High-Speed Rail (HSR) is the future
High-Speed trains have operated for many years in countries around the world including Japan, South Korea, China, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In fact, by 2020, most key cities in Europe will be interconnected by a compatible, HSR network.
Californians want High-Speed Rail
California voters approved Proposition 1A in November 2008, authorizing the State to issue $9.95 billion in bonds to construct a modern rail system that links Northern and Southern California, with trains capable of reaching 220 mph. The U.S. Congress and President Obama have made HSR a key component of our nation’s transportation future by including $8 billion for it in the recently adopted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds.
A California Network
Plans call for HSR routes to link San Francisco and Sacramento through the Central Valley to Los Angeles and San Diego via Riverside and Ontario. Downtown LA will be the major link in the new system by linking Northern and Southern California together by rail for the first time.
California System Map
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"High Speed' Rail Statewide System
Last Revised:
Tuesday November 08, 2011
