BOB2 Wrote:
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> Was this along the segment where 101 is still an
> "expressway" with all of those ag and rural
> crossings to get to the 101?
>
> Should rebuild 101 along that segment, and put
> tracks down middle.....raise speed to 125 mph.

Yes, this is the section between Salinas and King City with all those ag crossings etc that have been here since well before 101 became 4 lanes.
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> like Neil Petersen wanted to do with tilt trains
> for a 6 hour LA-SF schedule via the Coast, when
> Phil Anschutz was willing to sell CA the Coast
> line for a mere $600 million, back in '92.....
> Can't trust those evil billionaires, though, and
> our politicians told him he could keep his damned
> Coast line.....
>
> Reliable, fast, frequent, affordable, intercity
> and interregional rail passenger services done in
> a responsible and cost effective way, in corridors
> experiencing severe and growign congestion with,
> real demonstrated rail travel demand...... How
> difficult is it for our State leaders to get
> that?
>
> I also see that even though the new northbound
> "commute" scheduled LOSSAN service to Santa
> Barbara managed to arrive an hour late on its very
> first run, it still somehow managed to beat the
> congested traffic northbound in the morning on the
> 101?