California high-speed rail price tag jumps to $231B, nearly 7x 2008 estimate

https://kmph.com/news/local/california-high-speed-rail-price-tag-jumps-to-231b-nearly-seven-times-2008-estimate

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Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have been greatly exaggerated

https://asteriskmag.com/issues/10/reports-of-the-death-of-california-high-speed-rail-have-been-greatly-exaggerated

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If anyone thinks #californiahighspeedrail wouldn’t work, today on the Capitol Corridor from #sacramento to #sanfrancisco it was a full train. These cities are 86 miles apart. This is often a 2 1/2 hour drive or 3 hour train ride.

On business days it is often one of the busiest routes for #amtrak. Outside of trains connecting to NYC, it’s the 2nd busiest. This route is short. It doesn’t need 220mph speeds but if it hit 120-150 this would be a transit game changer for the #bayarea and Sac.

Alex Davis nails it again. Go CHSR!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fshmc9gHmvQ

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Today for the first time I rode on the new all-electric CalTrain. The new rolling stock is a big improvement, especially over the cars that were hand-me-downs from Japan circa 1986.

Thanks #CaliforniaHighSpeedRail for making this happen.

"Map Shows New US High Speed Rail Route"

By Anna Skinner
Published Apr 22, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT
Updated Apr 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-new-brightline-west-high-speed-rail-route-los-angeles-las-vegas-1892813

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