So why not Merced-Fresno? Then you'd at least have some population to move around, and all the track would be just as cheap. Looking into it more, it emerges

So why not Merced-Fresno? Then you'd at least have some population to move around, and all the track would be just as cheap. Looking into it more, it emerges that they have to have an initial route approved in December in order to claim Federal money. So it's a panicked plan.