Comments on: California gets $2.25 billion for high-speed rail http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/28/california-gets-2-25-billion-for-high-speed-rail/ Expressing community through arts, culture and civic involvement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: karlophonic http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/28/california-gets-2-25-billion-for-high-speed-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-190 karlophonic Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:16:23 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=1286#comment-190 Unfortunately, the portion that is most needed, the segment that crosses the Tehachapi mountains is the most expensive segment. I took the TGV from from Brussels to Paris and back a few years ago and the ease and comfort blows car and airplane travel away. Watching cars appear to go backwards on the freeway because are going literally 100 mph faster is just mind boggling. Unfortunately, the portion that is most needed, the segment that crosses the Tehachapi mountains is the most expensive segment. I took the TGV from from Brussels to Paris and back a few years ago and the ease and comfort blows car and airplane travel away. Watching cars appear to go backwards on the freeway because are going literally 100 mph faster is just mind boggling.

]]> By: RosedaleViewer http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/28/california-gets-2-25-billion-for-high-speed-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-189 RosedaleViewer Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:55:53 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=1286#comment-189 Here we go again....sort of reminds me of the Freeway to nowhere (Highway 58 to Wild West Shopping Center) It sounds great to have a direct route from LA to SF. HOWEVER this multi billion dollar project DOES NOT do that! The Bay Area segment that could link high speed rail in to the Central Valley is NOT funded. One still would have to bus themselves from the Central Valley terminal to either San Jose or San Francisco. Additionally...the line ends in Bakersfield. NO travel over the Grapevine is funded. The only connection to LA is between LA and Anaheim. How is this really going to make a huge difference?. Merced to Bakersfield will be a quick trip......but Valley Residents still can't use high speed rail to go to the Bay Area or to . LA to Anaheim will be real quick too......but it won't take you any further north. Where is the money going to come from to build those critical links? Frustrating! Here we go again….sort of reminds me of the Freeway to nowhere (Highway 58 to Wild West Shopping Center)

It sounds great to have a direct route from LA to SF. HOWEVER this multi billion dollar project DOES NOT do that!

The Bay Area segment that could link high speed rail in to the Central Valley is NOT funded. One still would have to bus themselves from the Central Valley terminal to either San Jose or San Francisco.
Additionally…the line ends in Bakersfield. NO travel over the Grapevine is funded. The only connection to LA is between LA and Anaheim.
How is this really going to make a huge difference?. Merced to Bakersfield will be a quick trip……but Valley Residents still can’t use high speed rail to go to the Bay Area or to . LA to Anaheim will be real quick too……but it won’t take you any further north. Where is the money going to come from to build those critical links?

Frustrating!

]]> By: willieboy http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2010/01/28/california-gets-2-25-billion-for-high-speed-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-188 willieboy Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:42:34 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=1286#comment-188 bakersfield to Fresno? Who cares? I can travel to Fresno now by train! And by car is relatively easy. It's driving to LA that's a major pain. The freeways are overcrowded. Get me there in an hour and I'll use it all the time. Just another waste of taxpayer money. bakersfield to Fresno? Who cares? I can travel to Fresno now by train! And by car is relatively easy. It’s driving to LA that’s a major pain. The freeways are overcrowded. Get me there in an hour and I’ll use it all the time. Just another waste of taxpayer money.

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