California HSR Construction Package 1 Drone Flyover!
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- This is an overview of the under-construction high speed rail line in California. Construction began in 2015 and it is expected to be complete in the late 2020’s.
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The Authority should be providing these types updates, instead they provide inconsistent updates that only show almost complete projects, and they expect you to know where they are.
I know it’s a lot of work doing the commentary but I appreciate the work and have been waiting for this video for months. Thank you.
Thanks a lot!
I see weeds in Merced
As someone that follows HSR in California I really enjoy your videos and commentary, keep up the great work.
Nice update on this project. I'm always interested in seeing how things are moving along and you do a great job providing that viewpoint.
Thanks!
This is absolutely the best and most comprehensive drone video of rr construction ever. Every minute was interesting. Don't see how one person could amass all that information and narrate it so uninterruptedly.
Thank you very much! I’ll release the other 2 videos in this series soon!
This a massive project. These videos give a sense of the enormity of this undertaking. It will happen, it will take years longer then thought, but it will happen. I was raised in Merced and got used to thick fog and horrible car crashes because of it. I look forwards to being on a train, going through the tule fog at 220 MPH!
I also very much look forward to riding it as well!
I am looking forward to riding on this train. This is going to be a great way to travel through the San Joaquin Valley without having to fight with traffic.
Yes man! Thanks for spending your vacation days on covering all these projects!
Haha it was my pleasure!
You have some of the best drone footage for rail construction projects. Thanks again for all the work you put into your videos. As a native Angeleno, I'm so very excited about this project.
I'd say this is the best citizen rail journalism but hesitate because it's likely the best rail journalism, period.
Keep it up, John.
Fantastic work. I owe you a Patreon subscription. Cool to see the lengthy trackbed, some portions with vegetation growing along the edges, as well as the culverts, canal crossings, etc.
Thanks a lot! I’m excited to drop the other two videos because there was so much of the corridor I didn’t film last year!
Hats off to you California for atleast making an effort to bring highspeed bullets to the United States. This is something the United States of America should of had decades ago. I hope it really works showing America that there's more to travel than cars.
Wow, that's the way you are on some sections so far that you could actually start with the track construction. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
Yeah parts of it are definitely off the beaten path lol
I want CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail.
Wow the scale of this project, so much space. The logistics must be immense. Great drone footage. Thanks for sharing. Going to look at some maps of the area now. :)
Another great video! Love seeing the progress on this project!
Thanks a lot!
It would be nice if you could include a map of the path you took in the drone flights to better visualize the path the rail takes.
Hello Mr Four Foot,
I'm vieing your most excellent video from the UK and really appreaciate the time and effort you have put into making this and the follow on video and as someone who knows nothing about the area or the project your commenty is both informative and pleasant to listen to.
Its only when you see an infrastructure project of this scale from the sky that you can really appreaciate the collosal enormity of the project.
And for the record there is nothing boring about utility relocation, its a nessacery part of the build.
I'm glad you like it, thanks a lot!
You really did your homework on this project, great job.
That’s a lot of work to make this video, but I certainly appreciate it! CAHSR certainly prioritizes the most photogenic structures, but there is a lot of other progress.
Please consider editing a video that flies the entire route at 220mph, simulating a High Speed Train ride.
It would be cool if you could overlay a speedometer and distance travelled counter.
So you want him to do even more work? Donate to his Patreon page. That would help.
Looking forward to the full lengt video, which would be great with some map animation added and perhaps sped up in parts...
The "Dump Trucks at 19:11 is the John R Lawson Rock and Oil company yard. While they may be working on some of the High Speed Rail Projects, they have been at this location for many years.
Great video (and commentary). Honestly, reading the Wikipedia article for CAHSR it sounds like "some people think maybe someday they'll build it"... but they're building it. Very excited.
Absolutely!
