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Re: I would not have known that..... Thank you Mouse....
Author: LES
Date: 09-17-2021 - 10:17

Below is a write-up on Clem's analysis. He's got a 12 minute savings. With the Antelope Valley time in hand it would be nice to know the speeds through the tunnels and down through Clarita. I don't think they would hit the 125 mph as proposed through Clarita.

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Sgt. Joe Friday Wrote:
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> My two cents: If by "Tejon" we're talking about a
> route that parallels I-5, Santa Fe did a study of
> a similar alignment 100 years ago. They reached
> the conclusion that it was possible from an
> engineering standpoint, but it was cost
> prohibitive. Lots of tunneling would be involved,
> although not as much as many would expect. The
> problem back then was that there were not enough
> people and not enough freight to justify the
> cost.
>
> Back then, geology was also poorly understood by
> present day standards. Undoubtedly Santa Fe's
> engineers knew there was a seismic risk, it's
> likely they had no knowledge of concepts like
> strike-slip or blind thrust faults.
>
> Even with today's modern science, a trip
> underneath the Tehachapi and San Emigdio mountains
> would make me a little nervous.

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