By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY; February 13, 2019
LOS ANGELES – California could still bring the nation’s first high-speed rail train to reality, proponents say – even if the size falls short of the original grand plans – and that could encourage other states to follow suit.
A day after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he wouldscale back plans for a bullet train connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles, backers Wednesday focused on a smaller segment being built and said that gave them cause for hope.