tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post1770505916799650258..comments2024-03-28T11:51:19.078-07:00Comments on Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog: Palo Alto: Designing in a VacuumClemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374282217135682245noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-37681826109122630522019-02-17T14:57:26.625-08:002019-02-17T14:57:26.625-08:00An old blog gets a new life: https://www.cahsrblog...An old blog gets a new life: https://www.cahsrblog.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-61704078792145799342019-02-15T12:14:41.615-08:002019-02-15T12:14:41.615-08:00I still think the Palmdale argument is a wash. A ...I still think the Palmdale argument is a wash. A closer tie to Las Vegas and an added 500,000+ population service area (Lancaster-Palmdale-Victorville) are a good get considering how far LA is from the valley and Northern California. LA to SF is not an optimal distance for HSR no matter how you dice it.leshttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-85417073576527500162019-02-15T08:10:47.960-08:002019-02-15T08:10:47.960-08:00Good report on what was wrong with CA HSR plus a m...Good report on what was wrong with CA HSR plus a mention of @Clem and a link to his Palmdale Report: <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/15/18224717/california-high-speed-rail-canceled" rel="nofollow">California's High Speed Rail and the American infrastructure tragedy explained</a><br /><br />The takeaways: Palmdale and Pacheco bad, Central Valley good.J. Wonghttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/15/18224717/california-high-speed-rail-cancelednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-5513668621295172342019-02-13T18:50:46.866-08:002019-02-13T18:50:46.866-08:00It's all a political move. Keep building what...It's all a political move. Keep building what's already under construction. Put it into use early - as already was talked about, but maybe not formalized. "Stop" work that was unfunded and hasn't started yet. If you had doubts, note all the corrections today that HSR isn't being killed.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-62749950981648385782019-02-13T12:40:13.548-08:002019-02-13T12:40:13.548-08:00No, stupid, too-narrow, far-too-few-seats, far-too...No, stupid, too-narrow, far-too-few-seats, far-too-much-electrical-equipment-in-what-should-have-been-seating-space trains forever.<br /><br />Hey, Stadler -- a first-class rolling stock manufacturer -- just built exactly what contemptible incompetents with billions of Other Peoples' Money to burn tell them too.<br /><br />We can't have nice things because it's not in PTG's or HNTB's or PBQD's or Aecom's or ... interests for us to do anything but fund repeated failure.<br /><br />CBOSS, baby, it's CBOSS all the way down, foreverRichard Mlynarikhttp://www.pobox.com/users/mly/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-39276702590449891712019-02-13T10:26:25.949-08:002019-02-13T10:26:25.949-08:00Not really. The trains have already been ordered a...Not really. The trains have already been ordered and the first shells made: <a href="https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Caltrain-Stadler-shell.jpg" rel="nofollow">Caltrain Stadler shell</a>J. Wonghttps://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Caltrain-Stadler-shell.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-35230313116208436832019-02-13T06:53:55.626-08:002019-02-13T06:53:55.626-08:00All it does is put more immediate emphasis on Alta...All it does is put more immediate emphasis on Altamont over Pacheco.leshttp://les.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-6195077896461481362019-02-13T06:48:38.630-08:002019-02-13T06:48:38.630-08:00It doesn't.It doesn't. leshttp://les.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-75323845971875365242019-02-12T23:00:50.453-08:002019-02-12T23:00:50.453-08:00It's my understanding that he needs to deliver...It's my understanding that he needs to deliver a project or return the money to the feds. Hence, bakersfield to Merced, which won't even cover the power bill from fares. Might be worth considering doing 125 over those tracks for amtrak though. Caltrain wins. They get electrification and don't have to share.Strabo the Lesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513526644525400896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-71128239366488414972019-02-12T21:05:49.484-08:002019-02-12T21:05:49.484-08:00Caltrain response:
http://www.caltrain.com/about/M...Caltrain response:<br />http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Statement__Response_to_Governor_Newsom_s_State_of_the_State.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-17950150722918803712019-02-12T18:56:57.771-08:002019-02-12T18:56:57.771-08:00Ding dong!!! HSR on the peninsula is dead.