29:20 They are adding a lot of new lines out here in the foothills. Either doubling up on new transmission lines for all the pop up housing developments, or infrastructure replacement because of the fires. SMUD is out doing maintenance work and spacer replacement on PG&E line by Placerville they are so pressured to get things done. On top of all that there is a shortage of Linemen being trained right now. It's been a real clusterfuck for them ever since Paradise. Hopefully they get out their to do the realignment soon, but from the looks of the rail line I think they have a bit of time.
Thanks for the video it has been difficult to get a clear sense of progress on the line before I found your channel.
08:06 “Mono” is pronounced “moe-know” as in the Indian tribe. Fresno street names are a mix of native languages and Spanish.
Thanks for the heads up!
You usually have a long narration/Iteration of activities going on along the length of the project. It would be nice to show alongside your iteration their proper locations. As of now, its just an endless recitation of places that induces me an enthusiast to become a somnambulist.
What a wonderful journey! You do a great job demystifying all these big infrastructure ideas and processes, I feel like I learn a ton just about ordinary municipal planning every time I watch, even beyond the rail line deep dive. I feel like I should ask, do you watch or listen to the podcast "Well There's Your Problem"? It's a great civil engineering chat show that focuses on disasters and boondoggles with a very dry sense of humor (it's here on youtube). Might be up your alley.
Also, just a suggestion here from an audio nerd: you should get a pop filter for your microphone! It sounds like a quality mic but some of the plosive sounds ("b", "p", "t") are causing some bass rumble. A simple mesh or grille filter between you and the mic will get rid of those. Sounds good on the phone or laptop speakers but if I listen on my speakers or headphones it's a little distracting. Anyway thanks for the amazing effort and great commentary.
Simply amazing. Hats off to your efforts!
Thanks for all your hard work putting this together.
Great video, thanks for all the hard work! It’s really fascinating to see. I’m always amazed by these massive pergola structures for the flyovers. I wonder why it’s built that way, since I don’t recall seeing anything like that for such flyovers in Europe. Maybe more safety in case of a crash? With these massive walls, it seems like they don’t trust the freight railroads to keep their trains on track at all…
Sooooo looking forward to these updates!!
I am now relatively hopeful for the completion of this project. It seems that they just need to finish the flyovers between the grade separations and the tracks and electrification, which would at the very least take 10 years. Yeah this project has been somewhat cursed from the start but I feel like that there was way too much FUD against this project to the point that any progress that has been made has been completely disregarded.
I love your videos! Thank you!
Hi from Germany! Thx 4 ur updates, i can't wait 4 the CP 2-3 video. When will u post it?
awesome drone flyover video
Excellent coverage!
I love CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail.
Fresno should become California's new capital city.
Great work!
Thank you!
I ENJOY AND PATIENTLY AWAIT MORE :)
Great video once again! I "binged" last year's drone flyover series and can't wait for the next parts of this year's. Btw. I sort of hate these intrusion walls. They serve a purpose but they will also obstruct views for passengers. Almost like the horrible sound barriers that are being built all over Europe on new high speed lines.... even in areas with little to no houses in the vicinity of the railway. I'm also surprised that no connections between the existing freight line and the HSR seem to be planned. I think it would make sense for maintenance purposes or even when you have a major interruption.
Thanks! I’m not a fan of the walls either and I believe they weren’t really planned originally, but North American freight trains have a nasty habit of not staying on the tracks, which could have disastrous consequences for HSR. The idea interchange tracks makes sense, but I assure you, the freight railroads could not care less about helping out CAHSR in that way. There will of course be an interchange track wherever the central maintenance facility is built and as well in San Jose and Burbank, but that’s about it. CAHSR will essentially be a self contained system, with its own dedicated maintenance equipment, etc. The only traffic that will need to be interchanged between HSR and the freight roads will be trainset deliveries and consumables like ballast and rail.
