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Comment on Buena Park’s HSR Concerns by Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:52:13 +0000

The easiest way to kill the tunnel is kill the dedicated HSR tracks. Build two tracks with passing sidings at Norwalk. That way you could even do something radical like send HSR directly to Santa Ana and Irvine in Phase I. I don’t get why it’s an axiom that Anaheim needs direct service but everyone else in the metro area needs to transfer.

Comment on HSR Planning Done Right by Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:47:34 +0000

Diridon Intergalactic is planned to have 14 tracks where the expected train volume could do with 4. So there’s no pressure at DIG to take off. It’s not like at TBT or LAUS, where track constraints are real and passenger volumes are likely to be high.

Comment on Buena Park’s HSR Concerns by Spokker

Spokker — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:13:45 +0000

“there’s an argument for designing tracks shared with Metrolink, like the tracks planned to be shared by Caltrain and HSR in the Peninsula.”

Well that’s off the table in the South. Work on denying Anaheim homeowners their tunnel.

Comment on Distributing the Other Prop 1A Rail Funds by Spokker

Spokker — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:09:12 +0000

Metrolink is slowly imploding on itself and is entering yet another round of service cuts and fare hikes. Before they even think about electrification they must install positive train control because they can’t keep their pedophile Connex engineers from texting young railfan boys.

Comment on HSR Planning Done Right by Spokker

Spokker — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:06:46 +0000

Hahahaha

Comment on HSR Planning Done Right by John Burrows

John Burrows — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:11:23 +0000

Worst case scenario——-The NIMBYS win!!!! High speed trains have to run from Palo Alto to San Francisco at greatly reduced speed and much fewer in number. In this worst of all cases a Mountain View station would take some of the pressure off Diridon. Is this even a remote possibility?

Comment on Distributing the Other Prop 1A Rail Funds by Joey

Joey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:45:35 +0000

It does make sense, however, CalTrain is the only one with any real plans to do so (which, btw, have been in the works for years now).

Comment on Distributing the Other Prop 1A Rail Funds by Thomas Noi

Thomas Noi — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:18 +0000

If Caltrain is considering electrifying its diesel railroad because of HSR, then Metrolink and other transit agencies should do so as well. It makes passenger trains more environmentally-clean and not dependent on fossil fuels.

Comment on HSR Planning Done Right by Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:13:50 +0000

Officially, it’s not. But unofficially, all the sample timetables say RWC where they used to say RWC or PA. The message is, sue Diridon and Kopp and they’ll kill your station stop.

Comment on HSR Planning Done Right by Joey

Joey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:41:02 +0000

The location of the station will not be based on “political trouble caused,” but rather what location is most likely to attract the most ridership and serve the most people.