Have you ever looked at where the line runs in Fresno? Very few places where it's less than 1/2 mile from houses unless somebody is building them now ignoring the known (yes, it was disclosed in the environmental documents) noise issue. Also, while it might enter the north end of town at 200, it'll be slowing down pretty rapidly once it's south of Shaw or north of Calwa for the station stop downtown. Where it *is* near houses south of Clinton, it's mostly underground.

At least HSR doesn't lean on the horn for grade crossings.

Another quote out of context...