Fresno is a major transportation hub which explains all the tractor trailers, warehouses, and railyards adjacent to this project. It will be interesting to see if California high speed rail will cause a significant decline in portions of the economy besides automobiles, automotive repair, and gasoline.
Thank Jon! It was very interesting - but then I'm a railfan/road nerd hehehe
They should build a bike lane
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Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
At time = 19:50 - looking at the short segment of Veteran's Boulevard on the west side of SR-99, it fans out to many, many lanes, suggesting there will indeed be an interchange between the two roads.
Ave 12 is 4 lanes because it’s the main road through the community of Madera Ranchos to the East. There is also a Jr College campus out there as well.
Ave 12 is only 4 lanes at several spots. The Ave 12 overpass, and short stretches near Hwy 99 and Hwy 41. It is an un-symmetrical 1 and 2 lane past the college, and only two lanes the rest of the way through Madera Ranchos. The future plan is to have this roadway 4 lanes from Hwy 41 west to Hwy 99 with a bypass around the south side of the Ranchos.
@@stephennessling6715 correct, I’m sure the long term goal is to make Ave 12 4 lanes between 99 and 41 but it’s being done in stages.
The Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District owns the ponds.
What is going on with Shafter to Bakersfield?
California Money 🚀🚀🚀 They never stop building from Silicon Valley, to Hollywood, to the middle of CA called the Central Valley
So what happened at Avenue 17 no land procurement?
I wonder what kind of technology will be used for the tracks?
Balastless has become international standard for new high speed tracks. But America usual does not like to adapt international standards.
Train control is also interesting. Technology used by the fright train opperators will not work / has not been approved for high speed. With buy America Act in place, the train sets are most likely Siemes, so I guess ETCS might be a option.
It will definitely be interesting for sure! I promise I will do a video when the contract is signed next year!
28:00 is at Where Palm Meets The Pine!
Will the high-speed tracks Ever interact with the BNSF tracks Like where they connect
Do you know how many pergola structures there are in the initial 119 miles.
By the time the Cal hi-speed rail is completely finished 😝 my kids are going to drive hypersonic cars from Hawaii and back in a few minutes😎,,
29:30 You make it sound like PG&E is a barebones utility company. I'm from Québec. The government owns the power utility. They can easily build several hundred miles of high voltage lines in a matter of months. They are constantly investing in the network to maintain and upgrade it. We've got some of the lowest electricity rates on the continent, and they still manage to send a dividend of several billions to the government every year.
Thank for a great great video. Please make a short video sometime about how you make your videos.
As soon as I can catch my breath, I will lol
Golden State was the old US99 that turned into CA99.
which do drone do u use?
Great work any plans to do new videos this 2023
Any new updates on this project
30:12 I'd say Avenue 17 would be the best location for a Madera HSR station because it would place the station about halfway between Madera Acres and Madera and, perhaps more importantly, it would provide a direct cross-platform connection with the Amtrak San Joaquins. There is no ideal location for a Madera station but at least Avenue 17 provides the most convenient one for people in both Madera and Madera Acres. It should also be noted that most trains will bypass Madera, with only local HSR trains serving all Anaheim-SF stations stopping here, but it'll also be the only HSR station with a direct connection to the San Joaquins. It looks like Avenue 12 would involve walking across presumably a parking lot to get between HSR and Amtrak, which would be far less than ideal. Plus Avenue 12 is so far away from Madera that a station would hardly serve it, and I think the decision may have had to do more with proposed neighborhoods north of Fresno.
I do seem to recall a plan to (at least at one point) discontinue San Joaquin service south of Merced once the IOS is operational, and reroute San Joaquin trains in Merced to the new HSR station, I guess as a way to incentivize people to ride HSR and reduce emissions from the diesel-powered San Joaquins, but if true I think that's a terrible idea because many people, particularly in towns like Wasco and Corcoran that won't be served by HSR, rely on the San Joaquins as a driving alternative which would be eliminated if service were discontinued between Merced and Bakersfield.
