California High Speed Rail

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Some news regarding advances towards trainset procurement

https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/08/24/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-authority-moves-closer-to-buying-first-trainsets/

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CAHSR was just granted $3B in funding.

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There are some mixed views on the funding award.

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CA HSR will have a variety of amenities for riders and seating arrangements
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/california-high-speed-rail-car-renderings-18640311.php

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Beautiful modern railway stations to be built in the Central Valley

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Fucking awesome. If anything even half as good is built they’ll be amazing

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Too bad they’ll be surrounded by seas of parking lots.

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Park and ride? I can’t imagine a big bus network to service these stations. Maybe in Fresno -

High-speed rail in damage-control mode

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Damage control for what? This is nothing new. This is still completely within cost estimates.

New renders were revealed showing the on-board experience passengers will have on CAHSR trains.

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https://hsr.ca.gov/2024/06/26/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-authority-approves-contractor-moves-design-of-track-and-overhead-electrical-systems-forward/

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This is in Morocco, if California had funded this fully from the beginning they would be reaping hundreds of billions of dollars

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