Factsheets
About the High-Speed Rail Program
This is a quick snapshot of the overall program and how it will transform mobility, spur economic growth, create a cleaner environment, and preserve agricultural lands and natural habitats.
Conectando California, Expandiendo la Economía y Transformando los Viajes
Keeping High-Speed Rail Moving
High-speed rail operations will require five different facility types: Maintenance of Way (MOW) facilities, Light Maintenance Facilities (LMF), a Heavy Maintenance Facility (HMF), an Operations Control Center, and operations management headquarters. Mantener los Trenes de Alta Velocidad en Movimiento
High-Speed, High-Capacity Transportation
Despite planned investments in airports and highways, California is facing a transportation capacity crisis. To keep pace, California must expand its transportation capacity to improve mobility. Transporte de Alta Velocidad y de Alta Capacidad
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is committed to safety on trains and surrounding train lines. Learn more about the measures being taken to protect you.
Four major factors make high-speed trains operate at generally quieter levels than conventional passenger and freight rail services.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We’re committed to delivering the high-speed rail system to all Californians and achieving its mission in a way that reflects the Authority’s highest values.
High-Speed Rail: An International Success Story
High-speed rail may be new to the United States and California, but countries around the world have been building thousands of miles of high-speed rail for years, and many more countries plan to join them.
High-Speed Rail in Northern California
Northern California at a Glance
High-speed rail will provide clean, modern transportation for the millions of Northern California residents and will help tie the state’s economies together like never before.
Norte de California en un Pase
San Francisco to San José Preferred Alternative Factsheet
High-speed rail offers an unprecedented opportunity to modernize the rail corridor between San Francisco and San José. In a landmark agreement in 2012, Caltrain, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), and a variety of other regional partners agreed to electrify the existing Caltrain corridor, have the two rail systems share the tracks, and maintain the corridor as primarily a two-track railroad. The plan to share the tracks for both the regional commuter and state high-speed rail systems is referred to as the Blended System. This factsheet discusses the staff recommendation for a preferred alternative to be considered by the Authority for adding the infrastructure that will be necessary to support high-speed rail service in the corridor.
San José to Merced Project Section Factsheet
The San José to Merced Project Section plays a critical role in connecting the Bay Area and the Central Valley. This factsheet discusses the environmental clearance and project approval process and the alternatives evaluated in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) to be considered by the Authority Board of Directors.
SECCIÓN DEL PROYECTO SAN JOSÉ A MERCED
ĐOẠN DỰ ÁN SAN JOSE ĐẾN MERCED
The Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) is the final environmental document for high-speed rail between San José and the Central Valley Wye. During the two public comment periods, the Authority received over 750 submissions, providing a total of more than 5,000 comments. In consultation with stakeholders, the project team conducted additional analysis and added or revised mitigation measures and developed responses to each of the comments, and these are included in the Final EIR/EIS.
¿Qué ha cambiado en el
Informe/la Declaración de Impacto Ambiental Final?
最終環境影響報告/環境影響
聲明 (EIR/EIS) 有哪些變更？
Những Điều Gì Đã Thay Đổi trong
Báo Cáo Tác Động Môi Trường/Tuyên Ngôn Tác Động Môi Trường??
San José to Merced Project Section: Tunneling Factsheet
Construction of California’s high-speed rail system will require between 40 and 50 miles of tunneling through mountainous regions in both Northern and Southern California. The San José to Merced Project Section will feature over 15 miles of tunnels through Pacheco Pass in the Diablo Range, a critical link between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley. This factsheet provides information about the Pacheco Pass, in addition to discussing tunnel construction and safety.
Tunelización en el norte de California
Làm Đường Hầm ở Bắc California
San José to Merced Project Section: At-Grade Crossing Safety Factsheet
Safety is a top priority for the California High-Speed Rail project. For at-grade crossings (where roads cross railroad tracks), safety requirements for various speeds of operation are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the California Public Utilities Commission. The Authority works closely with these agencies to ensure the design complies with all relevant safety guidelines.
Seguridad de los pasos a nivel
An Toàn Đường Giao Nhau Đồng Mức
San José to Merced Project Section: Wildlife Movement Factsheet
The California High-Speed Rail system is being designed to minimize impacts to important wildlife linkages, contribute to wildlife passage improvement plans, and mitigate impacts to wildlife movement consistent with Proposition 1A approved by California voters. The California High-Speed Rail Authority has been analyzing wildlife movement and mitigation options since 2001. The goal is to limit, where feasible, the extent to which the high-speed rail system may present an additional barrier to an animal’s natural movement, and improve movement were barriers currently exist.
Movimiento de la vida silvestre
Di Chuyển của Động Vật Hoang Dã
High-Speed Rail in the Central Valley
High-speed rail is already happening in the Central Valley, with construction now spanning 119 miles across Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties. El Valle Central en un Pase
High-Speed Rail in Southern California
Southern California at a Glance
The Authority continues its work in partnership with agencies, corridor cities, interested stakeholders and the public to bring the nation’s first high-speed rail to Southern California.
El Sur de California en un Paso
Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section
The Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section will connect two key multimodal transportation hubs, the Hollywood Burbank Airport and Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS), providing an additional link between Downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and the State. Sección del proyecto de Burbank a Los Angeles
Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section
The Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section is the southernmost link connecting Los Angeles Union Station to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) using the existing shared Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo urban rail corridor.
Benefits of High-Speed Rail
The Economic Impact of California High-Speed Rail
A look at how investment in the nation’s first high-speed rail system has created jobs and generated economic activity in numerous ways.
High-Speed Rail: Creating Jobs
California’s high-speed rail program is putting people to work. The number of employment opportunities continues to increase as the program expands.
Trenes de Alta Velocidad: Creando Trabajos
More about the Authority’s Small Business Program and how to get involved.
California’s policies set a national tone on environmental issues. The goal is to deliver the greenest infrastructure project in the nation, both in construction and operations, and to honor California’s culture of environmental stewardship.
Funding and Investments
State Investments in Southern California Rail Transit Projects
A look at the money high-speed rail is investing in connectivity and bookend projects in Southern California.
State Investments in Northern California Rail Transit Projects
A look at the money high-speed rail is investing in connectivity and bookend projects in Northern California.
Proposition 1A: High-Level Facts
In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 1A (Prop 1A) that provided legal guidelines and $9.95 billion in general obligation bonds for the California high-speed rail program and related transportation projects. This is a quick review of Prop 1A, what a bond allocation is, and what has been done as of early 2021.
Get the Facts
Get the Facts: Merced to Bakersfield Line
High-speed rail will connect California’s mega-regions, starting with the Merced to Bakersfield line as the first part of a building block approach.
The high-speed rail project has garnered a lot of publicity leading to speculation and rumor, making it important to separate fact from fiction.
The Authority is committed to building a high-speed rail system that minimizes impacts to both the natural and built environment, encourages compact land development around transit stations and helps California manage its pressing issues with climate change, traffic and airport congestion, and energy dependency.
Activity Sheets
Get creative and colorful with High-Speed Rail. Color your very own high-speed train or tell us where in California you will ride the train. Once your masterpiece is complete, upload it to Twitter or Instagram and tag us @cahsra and be sure to use the hashtag #Iwillride
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California High-Speed Rail Authority
770 L Street, Suite 1180
Sacramento, CA 95814
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