High Speed Rail

Shallow  Diridon  Station  Alignment Option

Friday, 30 April 2010 16:35 Dan Chapman

Next week, High Speed Rail will have an open house on Wed May 5th which will include a new shallow station alignment.

You might find the following materials interesting and helpful in preparation for the Good Neighbor Committee meeting as well as the HSR Open House.

Letter to California  High  Speed  Rail  Authority regarding the Shallow option
Shallow  Diridon  Station  Alignment - This file is large - 13MB

Thank you Jean Dresden for this important infrmation

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 April 2010 16:46 )

Alternative Alignments Simulations

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:33 Dan Chapman

Simulations of three alternative alignments from the Tamien station to the Diridon station.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 22:15 )

Stacked Trains

Thursday, 04 March 2010 08:09 Jean Dresden

A couple of weeks ago, HSR showed Peninsula residents what stacked tracks would look like, with Caltrain below and HSR above. At recent meetings, we've seen aerial view video simulations with two layers of tracks south of Diridon station to about I-280.

Last Updated ( Friday, 05 March 2010 08:04 )

HSR Elevation Over Exsisting Tracks

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 16:22 Jean Dresden

This artwork came from the LA to Anaheim alternatives report.

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It shows the typical elevated structure over/next to railroad tracks. 24 feet above RR tracks. and the labelled total height is 58 feet.

Last Updated ( Friday, 05 March 2010 08:06 )

High Speed Rail View at Stockton & The Alameda

Friday, 08 January 2010 07:19 Jean Dresden

Today's newspaper brings a letter to the editor that suggests High Speed Rail's height is appropriate for a high-rise downtown. The height was compared to the Arena.

Last Updated ( Friday, 05 March 2010 08:06 )

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