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    Which Way, L.A.?

    First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley Dots

    Thanks to Wisconsin and Ohio refusing to take federal money , the first leg of California's High Speed Rail system will be 58 miles longer than originally planned. Instead of going just 65 miles, it will go all the way from from Shafter to Madera, at a total cost of $5.5 billion.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Thanks to Wisconsin and Ohio refusing to take federal money, the first leg of California's High Speed Rail system will be 58 miles longer than originally planned. Instead of going just 65 miles, it will go all the way from from Shafter to Madera, at a total cost of $5.5 billion. We talk to Tom Umberg, Vice Chair of the High Speed Rail Authority, and skeptical State Senator Alan Lowenthal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Julia Flucht

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Tom Umberg

      California High Speed Rail Authority

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      Alan Lowenthal

      Chairman, State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley Dots
    1. 0:00Nuclear Weapons and the Politics of National Security
    2. 16:50Mild Southern California's Wild 2010 Weather
    3. 28:07First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley DotsYou’re reading this
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