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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
According to the fact sheet it's 119 miles:
https://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/newsroom..._Factsheet.pdf
Currently Amtrak runs 5-6 trains per day along this route with roughly 3 hours scheduled between Bakersfield and Madera, a distance of about 130 miles.
They'll cut an hour off this run easily when they shift the existing Amtrak trains onto the HSR tracks since there will be no freight delays (although there might be some in Bakersfield) and they should be able to operate at 110mph+ with diesels, as does Amtrak's Wolverine in Michigan on conventional tracks.
Also, ACE to San Jose might be made to operate diesels on the HSR tracks as well. |
All you wrote before is very true. Meanwhile, those very heavy diesel locomotives with their heavy coaches are going to prematurely wear out your brand new rail tracks designed and built for much lighter high speed trains.