Union Pacific vows to fight high-speed rail
"A letter written April 23 by Union Pacific, which runs late-night freight trains along the Caltrain corridor and south into the Central Valley, says the California High-Speed Rail Authority's revised route plans released in March are 'not acceptable.'"
"Planners can ill afford any cost increases or delays resulting from legal challenges the freight industry may bring. The $43 billion project needs to start construction by September 2012 or lose $2.25 billion in federal stimulus grants, which would be matched by state funds to total $4.5 billion."
"A letter written April 23 by Union Pacific, which runs late-night freight trains along the Caltrain corridor and south into the Central Valley, says the California High-Speed Rail Authority's revised route plans released in March are 'not acceptable.'"
"Planners can ill afford any cost increases or delays resulting from legal challenges the freight industry may bring. The $43 billion project needs to start construction by September 2012 or lose $2.25 billion in federal stimulus grants, which would be matched by state funds to total $4.5 billion."