Work on the California High Speed Rail project is currently going on in Fresno. This rendering depicts the rail line in that city.
Rendering: www.hsr.ca.gov

On Oct. 15, 2014, the California Supreme Court declined without comment to review a lawsuit challenging the issuance of bonds for construction of the California High-Speed Rail. The decision clears the way for further construction on the state's $68-billion "bullet train." Crews have been working on the first construction segment of the 130-mile rail line near Fresno.

The 2008 California ballot measure that voters approved to construct high-speed rail specified the state would identify funding for the first rail segment and have environmental clearances done before starting construction. The lawsuits asserted the state identified only $6 billion of the estimated $26 billion needed for the first segment, and failed to secure "sufficient" environmental approvals.

California High Speed Rail states that by 2029, the rail line will run from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, at speeds capable of over 200 miles per hour. The plan is to eventually extend the rail north and south to include Sacramento and San Diego, a total of 800 miles and up to 24 stations.