Basically this is for the better.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority and Amtrak have canceled a joint bidding process that both agencies hoped would reduce the cost to buy dozens of new trains over the next decade.http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/20/398 ... joint.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The cancellation comes because the specifications of the trains needed for each agency were "just too different" for manufacturers to accommodate under a single contract, said Frank Vacca, chief program manager for the California rail program.