You're absolutely right! Avenue 17 would be a much better location for a station. Also, I haven't heard of any plans to discontinue San Joaquin service, for the reasons you stated.
That’s very interesting, thanks for posting it!
please come back
What drone did you use for this that has such good wifi range and battery? How many places did you have to drive to in order to get this!!?
I have a DJI Mavic 2, and that video is made up of many, many flights lol. The maximum flight range isn’t very great, so we stayed close to the drone the whole way.
@@TheFourFoot Wow nice, I can barely imagine. I've got a Mavic Mini and it's great but I can't imagine getting this much footage. Great work.
Veterans should have an interchange with SR99 at some point, but that is not part of the current phase as it will require CalTrans to be involved.
Song name? 17:03
Mono Street is pronounced how the county is pronounced: "Mow-no" not like the disease "Mon-o."
And you ended at the “Kismet” collision site…
Sure did. I made that joke in my CP 1 video last year
Can’t wait til this is done in 15 years!
Found this. So please ignore my comments on last year's video. Thank you!!
Golden State will go under Shaw and there will be a connector street to the North West.
Level crossing Gates need to be of the type used pre 2000 . Where they close the entire road. It's not then possible for *ANY* Vehicle to make an Illegal crossing.
Retired Irish Rail Craftsman.🇮🇪
For the sections of the line that will have level crossings, yes lol. The Central Valley segment won’t have any level crossings, but yes, I agree lol
Why do construction projects in NA look so empty and deserted?
Last year: Oh wow, I didn't realize they were this far along
This year: Well this will only take another 20 years to complete..
12 years
it's almost like there's been a pandemic for the past year and a half, which has caused construction to slow down
what is the minimum viable product here? at the current rate, im expecting maybe San Joaquins amtrak to use these rights of way for the foreseeable future?
All of these viaducts and grade separations are being constructed at the beginning. Any idea when track will be laid to connect these structures?
They’re going to sign the contract for track/signaling/electrification early in 2022
@@TheFourFoot Do you know if the track on viaducts will be ballasted, or secured via other means?
@@jg-7780 Probably not ballasted, but without a contract, we don't know anything.
What does the phrase 'the right of way' (...'has been removed' etc.) mean? I'm not sure if I'm hearing it correctly...
I thought the governor canceled the project
Common misconception, mostly because the media failed at their job. Phase 1 was split into Phase 1A and Phase 1B. A is under construction and can be built with the money in hand already, the state legislature just has to approve the release of the final $4 billion of the 2008 bond. 1A is 179 miles of fully dedicated, fully grade separated high speed rail between Merced and Bakersfield. 1B is currently unfunded and would connect this initial spine to the Bay Area and Los Angeles. That doesn’t mean work isn’t being done in this areas as CAHSR has funded the Caltrain electrification project in the Bay Area and the LinkUS run through tracks at Los Angeles Union Station that are currently under construction or in pre-construction. Additionally, Phase 1B will be eligible for state cap and trade funds, state infrastructure funds, and federal infrastructure funds as they become available.
@@windsabeginning2219 the initial project, 2008 (13+ years ago)did come not state that phases would be required. So all funding, plus additional funds, to have a train between Merced (80k) and Bakersfield (400). How many people would use the train? You need a way to get to and away the train station. This project was sold as a high speed train from San Francisco to LA. High speed is for long distances. If this the cost to build 160+ miles over flat open terrain, what will be cost to built thru highly developed, and expense, area between SF and and San Jose. (San Jose wants the train to go underground). LA will require tunneling thru the Tehachapi Mountains. Then across 120 miles of expense land. It looks this project (if completed) will end up a commuter train. This not the High-Speed Rail. There is no reason to believe the completion of this project will be by 2033 and projected cost will be $80 billion (2020 dollars). What is point of Merced, Bakersfield and others stops for a high speed train from SF and LA as initially sold?
