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On the Line: Jobs and California's High-Speed Rail

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California high-speed rail officials plan to ring in the New Year with a groundbreaking ceremony in Fresno on January 6. The nation's first bullet train system has faced many obstacles: lawsuits, political wrangling and big questions about its funding and future. But some Central Valley residents see the promise of rail construction jobs as a pathway out of poverty.

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