Editing Wasco, California (section)

==Transportation==
The [[Amtrak]] service, the ''[[San Joaquins]]'', stops at the [[Wasco station]], which has one platform next to the single track; the station building was demolished in 2021. Being on the route of the [[California High-Speed Rail|high speed rail project]] without a stop, Wasco city officials have expressed concerns that the Amtrak service might be discontinued.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2020|title=City of Wasco speaks out against High Speed Rail Authority|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/city-of-wasco-speaks-out-against-high-speed-rail-authority/article_d5de7fca-dce7-11ea-af81-f3753b2af6a5.html|access-date=August 13, 2020|work=The Bakersfield Californian|language=en}}</ref> {{As of|August 2020}}, no decision has been announced.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hewerdine|first=Makayla|date=August 13, 2020|title=City of Wasco speaks of challenges High Speed Rail is posing to their community|url=https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/city-of-wasco-speaking-out-on-challenges-california-high-speed-rail-is-posing-to-their-community|access-date=August 14, 2020|work=[[KERO-TV]]|language=en}}</ref> The construction has impacted the city and the costs for asbestos removal are in dispute in a labor housing complex that had to be abandoned and demolished.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Westfall|first=Austin|date=December 3, 2020|title=High-Speed Rail construction in full swing in Wasco|url=https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/high-speed-rail-construction-in-full-swing-in-wasco|access-date=December 4, 2020|work=KERO|language=en}}</ref> While paid relocation costs, the city can’t afford to demolish the camp and wants the rail authority to pay. Chief Executive Brian Kelly came to the city to discuss the issue in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |first1 = Ralph|last1 = Vartabedian |title=Bullet train leaves a trail of grief among the disadvantaged of the San Joaquin Valley |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-29/california-bullet-train-impacts-disadvantaged-communities-san-joaquin-valley |access-date=November 11, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 29, 2021 |language=en }}</ref>