Would it be better to extend California High Speed Rail to Sacramento before San Francisco? Let's look at what the route from Merced to Sacramento in California's Central Valley via California High Speed Rail might look like. I'll be using California High Speed Rail's tentative set of options that they'd like to build to Sacramento before the 22nd century. I'm picking a route based on what I believe I know about the CAHSR Authority's tendencies. We'll look at where the HSR route goes, check out the regions it serves, see where stations might be located, how fast the thing might run, and how much it might cost.

I will be doing more of these types of videos. If you have a suggestion for a city pair of 1 million+ each with no large metros between, please let me know and I will consider it and might make a video about it.

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Chapters:

0:00 Hey, It's Your Old Pal Lucid Stew, Again!
0:21 The Cities
3:02 Structures In Phase 1
5:34 Merced Area
7:45 Modesto Area
9:23 Stockton Area
12:36 Sacramento Area
14:36 Estimated Travel Times
16:10 Fiscal Damage
17:35 Up Next
17:59 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

California High Speed Rail Phase 2
Los Angeles
San Diego
Merced
Modesto
Stockton
Sacramento
Central Valley
Yosemite National Park
UC Merced
Initial Operating Segment
San Francisco
Anaheim
Bakersfield
Amtrak
San Joaquins
ACE
Altamont Corridor Express
The Bus
Siemens Mobility
American Pioneer 220
Capitol Corridor
Sacramento Regional Transit
Sacramento International Airport
StanRTA
San Joaquin RTD
Bus Rapid Transit
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
CAHSR Phase 1
Shafter
Wasco
Fresno
CRISI grant
Wasco Viaduct
Cedar Viaduct
San Joaquin River Viaduct
Merced Station
Bear Creek
SR 99
State Route 99
Atwater
Livingston
Merced River
Union Pacific
BNSF
UP
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
buildhsr.com
Turlock
Salida
Ripon
Manteca
Lathrop
Stockton Diverting Canal
BNSF Stockton Intermodal Facility
Central California Traction Company
Lodi
CSU Sacramento
Yuba City
Chico
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento Valley Station
Los Angeles Union Station