How $3.4B in federal aid will help in effort to connect Caltrain and high-speed rail to SF
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A new $3.4 billion federal commitment to help connect Caltrain and high-speed rail to San Francisco comes as critics say the bullet train project faces a nearly $7 billion shortfall to finish the Central Valley segment.

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