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Re: California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) System

 by lpetrich ¦  Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:59 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) System ¦  Replies: 743 ¦  Views: 214069

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority to Receive Record $3.1 Billion From Biden Administration - California High Speed Rail That money will: Fund six electric trains for testing and use Fund design and construction of trainset facilities Fund design and construction of the Fresno station Fund fin...

It's about 40 mi / 60 km between DC and Balto. At 200 mph / 320 km/h, the travel time would be 11 minutes. By comparison:

  • Amtrak: 30 - 40 min
  • MARC: 40 - 60 min
So I think that it would be hard to justify such a maglev line.

The Hyperloop is essentially a maglev vactrain, and that's even worse.

Re: CTDOT: Hartford Line

 by lpetrich ¦  Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:39 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: CTDOT: Hartford Line ¦  Replies: 666 ¦  Views: 63272

Yes, the Hartford Line is entirely double tracked south of OAKWOOD interlocking at Oakwood Avenue in West Hartford. This project will extend it north to about PARKVILLE in Hartford until the station is relocated and viaduct rebuilt, but that's far in the future due to the highway and related projec...

Re: CTDOT: Hartford Line

 by lpetrich ¦  Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:19 am ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: CTDOT: Hartford Line ¦  Replies: 666 ¦  Views: 63272

From Google Maps, single-track segments: (New Haven) W of Temple St. - Ward St. (North Haven - Wallingford) - u.c.? Hall Ave. - Parker St. (Wallingford)- u.c.? N Plains Hwy - Gypsy Ln. (Wallingford - Meriden) - u.c.? Hicks Ave. - Silver Lake (Meriden) - u.c. ? Silver Lake - Norton Rd. (Berlin) Park ...

OP's link with title text: Amtrak Awarded Federal Funds for 12 Projects of National Significance Totaling Nearly $10B Across America’s Busiest Rail Corridor All the projects, from SW to NE: Baltimore MD - B&P Tunnel Replacement Program: Frederick Douglass Tunnel - final design, construction Balt...

Re: Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:33 pm ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit ¦  Replies: 104 ¦  Views: 66591

Seattle Streetcar/Culture Connector - Transportation | seattle.gov - connecting the First Hill and South Lake Union lines - "A delivery assessment is underway to help us know what we need to restart the project." East Link Extension | Project map and summary | Sound Transit - Because of d...

Re: SMART - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:55 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: SMART - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit ¦  Replies: 154 ¦  Views: 144442

Smart Freight Services | Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit - "SMART now provides freight service to North Bay businesses." with a connection to the Bay-Area-Sacramento line. Stations | Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit - the extension from Sonoma County Airport to Windsor is now under construct...

Re: SMART - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:37 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: SMART - Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit ¦  Replies: 154 ¦  Views: 144442

Rail Line along CA coast thru Loleta and Eureka - RAILROAD.NET -- that's the north end of the former Northwest Pacific line. I'd earlier traced it with Google Maps From a link in that thread, I found The Great Redwood Trail Agency which is turning most of the former NWP line into a trail. The Great...

I looked again at the transit villages on each side of the Warm Springs BART Station. To the east is Metro Crossing. Its street names, from north to south, then west to east: Halogen Cmn., Velocity Cmn., Kinetic Cmn., Tom Blalock St., Navigation St., Ambient Cmn., Circuit Cmn., Volt Ter., Electric T...

Re: Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)

 by lpetrich ¦  Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:49 pm ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 29753

Altamont Corridor Express Rail Expansion Faces Two-Year Delay - Railway Track and Structures The Altamont Corridor Express’ expansion into Stanislaus and Sacramento counties is expected to be delayed by two years . According to the most recent ACE management timeline, the first trains will not run ...

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:41 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 243 ¦  Views: 117950

David Benton wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:09 am One would think with all the money spent, they would have upgraded the track to a passenger standard.
What counts as a passenger standard?

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:25 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 243 ¦  Views: 117950

Are many of the first grade separations under construction or planned soon at locations that have stations that are platform limited in length? Once short platform stations are made longer then more cars can be added to the Statler trains. Do we know what stations CA HSR is planning to stop at and ...

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by lpetrich ¦  Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:01 am ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 243 ¦  Views: 117950

In San Mateo County, only the San Mateo grade separations are old. The rest were built from the 1990's to the present: 1995 -- San Carlos, North Fair Oaks (3) 1996 -- Millbrae (1) 1998 -- Redwood City (1) 2000 -- Belmont, San Carlos (3) 2014 -- San Bruno (3) 2021 -- San Mateo (3) There was a burst i...

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by lpetrich ¦  Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:27 pm ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 243 ¦  Views: 117950

My updated list: San Francisco, San Mateo Counties SF -- Mission Bay Dr, 16th St. -- no plans SF, South SF -- Mariposa St. - Airport Blvd. -- in service South SF -- Linden Ave., Scott St. -- planned San Bruno -- San Bruno Ave. - Angus Ave. -- in service Millbrae -- Center St., Hemlock Ave. -- no pla...

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by lpetrich ¦  Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:20 pm ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 243 ¦  Views: 117950

South San Francisco - South Linden and Scott Street Grade Separation Update -- 6/2/2022 For Linden Ave., they've decided on a half-half approach, with the rail line elevated and the street lowered. For Scott St., they've decided to cut the street, like Castro St., and build a ped/bike tunnel. The p...

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