California High Speed Rail Thread - Page 195

TowerDude · #**3881** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 7:15 AM**

Amtrak's route to Las Vegas should take priority for federal funding over Brightline West.

TowerDude · #**3882** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 7:25 AM**

Las Vegas should be as difficult to get to as possible anyway ... to discourage further growth of the city.

38 Geary · #**3883** Posted **May 1, 2023, 2:58 PM**

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Design Revealed For Central Valley High Speed Rail Stations

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON MAY 1, 2023

New illustrations have been revealed for the design template of four stations along California’s high speed rail in the Central Valley. Foster + Partners and ARUP are responsible for the project. The Central Valley line is part of the first phase of construction for the highly-anticipated infrastructure project to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Stephan Behling, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, shared in a press release about the new design that “after delivering our systemwide vision plan, we are now delighted to be working with Arup on detailed designs for the network’s first four stations.” Illustrations show each station will be shaded curved metal panels perforated with a webbing design and shaped with triangular patterns.

Groundbreaking occurred in early 2015, and construction is actively underway on the tracks, separations, viaducts, underpasses, and overpasses from Madera through Fresno to Bakersfield. The 171-mile Merced-Bakersfield line also called the Interim Initial Operating Segment is expected to start initial electrified rail line testing in 2028 and opening between 2030 and 2033.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/design-revealed-for-central-valley-highspeed-rail-stations.html

38 Geary · #**3884** Posted **May 1, 2023, 2:59 PM**

And the renderings:

https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/design-revealed-for-central-valley-highspeed-rail-stations.html

SFBruin · #**3885** Posted **May 1, 2023, 3:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by TowerDude

Las Vegas should be as difficult to get to as possible anyway ... to discourage further growth of the city.

Lol.

Busy Bee · #**3886** Posted **May 1, 2023, 4:48 PM**

Those look great but weren't those images released a couple years ago?

jmecklenborg · #**3887** Posted **May 3, 2023, 3:17 AM**

I hadn't watched this guy's videos since the beginning of the pandemic. Somehow he now has over 4 million followers. He takes a cheap shot at California HSR at 7:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLr-Drxh8jk

Busy Bee · #**3888** Posted **May 3, 2023, 4:30 AM**

The opinion of anyone calling it "a high speed rail" means nothing to me.

Busy Bee · #**3889** Posted **May 6, 2023, 2:06 PM**

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/high-speed-rail/article274970806.html

Busy Bee · #**3890** Posted **May 12, 2023, 1:17 PM**

• Video Link

202_Cyclist · #**3891** Posted **May 12, 2023, 2:08 PM**

It is nice to see more progress and this investment in efficient, modern, infrastructure creating good jobs.

California High-Speed Rail Authority heralds competition of massive Cedar Viaduct

CBSNews.com
May 11, 2023

Photo courtesy of CBSNews.com

"After years of artist renderings, the California High-Speed Rail Authority finally has a concrete symbol of the work being done building the line through the Central Valley.

It's called the Cedar Viaduct and the 3,700-foot viaduct will take trains travelling at 200-plus mph over State Route 99, Cedar and North avenues in Fresno..."

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/new...ds-competition-of-massive-cedar-viaduct/

ardecila · #**3892** Posted **May 12, 2023, 5:29 PM**

LOL - "heralds competition"? Showing a low-quality rendering, instead of a photo?

The quality of news coverage continues to sink to new lows.

SFBruin · #**3893** Posted **May 12, 2023, 8:27 PM**

Nice viaduct.

TWAK · #**3894** Posted **May 12, 2023, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

LOL - "heralds competition"? Showing a low-quality rendering, instead of a photo?

The quality of news coverage continues to sink to new lows.

That's a photo from the video, which is a drone shot.

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-the marketing could be better, but that would just piss off opponents as "wasting money".

sopas ej · #**3895** Posted **May 18, 2023, 2:18 AM**

I thought this was interesting, and I felt it was an even-handed/objective report.

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jmecklenborg · #**3896** Posted **May 19, 2023, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by sopas ej

I thought this was interesting, and I felt it was an even-handed/objective report.

It was a relatively fair report, but the European consultant was just plain wrong in his assertion that the project should have started and the ends and moved toward the Central Valley.

First of all, the project *has* begun at the north end, with the electrification of the Caltrain operation between San Francisco and San Jose.

Second, the only places where the trains will operate at their maximum speed will be the mostly u/c 150~ miles in the Central Valley and a short stretch of about 20 miles between Tehachapi and Palmdale.

To begin construction of a "high speed rail line" in San Francisco or in Los Angeles with no place to run the trains faster than 125mph would have soured the public. In fact, there would have been no reason to buy high speed trains.

SFBruin · #**3897** Posted **May 19, 2023, 4:53 PM**

I think it's true that having a grade-separated rail line down the CV will be an asset for CA.

Busy Bee · #**3898** Posted **May 19, 2023, 4:56 PM**

Yeah, aside from the electrification of the peninsula, had they "started at the ends" likely the only thing they'd currently have to show for it - and use as a promotion of the project to the general public - is a stalled basin tunnel construction. Talk about handing "tunnel to nowhere" propaganda to the dipshit naysayer crowd.

jmecklenborg · #**3899** Posted **May 19, 2023, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFBruin

I think it's true that having a grade-separated rail line down the CV will be an asset for CA.

The starter HSR segment ought to have 100% on-time operation, meaning any missed connections in Merced to ACE and San Joaquins will be the fault of the connecting services.

Link to a hi-res PDF: http://calurbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/norcal_rail.pdf

TWAK · #**3900** Posted **May 19, 2023, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

The starter HSR segment ought to have 100% on-time operation, meaning any missed connections in Merced to ACE and San Joaquins will be the fault of the connecting services.

Link to a hi-res PDF: http://calurbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/norcal_rail.pdf

Dang, they left out SMART and the possible Napa/Solano line.

https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/...or-healdsburg-cloverdale-son/?artslide=2

^this one is huge