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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
All it really takes is money and also the Capital Corridor route may be a bit easier to do than the CalTrain because on the Peninsula there are so many grade crossings which, if not removed (by making the crossing above or below grade) will slow even an electric train to a crawl. I don't recall so many such crossings on the Capital Corridor route. What can slow that down, though, is the Sacramento River bridges. I was in a train one time that waited 4 hours while the bridge was open for a ship to pass which turned out to be a phantom ship--didn't exist.
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If I remember right, part of the state rail plan is to remove all at grade crossings. I'm not sure if that counts super rural areas or just urban..
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Originally Posted by electricron
Is California planning to run CHSR over the Capitol Corridor? It is fairly easy to fund electrification using someone else's money.
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No, it's just electrification. They are considering making capitol corridor passenger only, and to move freight to the old SNR tracks.
Oh and projects all over the country are a combination of federal, state, and other funds so it's not a big deal. We voted for a bond so at least let us have that...please?