#California high-speed rail

[transit-fag]

Do you know what the relationship between the CAHSR Authority and Amtrak will be like? It seems so odd to me that such a major project has so little federal involvement, even as big as California is

It will be friendly but a bit competitive, same as the relationship with NJtransit or Metra. The thing stopping high-speed rail drop getting funding is the fact Trump pulled funding for 4 years and in the process killed the reputation of the project with the average American meaning very little money gets transferred in DOT grants

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SUNDAY EXTRA: Why California High-Speed Rail is Struggling

For the remainder of May, we'll look at some monumental rail disasters; of the monetary kind.

[mapsontheweb]

2024 California High Speed Rail (completed segments in GREEN) - 10 years in construction

[racefortheironthrone]

so looking at the california hsr, would a state building hsr through force account be built faster since you don't have to contract everything out?

Using force account (i.e, direct hiring) would be faster than contracting, but the most significant difference would likely be that it would be much cheaper (which has an impact on speed, because cost overruns and underfinancing has been an issue for building out the California HSR system) than contracting.

However, my understanding is that the two biggest issues that have been responsible for slowing down the build-out of the California HSR system is:

the difficulty of acquiring the land and right-of-ways needed for the route, due in no small part to opposition from the Union Pacific railroad and local landowners.

extensive litigation from self-described environmentalist anti-development groups abusing the CEQA process to block/death-by-a-thousand-cuts a green project aimed at reducing C02 emissions from automobiles and by encouraging sustainable transit-oriented development over suburban sprawl.

So force account would help, but it would not be a panacea for the difficulties that CAHSR has had to labor under lo these many years.

[spookythots]

Hey fellow Californians (and train interested Americans), I think it’s time we start bullying Gavin Newsom about the high speed rail system.

I want him to not go a day without hearing about the high speed rail system. I want him to be slapped in the face with inquiries about the high speed rain system from the moment he opens his eyes.

From here on out my main personality trait is how mad I am that we don’t have a high speed rail system.

Here’s where to call, and here’s a link to send a email type comment (choose transportation-high speed rail for the subject).

Office # 9164452841

Link https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Mail address if you’re feeling vintage:

Governor Gavin Newsom

1021 O Street, Suite 9000

Sacramento, CA 95814

This also has the fringe benefit of stripping Elon Musk of his bullshit government subsidies for which he is doing nothing to help the people of California (or the extended US).

[activatebutterflyshield]

Trains :)

[hereslookingatyousquid]

This is funny but we're actually going to get a high speed train between S. California and Las Vegas bc all the weekend warriors are tired of getting stuck in traffic on the 15. Making tourism easier is a great bargaining chip for these kinds of things lol

What we need to do is convince all the disney adults in america that high speed rail would be a preferable way of getting to disneyworld compared to driving or flying. We could maybe harness their fondness for the monorail or something, but this is a group of people that has time, income, and passion that we could leverage. If we could direct 5% of the enthusiasm they have for limited edition popcorn buckets into calling their representatives and demanding high-speed interstate rail, we could get it by 2030

[transit-fag]

iTS CALIFORNIA AMTRAK GIVE ME THE TRAINNSSSS KILL THE MUSKRAT GIVE ME THE FAST TRAINSSSSSS EVERYWHEREEEEEE

California HSR is run by the California state government, not me

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SJVR on the Fresno Shoofly, + CA HSR Construction

[todayworldnews2k21]

High speed trains are racing across the world. But not in America | CNN

CNN  —  High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving economic growth, creating jobs and bringing communities closer together. China, Japan and Europe lead the way. So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed rail network like those? For the richest and most economically…

[mrsmoose54]

High Speed Train between Las Vegas and Southern California Breaks Ground - Finally!

Brightline West have broken ground on the highly anticipated high speed train that will join Las Vegas with Southern California. The 218 mile rail service will be an all electric route with zero emissions with train travelling at 200 miles an hour in places. I previously wrote about this proposed super highway High-speed Train Las Vegas to California nearly three years ago. On April 22 2024 the…

[rodspurethoughts]

Connecting Las Vegas to Southern California: Brightline West Breaks Ground on America's First High-Speed Rail Project

Making History: Brightline West Breaks Ground on America’s First High-Speed Rail Project Connecting Las Vegas to Southern California In a groundbreaking event on April 22, 2024, Brightline West officially started the construction of America’s first true high-speed rail system. This monumental project will connect Las Vegas to Southern California, covering a distance of 218 miles. The vision…

[thehottesttrains]

WORK ON BRIGHTLINE WEST STARTS TODAY!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO💪💪💪💪💪

[alyssoid]

Not to mention the accessibility piece. Flying is incredibly hard on the body. I am in decent shape and fairly healthy, but I have some mild post-operative chronic pain and long haul flights to visit my family in Asia are brutal. Trains are more freeing. Having space to stretch your legs and not be so cramped and restricted would be amazing. My spouse’s aunt cannot fly due to issues with her ears so to visit her daughter on the East Coast from So Cal she has to take the train and it takes forever. High speed rail would be a game changer for their family.

“Nobody’s going to want to sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours to get from New York City to LA.”

Me. I will sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours. I’ll sit on it for days. I’ll write and read and nap and eat and then do it all over again. I’ll stare out the windows and see America from ground level and not have to drive. I’ll see the Rockies and the deserts and cornfields and the Mississippi River and your house and yours and yours too. I’ll make up stories in my head about the small towns I see as we go along. I’ll see the states I’ve yet to see because driving or flying there is a fucking slog and expensive to boot. I’ll enjoy the ride as much as the destination. And then I’ll do it all over again to come the fuck home.

[greentechspot]

Fast Track to the Future: Is America Ready for High-Speed Rail?

As the world races towards sustainable transportation solutions, the United States is grappling with the question of whether high-speed rail will ever become a reality within its borders. While countries like Japan, China, and many European nations have embraced the efficiency and environmental benefits of high-speed rail systems, the U.S. has lagged behind due to a myriad of challenges,…

[memingursa]

Elon sabotaging high speed rail in California alone (and presumably holding it back from the rest of the country) robbed millions of people (realistically the whole country as China built enough in the same time span and it could have caught on), of reliable transportation that would have been a genuine boon for so many people and probably changed millions of lives (and could have helped with evacuations for climate disasters) because he’s racist and hates poor people. That should warrant his public exile but fascist dumbasses worship him