Ridership on Metrolink would double between Burbank and Anaheim, relieving freeway congestion, and new high-speed electric trains would slash emissions along the route under a plan that would shift up to $5.5 billion from the bullet train project in the Central Valley to Southern California. — The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times reports that the California High-Speed Rail Authority could funnel a portion of the $20.5 billion already earmarked for the state's new train system toward a high-speed link connecting Southern California.
The funding would improve regional commuter rail services offered by Metrolink, which operates 528 miles of track across the area, by boosting train speeds up to 125 miles-per-hour along certain stretches of the route.
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Using some of those billions where they would actually help? Thumbs up.
Continued insistence on throwing buzzwords around to sound relevant? Thumbs down.
Instead, how about "reasonable-speed, clean, and very reliable rail"?
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