California high-speed rail
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| Locale | California |
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| Transit type | High-speed rail |
| System length | 700+ miles (1,125+ kilometers) (proposed)[2]. |
| Daily ridership | 30 million yearly (expected) [1] |
| Operator | California High-Speed Rail Authority |
The California High Speed Rail project is a proposed high speed rail system in the state of California. The system is being planned by the California High Speed Rail Authority, which will design, build, and operate the system.
It is currently in the Environment Impact Report(EIR) and route selection stages, which are expected to finish by Fall 2007. An implementation plan approved in August 2005 estimated that it would take 8 to 11 years to "develop and begin operation of an initial segment of the California high-speed train."[2]
If built, high-speed trains will be able to speed across California at speeds of up to 220 mph (350 km/h), potentially linking San Francisco to Los Angeles in around two and a half hours.
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[edit] Funding
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A state-wide ballot measure to fund the core segment of the high speed rail was initially scheduled for the 2004 general election. It was delayed until 2006, then postponed again and is now scheduled for 2008. If passed, the ballot measure would provide US$9 billion for the construction of the core segment between San Francisco and Los Angeles and an additional US$950 million for improvements on local railroad systems, which would serve as feeder systems for high speed rail mainline. However, the project would still depend on federal matching funds, since a US$9.95 billion bond issue would cover at most half of the estimated cost of the initial core segment. According to a 2004 estimate, the complete system from Sacramento to San Diego would likely have a cost of more than US$30 billion. California High Speed Rail Authority planned to use the projected operating profit from the initial San Francisco-Los Angeles line to finance extensions to Sacramento and San Diego.
In January 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger chose to omit the initial funds for the California High-Speed Rail Project from his $222.6 billion dollar Public Works Bond over the next 10 years. The Governor included $14.3 million in the 2006-07 budget for the high-speed rail, enough for CHSRA to begin some preliminary works[3]. The high speed rail bond measure was delayed[4] from 2006 to 2008 to avoid competition with the huge infrastructure bond, which passed in the 2006 General Election.
[edit] Route
The system will initially stretch from San Francisco and Sacramento, via the Central Valley, and onward to Los Angeles and San Diego via the Inland Empire. There are a few more stations under proposal. Proposed stations on the route are shown on the right [5], with stations on the intial San Francisco-Los Angeles route given in bold.
[edit] References
- ^ Charles River Associates Incorporated (January 2000). Independent Ridership and Passenger Revenue Projections for High Speed Rail Alternatives in California (PDF) Table E-1. California High-Speed Rail Authority. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ a b California High-Speed Rail Authority. Implementation Plan (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ http://bayrailalliance.org/issueupdate/past_updat.html
- ^ http://www.progressiverailroading.com/transitnews/article.asp?id=5017
- ^ CA High-Speed Rail Authority. Route Map. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
[edit] External links
- California High Speed Rail Authority
- Architecture21 - Present reasons for using the Altamont alignment.
- The Full Cost of Intercity Transportation Study done at University of California, Berkeley examining the system
- sfcityscape.com - Maps of Altamont and Pacheco options.
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