Only idiots like you think you can go from Sac & SF -> LA via Pacheco Pass and not go thru the Valley. Get over it; it was our tax money to begin with and it's coming home instead of insulating a buncha Bubba Doublewides in Miss.
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Passed the bonds the day we put Obama over the top.
cleantechblog.com
good info
en.wikipedia.org
They painted it the colors of my old '72 van.
cahighspeedrail.ca.gov
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants the initial groundbreaking in the Bay Area and
other parts of the state to occur before his term ends in January 2011, and that
seems likely, California High-Speed Rail Authority board member Rod Diridon said
Thursday.
"The sooner we begin this project, the sooner we can create jobs for
Californians. So the governor wants to get started as quickly as possible," said
Aaron McLear, a spokesman for Schwarzenegger.
The governor, who appointed five of the nine high-speed rail board members, will
host a news conference on the project today in Fresno.
The expedited timeline comes as the authority banked a $2.25 billion stimulus
grant Thursday, allowing it to unlock voter-approved Proposition 1A money that
brings the prize to $4.5 billion. They expect to get more federal money in
coming congressional budgets and leverage the funds for untold billions in
private investments.
Initial work would involve digging and moving underground electrical wires to
make way for track foundation, said Diridon, a Bay Area representative. At that
time crews could also begin work on some of the previously designed and approved
rail bridges, called grade separations, required in cities such as San Bruno and
San Mateo.
The heavier construction work, including track laying along the Caltrain line,
could begin as soon as late 2011 or early 2012, Diridon said. Another Bay Area
board member, Quentin Kopp, said he estimates the heavy construction in the
region could start in 2012.
The authority must start building the rail system by September 2012 and finish
by September 2017 or it would lose the stimulus money. The $42.6 billion
railroad from San Francisco to Los Angeles would then open for business by 2020,
with a Bay Area-to-Southern California trip expected to take two hours, 40
minutes and cost about $105.
groups.yahoo.com
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Dear Friend,
Earlier this month, we passed an important milestone in our fight to bring high-speed rail to California: the groundbreaking for the first HSR station! The new Transbay Terminal will be home to San Francisco's HSR station, and serve as a hub for many other mass transit agencies.
I was honored to attend the groundbreaking ceremony along with many of our distinguished local and HSR Authority leaders to see the beginning of a modern-day Penn Station. Check out the website for the station — don't miss the renderings of the final project!
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