Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
Speaker: Brian Annis, Chief Financial Officer, California High-Speed Rail Authority.
In November of 2008, 53% of California voters decided to take an innovative step forward and allocate $9.95 billion in bond dollars to the creation of a California high-speed rail line. The first high-speed and electrified train in the nation, California high-speed rail will stretch 494 miles from San Francisco to Los/Angeles Anaheim. The Phase 2 system will extend this segment 300 more miles with connections to Sacramento and San Diego. The train will travel at approximately 200mph. A 6 hour and 12-minute car ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles will one day be a brief 2 hour and 40-minute trip on an air conditioned, Wi-Fi-equipped, sustainable bullet train.
California high-speed rail is currently in construction along 119-miles in the Central Valley. 380 miles of the 494 Phase 1 system has been environmentally cleared. Right-of-way, utility relocations, and design for future stations are all advancing. Mr. Annis provided a general program overview and detailed the progress that has been made on California High-Speed Rail.
Speaker: Brian Annis, Chief Financial Officer, California High-Speed Rail Authority.
In November of 2008, 53% of California voters decided to take an innovative step forward and allocate $9.95 billion in bond dollars to the creation of a California high-speed rail line. The first high-speed and electrified train in the nation, California high-speed rail will stretch 494 miles from San Francisco to Los/Angeles Anaheim. The Phase 2 system will extend this segment 300 more miles with connections to Sacramento and San Diego. The train will travel at approximately 200mph. A 6 hour and 12-minute car ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles will one day be a brief 2 hour and 40-minute trip on an air conditioned, Wi-Fi-equipped, sustainable bullet train.
California high-speed rail is currently in construction along 119-miles in the Central Valley. 380 miles of the 494 Phase 1 system has been environmentally cleared. Right-of-way, utility relocations, and design for future stations are all advancing. Mr. Annis provided a general program overview and detailed the progress that has been made on California High-Speed Rail.
