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6. Like to see one running from one end of the state to the other end
Tue Feb 12, 2019, 04:07 PM
Feb 2019

Statewide!

Why leave out the northern part of the state?



:( RandySF Feb 2019 #1
This is something I don't always get. cab67 Feb 2019 #2
I believe it involved a lot of land grading DrToast Feb 2019 #5
Many reasons. Securing property, EPA regs, Higher quality building, water or other obstacles oldsoftie Feb 2019 #26
When we laid the Transcontinental Railway, things were different jmowreader Feb 2019 #32
The writing has been on the wall for a while now DrToast Feb 2019 #3
OFFS. He caved to the right wing bullshit. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #4
Like to see one running from one end of the state to the other end CountAllVotes Feb 2019 #6
Indeed. And one from LA to Vegas. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #8
Merced to Bakersfield? How does that compare with LA to SF? defacto7 Feb 2019 #13
If you have to take the bus, it will make the train untenable. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #18
Who the hell wants to go from Merced to Bakersfield? jls4561 Feb 2019 #7
+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Feb 2019 #9
It's the beaches. defacto7 Feb 2019 #14
Exactly, basically a train to nowhere. madville Feb 2019 #16
Let's see... SpankMe Feb 2019 #10
There should be bullet trains from NYC to Chicago, Chicago to Denver, then Denver to SF. roamer65 Feb 2019 #11
No We Can't! jayfish Feb 2019 #12
CONTACT NEWSOM: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/ diva77 Feb 2019 #15
I just tried his phone, it is still not taking messages. I will email him. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #20
me too. thanks for contacting him diva77 Feb 2019 #22
High Speed Rail could be the solution to CA's skyrocketing housing costs Yavin4 Feb 2019 #17
Very true. And reduce greenhouse gases. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #21
It was a bad idea from the very beginning Auggie Feb 2019 #19
can you expand on that thought? thanks diva77 Feb 2019 #23
No, it was a great idea, both for our environment and CA's economy. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #25
Good idea, wrong place. cab67 Feb 2019 #28
We need a bullet train between SF and LA. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #30
Yup. dumbcat Feb 2019 #29
No, it was a great idea. Don't believe the right wing naysayers. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #31
Perhaps he is thinking about universal healthcare instead still_one Feb 2019 #24
They really, really need to punch it up to Lodi so nobody gets stuck there Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #27
Locking... DonViejo Feb 2019 #33
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