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You know that the SF area is densely populated by one of the most liberal populations in the US? In LA, a brand new 11 mile catenary just opened in the San Gaberial valley.In about 60 days. 7 miles of brand new catenary opens in West LA and Santa Monica, the original home of NIMBYs. I think...

Not really. Caltrain on the San Francisco (home of mega-NIMBYism) peninsula is in the preparation process of electrifying all for its tracks right now. No cantenary before as they are all diesel.

California HSR now has really nothing it is way to implement the first operational segment from Bakersfield to San Jose. The last current major law suit was ruled against by the trial judge after the Court of Appeals sent it back to him telling him he was wrong to affirm it the first time. The...

Yes. From about 29 miles north of Fresno at Madera to almost Bakersfield. About 100 miles.

LA to Anaheim is in Phase II. Not currently scheduled and will be sometime after 2029 completion of Phase I.

No, CHSR is building it's own tracks from Bakersfield to Burbank and eventually to LAUS. CHSR will not be sharing any of this track with Metrolink.

From the Wall Street Journal yesterday: "Federal Reserve officials are likely to raise their benchmark short-term interest rate from near zero Wednesday, expecting to slowly ratchet it higher to above 3% in three years."

There is one other source of funding and it can be a doozy in the future. The CHSRA gets 25% of the Cap and Trade funds every year. This year (nearly the first) they are currently getting $750M. Next year about $1B. Depending on how things go, it could be a lot more. Some outyear...

I'm pointing it out to those whom may use the term without knowing. On the other hand, if your intent is to annoy you are right, there are many other choices. I have heard them all. I was born here and spent quite a few years in the Air Force. I HAVE heard them all. many times. That has...

Please don't call California "Cali". Most of us here don't like it, much like "Frisco". It was started out of state (East Coast I believe), not here.

Expo line to open in 1st quarter next year. Second Track Van Nuys to Chatsworth stopped for now in August by NIMBYs. Van Nuys second platrorm going to bid in January.

On Chinese web sites (sorry I do not have links) they claimed that the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation is prepared to invest 7-8 $B to complete the route to Los Angeles.

I found it. The acccepted basic definition of HSR is trains the go faster then 125 MPH. This project is designed to increase passenger rail speed between Chicago and St Louis to 110 MPH. Siginificalntly faster than current speeds, but not High Speed Rail. A little project sales spin here?

HSR under construction? To my knowledge there is only one HSR project under construction in the US right now and it is not in Illinois but in California. What is happening there? I couldn't find anything in the IDOT site or other searches.

That is not possible.

I haven't looked, but I do remember most of the land is on BLM property not necessitate its purchase.

You know that Xpresswest does not need eminent domain as they already have approval to used the I15 corridor for their tracks and infrastructure.

That was my thought as soon as I saw Schumer's name mentioned. I would even call it probable as means to influence the decision.

That won't happen now. The whole thing will be built without US Government money. Technically it won't even have to follow Buy American rules.

XpressWest has changed the trainset to Siemens Velaro clone "CRH3". The maximum speed was raised from 150 mph to 201mph.