A US judge rejected the government's attempt to withdraw California's lawsuit against the withdrawal of $4 billion high-speed rail funding; US National Transportation Safety Committee Chairman Homendy “strongly opposed” the military helicopter-related proposal, saying it constituted an “unacceptable risk.”

A US judge rejected the government's attempt to withdraw California's lawsuit against the withdrawal of $4 billion high-speed rail funding; US National Transportation Safety Committee Chairman Homendy “strongly opposed” the military helicopter-related proposal, saying it constituted an “unacceptable risk.”