The CA HSR provides comedy relief to an otherwise serious issue. In the news today is an article which will be used as the next target for mockery of their confused behavior.
It appears as though they've selected the ROW (Rights-of-Ways) with the BNSF as the proposed corridor through the Valley. The likelihood of having Warren Buffet cooperate with the State of CA is the best chance that the HSRA has of obtaining a possible corridor ROW.
The hysterical part of the news story is the proposal of building that old technology heavy rail train from Madera to Corcoran. Its course should be extended another 15 miles north so that it could at least connect the Chowchilla women prison to the Corcoran men prison. At least that would make more sense for destination reasoning. At least the route will make it convenient for Fresno residents to get to the Corcoran prison, perhaps Charles Manson will now have a chance to pick-up more visitors.
According to the reported figures, the heavy rail train will come under their earlier figures of $70million per mile with the cost of $64million per mile. That figure, however, assumes that none of the line will be at the $120million per mile cost of its 60 foot elevated proposed cost figures.
A New Technology Transit system would be a wise choice as an alternative technology choice. It would be able to provide a far superior mode of mobility that travels much faster and at a fraction of the cost the CA HSRA political force wants to give to their foriegn manufacturing associates.
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