Now t...Ding dong!!! HSR on the peninsula is dead.<br /><br />Now that it's kaput, perhaps this blog should be renamed "Caltrain Compatibility Blog".<br /><br />Now that it's kaput, maybe NOW we can have level boarding with all doors at the same height.<br /><br />God bless our new Governor. He's gonna take a bunch of crap from those with their hands deep in the pockets of the taxpayers, but this new brand of leadership is very welcome.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-85405951824026893382019-02-12T17:18:04.065-08:002019-02-12T17:18:04.065-08:00Bye-bye stupid trains with lots of doors at random...Bye-bye stupid trains with lots of doors at random heights and no seats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-69696641363639155552019-02-12T15:05:08.897-08:002019-02-12T15:05:08.897-08:00Is it really what he announced?? Is it really what he announced?? Max Wysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828566935411668866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-91319257545281248912019-02-12T15:04:41.434-08:002019-02-12T15:04:41.434-08:00I don't see how Governor Newsom's plan div...I don't see how Governor Newsom's plan diverge from 2018 CHSR Business Plan.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234802218858306443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-89155768419574053782019-02-12T15:03:02.269-08:002019-02-12T15:03:02.269-08:00Funny thing, he didn't shut down the CA HSR Au...Funny thing, he didn't shut down the CA HSR Authority.<br /><br />Also, the Central Valley part will be completed, which means tracks & signaling & maybe electrification? Plus if the funds are forthcoming from either the Feds or private ventures, then look for more.J. Wonghttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-81551218868668442452019-02-12T13:25:49.671-08:002019-02-12T13:25:49.671-08:00Cue the vultures for HSR's portion of C&T ...Cue the vultures for HSR's portion of C&T funds...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326948451529910432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-79431332118331211482019-02-12T12:43:15.626-08:002019-02-12T12:43:15.626-08:00Now how's the HSR-compatible we'll-get-on-...Now how's the HSR-compatible we'll-get-on-it-by-2060-for-sure 1880's-style Pennsylvania Railroad-compatible high platform "level boarding" thing working for you all?<br /><br />How's that HSR-compatible we'll-get-on-it-by-2040-for-sure batshit-insane-limited-stops-always this-time-for-sure-we-have-a-business-plan "service" pattern "planning" thing going?<br /><br />In wonderful news: the same assholes who totally fucked up HSR, Transbay, Caltrian electrification, Caltrain signalling and all the BART extensions are going to be looking for a source of billions of dollars or sweet sweet sweet pork funding where failure is not only tolderated, not just expected but <b>demanded</b>, and demanded for decade after decade. Caltrain's looking even better than ever!Richard Mlynarikhttp://www.pobox.com/users/mly/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-60801741354528697172019-02-12T12:30:35.960-08:002019-02-12T12:30:35.960-08:00What does this mean realistically for Caltrain and...What does this mean realistically for Caltrain and intercity rail? It seems like he wants to finish completion of the stub within the Central Valley.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464619404589532308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-46054353901107001202019-02-12T12:03:52.502-08:002019-02-12T12:03:52.502-08:00Governor announces termination of LA-SF HSR progra...Governor announces termination of LA-SF HSR program:<br />https://www.modbee.com/news/business/article226132315.htmlDrunk Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818695817782985523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-77278543284121575502019-02-10T21:40:03.567-08:002019-02-10T21:40:03.567-08:00@J. Wong: all Caltrain runs regularly far exceed 6...@J. Wong: all Caltrain runs regularly far exceed 60 mph! While expresses and "bullets" do so more than locals, they normally all hit or approach ~79 mph during some part of their runs.Reality Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974156676436895262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-39958175970582980902019-02-09T21:58:58.200-08:002019-02-09T21:58:58.200-08:00Would this possibly have been part of the PTC exte...Would this possibly have been part of the PTC extension?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326948451529910432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-53999176078179264482019-02-09T12:29:53.360-08:002019-02-09T12:29:53.360-08:00Yeah, no one is enforcing it. Besides, even though...Yeah, no one is enforcing it. Besides, even though the corridor is rated for 79mph, does Caltrain _ever_ get over 60mph?J. Wonghttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-63965251826682186682019-02-09T11:42:16.996-08:002019-02-09T11:42:16.996-08:00OT: Does anyone know how Caltrain gets away with o...OT: Does anyone know how Caltrain gets away with operating at over 60 MPH without getting a $25K fine for every speeding violation? https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=b6759a3802c33f4c9be3c5bada12e8ea&mc=true&node=sp49.4.236.i&rgn=div6#se49.4.236_11007Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-36065140192542540852019-02-06T20:49:31.683-08:002019-02-06T20:49:31.683-08:00I think the city of San Jose likes the elevated op...I think the city of San Jose likes the elevated options as they open up pedestrian connections between the two sides. It also provides a better connection to BART than the existing underpass,<br /><br />Since HSR is likely to choose the elevated 280/87 alignment to Tamien despite Clem's objections, an elevated platform for HSR is probably required and this option is certainly better then the 50 foot high platforms with concourse level over existing platforms previously proposed.<br /><br />Personally, I think if HSR had an elevated alignment bypassing CEMOF curve leading to a 4-track ~20ft elevated platform replacing the existing eastern 4 tracks at Diridon but shifted north that would not be too bad. An open ground level concourse next to BART with HSR/Caltrain above and Amtrak/ACE platform along the western edge would be pretty nice.<br /><br />This plan would allow Caltrain to continue using the 4 western tracks and UP/Amtrak/ACE to switch to using the middle track during construction. Once Caltrain switches to using high doors, they could use the new elevated HSR platforms too. Then maybe the western platforms could be raised eventually, though I don't know who would pay for that.jpk122shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793230015467656460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419444332771213285.post-54290745349385564762019-02-05T16:17:56.789-08:002019-02-05T16:17:56.789-08:00https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=...https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=7020089&GUID=FB564C5B-804B-463C-A62F-235D68AB3EE3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com