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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:39 PM Original message |
Keeping Calif. high-speed rail plan on track |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ok this might sound harsh |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. end station in SF only bypassing all those cities who do not want it. makes it faster too nt |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Or something like this might keep the speed up but allow for multiple stations. . . |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Thats a cool idea |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. It certainly seems like a solution to some of the major blocks . . . |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. There have been numerous studing of LV to LA HSR...not financially viable yet |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. The problem isn't the stations. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Peninsula is...special. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I also live there |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Would this help keep some of the Caltrain stations open that are threatened with closure? |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. A Caltrain trip from SF to SJ, then a high speed rail trip to LA will probably be a 4 hour plus trip |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. But is there really enough traffic to justify the investment? |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Prop 1A requires maximum nonstop travel time SF to LA be 2 hours 40 minutes |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Why not ditch Caltrain and put BART along the existing ROW? |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I'd rather ditch BART and run Caltrain on their RoW |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Probably because that costs billions of dollars. nt |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-11 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. Its always been my dream |
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