Have you ever wanted to spend a fun weekend in LA, but dreaded
the 12-hour roundtrip drive? Hate schlepping to an airport and
going through Security for what’s basically a puddle jump? Within
the foreseeable future, we’ll have an exciting option of traveling to
Los Angeles in less than 2 hours, enjoying the comforts of a bullet
train. Join us for the February Monthly Speaker Meeting to gain an
insider’s perspective of what it’s going to take to make this new
service a reality!
Established in 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is
charged with the planning, designing, constructing and operating
a state-of-the-art high-speed train system.
The proposed system stretches from San Francisco, Oakland and
Sacramento in the north -- with service to the Central Valley --
and to Los Angeles and San Diego in the south. With bullet trains
operating at speeds up to 220 mph, the express travel time from
downtown San Francisco to Los Angeles would be just under 2 hours.
Intercity travelers (trips between metropolitan regions) along with
longer-distance commuters would enjoy the benefits of a system
designed to connect with existing rail, air and highway systems.
On June 13, 2006, the State Senate appointed the Honorable
Quentin L. Kopp to the California High Speed Rail Authority,
charged with implementing high rail service from Los Angeles
to San Francisco at 200 miles per hour. He was elected chair-
person of the Authority on August 9, 2006.
