Cal Express Ppt

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Connecting Northern toSouthern California


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The California Express Should Only Run Down the Middle of

I-5

The

Advantage of Using BART Model(Bay Area Rapid Transit)

For CalExpress

BART rail gauge sizes are a model for thesehigh speed trains to use to run from San

Francisco to LA.

They would just run at normal speed whilein the

San Francisco Bay Area and then once they


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Trains should run every hour on the hour24 hours a day,

seven days a week.Webcams

should be mounted on the

front and backs of trainsfor continuous visual monitoring ofthe condition on the railwayas well as the status of the

CaliforniaExpress.The CalExpress will only have three stops

serving the central valley. Access to the

train from extreme Northern California will


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Two lanes of rail should run in the wide median of I-5One side heading Northbound and the othergoing Southbound

This plan uses land that may alreadybe available

At sustained speeds of 250 miles per hour,the train should reach LA in less than 2hours.

This includes slowing for curves and

climbing up hills.

There is one grade of 2% as the

CalExpress climbs the Tehachapi Mountains


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This plan uses land that may alreadybe available

At sustained speeds of 250 miles per hour,the train should reach LA in less than 2hours.

This includes slowing for curves and

climbing up hills.

There is one grade of 2% as the

CalExpress climbs the Tehachapi Mountains

Two lanes of rail should run in the wide median of I-5One side heading Northbound and the othergoing Southbound


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Earthquakes are a major concernin California!

The train will be running when the big one hits

California.

Would you like to be on a train at 250+ mph when it hits?


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Proposed Safety Solutions:


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I propose digging a trench for both tracks Northbound and Southbound.

This would allow the train to bump against the sides of the trench and come to a halt.

How deep would this trench be? If modified BART passenger cars are used

the trench would only be about five to eight feet deep. The top of the trench would

extend to just below the window level. Located below the window lever on each car

would be three sets of train rails parallel and above and below the third one. These

rails would be slightly either bent back or sawn at angles so they would make

adequate contact with the sides of the ditch during derailment until it stops.

The clearance from side rails to trench wall will be roughly two feet to allow for the

natural sway of the train at high speeds. The windows would be above ground level.

The sides of the trench would be sprayed with a concrete mixture to coat the earth wall

and to make sure that no erosion takes place. However, this material will be soft enough


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When the train passes under anoverpass

it first enters a domed half-pipe shellwhich has been secured over the trench.This is needed so that no one will throw

anything off the over passes onto the

speeding trains. These tubes would


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The purpose of

is to providea fast and safe

alternative to driving I-5For more information, contact Peter Zacharoff

[email protected]


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