And we propose to have that done, if everything shakes out properly, by 2020. Where, for instance, would it travel?īARKER: Yeah, we have a statewide system planned, the first phase of which would start in the Anaheim/Los Angeles area, head north, cut over to the Central Valley to Bakersfield, up through Fresno and Merced, and then cut over across to the Bay Area, over to San Jose and San Francisco. Give us some of the basics on the high-speed rail proposal.

Do you think now is the time for California to press on with plans for a statewide high-speed rail project? Tell us why you think it’s a good idea or a bad one. We’d like to invite our listeners to join the conversation. Thanks for having me.ĬAVANAUGH: You’re welcome.

YONAH FREEMARK (Transportation Journalist): Hi. He now writes for Next American City, The Infrastructurist, and The Transport Politic. And Yonah Freemark is a journalist who covers transportation. PAT MERRILL (Assistant Vice President, Policy & Development West, Amtrak): Good morning. Pat Merrill is Amtrak assistant vice president for Policy & Development West. JEFFREY BARKER (Deputy Executive Director for Communications, Policy and Public Outreach, California High-Speed Rail Authority): Hi there. Jeffrey Barker is deputy executive director for Communications, Policy and Public Outreach for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. For the rest of this hour we'll be talking about high-speed rail in California, how far along we are with the plans and whether we'll be able to pay for it. But critics suggest the total $42 billion price tag, which is low by some estimates, is way beyond the horizon of our financially strapped state. Supporters, including voters who approved a $10 billion bond for the project in 2008, say high-speed rail is an essential part of California's transportation future. The money, awarded earlier this year, was the largest stimulus grant given any state for transportation funding. California has moved one step closer to the goal of building a high-speed rail line with a federal grant of two and a quarter billion dollars. MAUREEN CAVANAUGH (Host): I'm Maureen Cavanaugh. We discuss what it will take to bring a high-speed rail to California. The trip time of the route between Anaheim and San Francisco, which is predicted to cost about $42 billion, is 2 hours, 40 minutes. The crate is on the west side.California will receive $2.25 billion, the largest amount for any state, in federal economic stimulus funds to develop a high-speed rail line. If you follow the south east road from spawn all the way to a park (bypassing the store in the way), the pathway to the secret passage is a bit hidden, as the path is a curving green trail, which leads to an entrance to train tracks.

Sacramento Valley Station - Head south east from spawn until you cross the river.

The crate is at the north east most area. Follow the building paths to the west, and then take the elevator down. After you run into a fence, follow it east until you can enter. Go south east and then north east at sandbags.

Delta-9 BSAC / Experimental Lab - Head south east from spawn until you cross the river.

Go up the stairs, then go west (ignoring the two rooms). Head south east past the sandbags and enter the building to the north along the south east entrance.

Redcastle Building Terrace Garden - Head south east from spawn until you cross the river.

Rail maze 1 20.northeast