I can see states like California screwing up their own high speed rail project, costing taxpayers $77 billion.
That $77 billion MIGHT get the state a rail from San Fransisco to Sacremento (87 miles). That's only $885 million per mile!
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-governor-rail/california-to-scale-back-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-governor-idUSKCN1Q12II