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Originally Posted by Korey
I wonder if this means whenever we throw the next big batch of funds (whether state or federal) at the project, if it goes to the San Gabriel tunnels before Pacheco? I don't doubt that Pacheco will get it's HSR, the political power structures in Silicon Valley/NorCal are too strong for it not to, but with upgraded Altamont service maybe the Bakersfield to LA connection becomes the next priority.
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Yeah this is definitely a battle royale between San Jose being on the mainline -- and getting 12 trains per hour per direction - vs. the Altamont route, which at-best puts San Jose on a spur.
If HSR is rerouted via Altamont to a new Transbay tube from Oakland, the possibility exists for HSR spurs to both San Jose and to Palo Alto via a rebuilt Dumbarton Bridge. They could do a train split where two half-length trains, one originating in Palo Alto and another from San Jose join to form a full-length train in Fremont and then head downstate as a full double-length train.