All,
There is a lot of discussion about the costs with the HSR for CA now, that the proposed costs have tripled.
Supervisor Antonovich (Antelope Valley/San Fernando/Alhambra/Burbank areas), has suggested instead of building a HSR route from Lancaster to San Diego that an upgrade of Metrolink and Amtrak rails to 110 mph should be considered due to costs.
(Though it would be very hard to sell a faster train to have passengers get off of one train to connect to faster HSR train. The HSR then does not become a true HSR with speeds not even reaching 150).
We couldnt find the official release from Supervisors Antonovich's website but, heres the article from Santa Clarita Valley News.
http://scvnews.com/?p=24635
Keep Flying On The Ground!
Ca/Nv Maglev News
