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title: "Sean Duffy Slams California's High-Speed 'Train To Nowhere' As Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Trump Admin For Withdrawing $4 Billion Funding"
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description: "Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy praised the court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withdrawing $4 billion in funding for California's high-speed rail project, calling it a saving for taxpayers. The project, criticized by Trump as overpriced, aimed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. Meanwhile, former SpaceX employee Matt Soule's company, Parallel Systems, raised $38 million for autonomous freight trains."
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# Sean Duffy Slams California's High-Speed 'Train To Nowhere' As Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Trump Admin For Withdrawing $4 Billion Funding

Transportation Secretary **Sean Duffy** has criticized Governor **Gavin Newsom** (D-Calif.) and California after a court dismissed a lawsuit against President **Donald Trump**'s administration for withdrawing $4 billion in funding for the state's high-speed rail project.

## Train To Nowhere

In a post on the social media platform X on Saturday, the Transportation Secretary hailed the court's decision. Duffy said that the administration, under Trump, was "protecting billions of American taxpayers’ dollars from funding California's ridiculous train to nowhere."

> Under @POTUS's leadership, we are protecting billions of American taxpayers' dollars from funding California's ridiculous train to nowhere.  
>   
> A great way to ring in the New Year 🇺🇸 https://t.co/YUtgrv5gN0
> 
> — Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) December 27, 2025

## ‘Severely Overpriced,’ Says Trump

The court dismissed a case filed by officials against the administration after the **Department of Transportation** (DOT) cut funding in July this year, with the project estimated to cost over $100 billion. It would connect Los Angeles with San Francisco.

Trump had earlier slammed the proposal for the rail network, calling the project "severely overpriced." He had also earlier directed over $2.4 billion in funds to be reallocated to $5 billion allocated to improve passenger rail infrastructure across the country. The administration has shared a tense relationship with California ever since Trump took office earlier this year.

## Self-Driving Trains?

Meanwhile, a former **SpaceX** employee, **Matt Soule**, has founded **Parallel Systems**, a company focused on developing autonomous freight trains. The Los Angeles-based company raised over $38 million in Series B funding and has undertaken a pilot project in Georgia.

_Check out more of Benzinga's Future Of Mobility coverage by_ following this link.

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