset class to everyday investors.<\/a><\/p>\n Newsom has faced off against the Donald Trump administration over the project, as the latter had earlier canceled $4 billion in funding for the project, for which he was sued, but the lawsuit was dismissed by a court. Trump had also termed the project to be “disastrously overpriced.”<\/p>\n Union Pacific, WAB Deal<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:<\/a>UNP<\/a>) and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (NYSE:<\/a>WAB<\/a>) recently penned a $1.2 billion deal to modernize the AC4400 locomotives. The project is aimed at increasing the reliability and boosting the fuel efficiency.<\/p>\n Read Next:\u00a0<\/p>\n Photo courtesy: Joshua Sukoff \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge’s one-of-a-kind market trade ideas and tools. Click now to access unique insights<\/a> that can set you ahead in today’s competitive market.<\/p>\n Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga:<\/p>\n This article Sean Duffy Criticizes Gavin Newsom’s California High Speed Rail Project Update, Slams ‘Monstrous $135 Billion’ Spend: ‘Train To Nowhere’<\/a> originally appeared on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n