Then imagine all the people from B to Y who see an opportunity to screw the project for huge amounts of cash. Decades of lawyers arguing in court over every conceivable point, or opportunity.
And that before environmental, and god know what else, groups get involved.
> The high speed rail wasn't going to stop at B through Y anyway
Untrue [1].
[1] http://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/newsroom/fact%20sheets/High-Speed... - all but the "Northern California Unified Service" and "Amtrak Surfliner" runs are planned HSR lines/stations, and all (including those) are getting upgrades/improvements or new rail/connections as part of the HSR project.
Easy. You pay them.