Another 30 miles of California's bullet train route must run at lower speeds, documents show
LOS ANGELES - The California bullet train will have another slow segment of track as part of a new cost-savings measure, state rail authority documents reveal.
Technical documents attached to the authority's 2018 business plan show that it no longer plans to have dedicated tracks designed for speeds of up to 220 mph over a 30-mile stretch south of San Francisco.
Instead, the system would operate between San Jose and Gilroy at 110 mph on ground-level tracks on or adjacent to an existing right of way owned by Union Pacific. The route would make 32 highway crossings, requiring sophisticated barrier gates and sharing a corridor that carries freight and commuter rail.
The decision is the third compromise the rail
