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Posted by WillD on Mon Apr 21 09:18:49 2014, in response to Re: Japan may waive high-speed maglev train technology license fees in deal w/ USA, posted by JAzumah on Mon Apr 21 06:40:10 2014. California's IOS is the most important part of the system outside of the two mountain crossings. It's the part of the line which is actually high speed rail. It's where the HSTs will earn their keep. They cannot construct the two mountain crossings by themselves, absolutely no business case would support that level of investment, and the two bookends would be nothing more than extraordinarily expensive commuter railroads if they were built at this point (and NIMBY pressure would likely kill the project).Besides which, the IOS can quite easily be connected to San Francisco over Altamont Pass to provide a 4 or 5 hour trip from SF to Bakersfield. Get the HSL over Tehachapi and we could be looking at a 6 hour trip between LA and SF by the early 2020s. |
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