[quote=briansd1]I’m not glad there’s a drawn out planning process because that means it will never get done.

I support HSR. But we just need to ram it through all the legal hurdles and build the lines from city center to city center. Downtown San Diego to Downtown LA with a connection to LAX.[/quote]

I agree, brian, but there is a huge geographical hurdle north of dtn LA and Union Stn (Tejon Pass). It would be very expensive to build another tunnel thru it and its truck-only tunnel is too dangerous to share a passenger train with. That’s why I believe its original path from SoCal was routed eastward (thru RIV/SB Cos).

The train COULD somehow be routed east or west of the 405 but it is residential along the 405 in OC (IF there is SD svc) and NIMBYism from the residents of OC, LA and Ventura Co along the 405 and US-101 would likely kill it unless the tracks are forced-placed under eminent domain (could take 15 yrs to complete this). Maybe I’m missing something but it seems to me that the only feasible route west of Tejon Pass is along US-101 for 50+? miles before it can veer off alongside the SR-33.

It’s never gonna happen along the 101 up the state. Absolutely NOT!