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High Speed Rail updates

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, In : For the General Public 
The California High Speed Rail authority has just announced decisions on rail alignments.  See https://hsr.ca.gov/high_speed_rail/project_sections/sf_sj.aspx  for information on any segment.  
I'm still of the opinion that High Speed Rail is worth supporting.  There is huge demand for travel from northern and southern CA, which is expected to continue growing well past the capacity of SF Bay Area airports.  I-5 and US-101 are already jam packed for way too many hours of the day.  So IMO the de...
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Queue Cutter Beacon at Rail Crossing

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Friday, November 3, 2017, In : For Traffic Signal Designers 
Sonoma County has launched a new use of the pedestrian hybrid beacon at SMART Rail crossings in the Penngrove and Fulton communities.   Both crossings have signalized intersections over 700 feet away, too far for use of traditional rail preempt.  A study by W-Trans concluded a queue cutter signal was the best option to keep the crossing safe once SMART revenue service began.   However, the need to the queue cutter only occurred in the evening peak hour.   Since signals that remain green for e...
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High Speed Rail Update

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Friday, August 4, 2017, In : For the General Public 
Interesting video from California HSR today about a ribbon cutting at the Tuolumne Street bridge in Fresno, CA.   The bridge goes over the existing tracks and looks to have more clearance than the old bridge.   Posting because I just like the video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJPMzhxj8Sk&feature=youtu.be
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High Speed Rail

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Thursday, August 11, 2011, In : For the General Public 
California is venturing into the world of High Speed Rail service.  It's a great time for new infrastructure, since three of the biggest components of a rail system are cheap right now because of the bad economy.  These are the land, design costs, and construction costs.  The Rail Authority has published Environmental Studies of each segment.  You can find the summaries at:
Merced-Fresno Segment: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/d:l/zldcq52sh4xsbf/zws1qysokgjo17/2
Fresno-Bakersfield Segment:  h...
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