The Federal Railroad Administration is canceling two grants worth over $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Project, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday.

“We want big, beautiful projects worthy of taxpayer dollars — including high-speed rail. This project lacked everything needed to be a success from planning to execution. This project did not have the means to go the distance, and I can’t in good conscience keep taxpayers on the hook for it,” Duffy said in a statement.

“We’ll continue to look for exciting opportunities to fund the future of transportation and encourage innovation.”

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