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Old Posted Aug 14, 2013, 2:08 PM
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In case anyone is interested in learning more about the possible ACE expansion, they have set up a website with presentation materials explaining the project.

By 2018, the goal is to expand to Modesto and increase the number of round trip trains from 4 to 6. Somewhere along the way, they'd also like to reduce the trip time from Stockton to San Jose from 2 hours and 12 minutes to an hour and 45 minutes. By 2022, they'd like to expand to Merced (where ACE would meet up with California High Speed Rail) and increase the round trip trains from 6 to 10. They anticipate (probably hope) that the trip from Merced to San Jose will take 2 hours and 35 minutes.

If this is linking up to CHSR, then it might actually have the political will to happen. After living in NY for four years, it's these type of rail expansions that make more sense to me than BART to Livermore.
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