Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles: All about the California High-Speed Rail Authority and high-speed train project in California (Source: /www.examiner.com)

Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

All about the California High-Speed Rail Authority and high-speed train project in California (Source: /www.examiner.com)

All about the California High-Speed Rail Authority and high-speed train project in California

All about the California High-Speed Rail Authority and high-speed train project in California
October 25, 3:01 PMSF Commuter ExaminerDarrin Atkins

Union Pacific SD70ACe #8447 on a track at San Luis Obispo, California train station.
Kyle Cascadden. Wikimedia Commons.

A high-speed train service in California has been a dream for California residents for decades. Now, at last, the dream is starting to get a little closer to reality. With a bit of momentum, high-speed train service in California can really get started on its long path to implementation.

Back in 2008, California votes approved Proposition 1A, also known as the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act. This proposition approved the use of nearly 10 billion dollars for the purpose of establishing and developing a high-speed train and rail system up and down California, according to Wikipedia. For more information on the 2008 Proposition 1A, visit cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/faqs.

Many California residents are generally excited about a high-speed train service in California finally getting started after many decades of discussions about the project. Countries all across the globe that are smaller than California already have high-speed train service.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has an excellent Web site that offers plenty of information on the ongoing progress of the high-speed train system in California. You can access this information by visiting their Web site at cahighspeedrail.ca.gov.

If you are interested in keeping up-to-date on the progress of high-speed rail in California, you have a number of ways to do this. You can monitor the California High-Speed Rail Authority at their Web site.

If you want to know how the project is coming along on a weekly and monthly basis, you can sign up as a follower to the Authority's Twitter page. You can also visit this page to read copies of agendas and planning meetings for the Rail Authority.

A fully operational high-speed train service in California is still many years away, but at least now there are concrete plans being made to get this excellent project started. For a taste of what the rail service will be like, you can view the first planned routes of the high-speed rail system at this page which has the interactive rail map.