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More likely Tamien, then it slows to commuter speed the rest of the way.
by mc32 3y ago
More likely Tamien, then it slows to commuter speed the rest of the way.
- Hobadee 3y agoI take it you haven't been from Tamien to Gilroy. Those tracks are worse than everything else from SJ-SF. (HSR would likely cut over somewhere around Gilroy, so taking those tracks up would make sense, but they would all need to be redone.)
- hedora 3y agoCrazy idea: We could have a train corridor from Sacramento to Oakland, then San Jose and Los Angeles, then run a ferry between SF and Oakland. Oh wait, we had exactly that, and then ripped it out / prioritized freight on it. I don’t see why they don’t just imminent-domain the tracks, and straighten them so the existing amtrak trains could run at their top speed on them (125mph vs today’s 60mph if I remember right). They could even run frequent commuter trains within cities at rush hour. Later, they could upgrade the trains and tracks, until it’s ratcheted up to modern speeds (> 200 mph) in remote areas.