DOT saves taxpayers over $60M by terminating Texas high-speed rail contract
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close Video DOGE unveils website enabling American people to suggest deregulations Heritage Foundation research fellow EJ Antoni on President Donald Trump's slated announcement on semiconductor tariffs and DOGE's new website enabling the American people to recommend potential cuts. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it will save American taxpayers over $60 million by ending a grant to help fund a high-speed rail project in Texas. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement, saying an agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Amtrak to terminate the $63.9 million grant had been reached.The grant was awarded to Amtrak under the Corridor Identification and Development Program for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor, previously known as the Texas Central Railway project. "I am pleased to announce that FRA and Amtrak are in agreement that underwriting this project is a waste of taxpayer funds and a distraction from Amtrak’s...