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[quote=bearishgurl]I just watched the the CA HSR videos and all I can say is, WOW!!

I wouldn’t have envisioned the SR-152 route from Merced (over Pacheco Pass/Reservoir and alongside the San Luis Reservoir) to Gilroy, cuz it seemed too complicated to do. But I see where the inner part of the peninsula (just west of I-280 along the bayfront) is used as tracks thru the Silicon Valley. This seems totally doable.

Luv it.

Just incredible. Hope I live long enough to ride it all . . . regularly, lol![/quote]
IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.[/quote]

Ye gads, if I’m still around by then, I might be too old to navigate the stations … lol!

I don’t think their WILL be enough ridership on the Merced to Gilroy link (and this would be expensive to build). SJC and SFO are ALREADY SERVED by cheap Southwest Airlines. If they bring the tracks from Stockton to the Alameda County bayfront, even to the San Leandro or Hayward BART stations, the ridership will be there, IMO. The rest of the routes look okay but couldn’t tell if the Stockton to SAC route served Lodi. If not, it probably should take a jog there, as well.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.[/quote]

Ye gads, if I’m still around by then, I might be too old to navigate the stations … lol!

I don’t think their WILL be enough ridership on the Merced to Gilroy link (and this would be expensive to build). SJC and SFO are ALREADY SERVED by cheap Southwest Airlines. If they bring the tracks from Stockton to the Alameda County bayfront, even to the San Leandro or Hayward BART stations, the ridership will be there, IMO. The rest of the routes look okay but couldn’t tell if the Stockton to SAC route served Lodi. If not, it probably should take a jog there, as well.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.[/quote]

Ye gads, if I’m still around by then, I might be too old to navigate the stations … lol!

I don’t think their WILL be enough ridership on the Merced to Gilroy link (and this would be expensive to build). SJC and SFO are ALREADY SERVED by cheap Southwest Airlines. If they bring the tracks from Stockton to the Alameda County bayfront, even to the San Leandro or Hayward BART stations, the ridership will be there, IMO. The rest of the routes look okay but couldn’t tell if the Stockton to SAC route served Lodi. If not, it probably should take a jog there, as well.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.[/quote]

Ye gads, if I’m still around by then, I might be too old to navigate the stations … lol!

I don’t think their WILL be enough ridership on the Merced to Gilroy link (and this would be expensive to build). SJC and SFO are ALREADY SERVED by cheap Southwest Airlines. If they bring the tracks from Stockton to the Alameda County bayfront, even to the San Leandro or Hayward BART stations, the ridership will be there, IMO. The rest of the routes look okay but couldn’t tell if the Stockton to SAC route served Lodi. If not, it probably should take a jog there, as well.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]IF this actually goes through, the whole thing won’t be complete for another 20-30 years. There is talk of the project being canned due to not enough ridership based on the projection.[/quote]

Ye gads, if I’m still around by then, I might be too old to navigate the stations … lol!

I don’t think their WILL be enough ridership on the Merced to Gilroy link (and this would be expensive to build). SJC and SFO are ALREADY SERVED by cheap Southwest Airlines. If they bring the tracks from Stockton to the Alameda County bayfront, even to the San Leandro or Hayward BART stations, the ridership will be there, IMO. The rest of the routes look okay but couldn’t tell if the Stockton to SAC route served Lodi. If not, it probably should take a jog there, as well.

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
CA’s high-speed rail service would need to be competitively priced to compete with the lowest SWA airfares in communities that Southwest Airlines (SWA) serves (SAN, BUR, SAC, and OAK).

For instance, my kids are flying here for the X-mas holidays from SFO for $74.90 (incl tax) per person RT on SWA, booked on Halloween. That’s about the price point for RT’s to/from those four cities.

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BG, to get low airline fares, you have to book well in advance. And travel by plane it much more inconvenient and time consuming even though the flight itself is short.

On the East Coast, people prefer the train because you don’t have the hassle and waiting time of aiport travel.

High speed trains would allow people to make impromptu travel plans and spur tourism in the state.

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
CA’s high-speed rail service would need to be competitively priced to compete with the lowest SWA airfares in communities that Southwest Airlines (SWA) serves (SAN, BUR, SAC, and OAK).

For instance, my kids are flying here for the X-mas holidays from SFO for $74.90 (incl tax) per person RT on SWA, booked on Halloween. That’s about the price point for RT’s to/from those four cities.

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BG, to get low airline fares, you have to book well in advance. And travel by plane it much more inconvenient and time consuming even though the flight itself is short.

On the East Coast, people prefer the train because you don’t have the hassle and waiting time of aiport travel.

High speed trains would allow people to make impromptu travel plans and spur tourism in the state.

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
CA’s high-speed rail service would need to be competitively priced to compete with the lowest SWA airfares in communities that Southwest Airlines (SWA) serves (SAN, BUR, SAC, and OAK).

For instance, my kids are flying here for the X-mas holidays from SFO for $74.90 (incl tax) per person RT on SWA, booked on Halloween. That’s about the price point for RT’s to/from those four cities.

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BG, to get low airline fares, you have to book well in advance. And travel by plane it much more inconvenient and time consuming even though the flight itself is short.

On the East Coast, people prefer the train because you don’t have the hassle and waiting time of aiport travel.

High speed trains would allow people to make impromptu travel plans and spur tourism in the state.

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
CA’s high-speed rail service would need to be competitively priced to compete with the lowest SWA airfares in communities that Southwest Airlines (SWA) serves (SAN, BUR, SAC, and OAK).

For instance, my kids are flying here for the X-mas holidays from SFO for $74.90 (incl tax) per person RT on SWA, booked on Halloween. That’s about the price point for RT’s to/from those four cities.

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BG, to get low airline fares, you have to book well in advance. And travel by plane it much more inconvenient and time consuming even though the flight itself is short.

On the East Coast, people prefer the train because you don’t have the hassle and waiting time of aiport travel.

High speed trains would allow people to make impromptu travel plans and spur tourism in the state.

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
CA’s high-speed rail service would need to be competitively priced to compete with the lowest SWA airfares in communities that Southwest Airlines (SWA) serves (SAN, BUR, SAC, and OAK).

For instance, my kids are flying here for the X-mas holidays from SFO for $74.90 (incl tax) per person RT on SWA, booked on Halloween. That’s about the price point for RT’s to/from those four cities.

[/quote]

BG, to get low airline fares, you have to book well in advance. And travel by plane it much more inconvenient and time consuming even though the flight itself is short.

On the East Coast, people prefer the train because you don’t have the hassle and waiting time of aiport travel.

High speed trains would allow people to make impromptu travel plans and spur tourism in the state.

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Follow the official California’s High-Speed Rail Project account on Twitter: @CaHSRA. They post a lot of news/articles related to the project.

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Follow the official California’s High-Speed Rail Project account on Twitter: @CaHSRA. They post a lot of news/articles related to the project.

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Follow the official California’s High-Speed Rail Project account on Twitter: @CaHSRA. They post a lot of news/articles related to the project.

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Follow the official California’s High-Speed Rail Project account on Twitter: @CaHSRA. They post a lot of news/articles related to the project.

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