@@WilliamJohnson-ic4hq there is so much wrong with your comment I will try to address it all one at a time.
(1) my explanation was directly responding to the previous comment about being confused because you thought the project was cancelled by Newsom.
(2) The project was voter approved in the November 2008 election by proposition 1A. This is not 13+ years ago. This is not even 13 years ago yet so putting 13+ is either purposely misleading or you don’t understand how the calendar works.
(3) You are correct that the initial proposition did not have the Phase 1 broken up into multiple phases. It also did not require that the first phase be built all at once either. The decision to start construction in the Central Valley was a political decision to gain support for the project in those areas. Without that support the project doesn’t happen at all.
(4) “All the funding” is the $9 billion initial bond, state cap and trade funds and some federal funds. The initial cost estimate of Phase 1 in 2008 was $34 billion so it was always the plan that the project would need more funds from other sources. There are valid criticisms to be made about cost increases and poor decision making (as long as you also acknowledge the cost of frivolous and politically motivated lawsuits) but it would be a lie to claim that all of the money set aside for the whole Phase 1 is being used for only Phase 1A.
(5) You are using the populations of Merced and Bakersfield to imply that this train is a train to nowhere that wont have any ridership. You noticeably leave out the largest city that is part of Phase 1A in Fresno (546k). Once again, you either are being purposefully misleading or don’t know enough about this project to make an informed comment.
(6) Ideal lengths of high speed rail lines is 150-500 miles. The “too far to drive, too short to fly” sweet spot. The 160 mile initial Phase 1A segment is on the low end of that but it will still outcompete driving. The current Amtrak San Joaquins service has some of the highest Amtrak ridership in the country. With connecting trains from Merced to both Oakland and Sacramento, there will be plenty of ridership to justify this as an initial operating segment. Key word being initial as the environmental review and pre-construction work is happening for the Bakersfield to Palmdale and Merced to Gilroy segments. Again, it’s fair to criticize starting construction in the Central Valley but the cost of tunneling through the mountains would have likely caused the phasing approach regardless.
All these wide avenues and large boulevards and parking lots with NO traffic is just wasted space and a way to oblige you people to take a car !
Can you afford the maintenance costs ?
Feels like india
When is the CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail going to be completed?
It’s gonna be a little while lol
2033
Depends on your definition of “completed”. 2031 is the earliest you could buy a ticket and board a train. 2033 is for SF-LA and assumes the money for two mountain passes will be found.
@@TheFourFoot He's a troll. Go look at any videos being posted on the CHSR -- he makes the same 4-5 comments. He's consistent though, I'll give him that.
Thanks lol
What year is the CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail going to be completed?
You must have been one of those kids in the car constantly asking, "Are we there yet?" LOL!
2033
When is the CALIFORNIA High Speed Rail from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Anaheim going to be completed?
2033
This is a great video. Sad to see the project in this state.
I think CHSR vs. Brightline is a near-perfect example of what happens when a bloated government is in charge vs. what happens when a private company is in control.
I hope this project doesn't turn into the cincinnati subway
It looks like the contractors used plywood to cover the graffiti on the Cedar Ave Viaduct.
Yes, and tarps in other spots lol
Drone flyover?? It’s from google earth
Is this really all we have to show for after 13 years? Embarrassing.
Law suits, engineering, environmental studies and funding are not visible here.
Also it’s been under construction since 2015, so 6 years.
*6.7 years. Plus, this is one of 4 construction packages, and CP 4 is almost completely ready for tracks
Right of Way acquisition was and is a major roadblock.
I’m a big supporter of high speed rail, but this flyover was a little disappointing for me too. Some of those roads in Fresno have been closed for many years now, and I just assumed that they were making steady progress the whole time. But the flyover shows they didn’t really do much in those years, and the main construction for Ventura and Tulare is only getting started now. That was a definite failure in planning. The locals in Chinatown are definitely justified in getting angry. Hopefully, they do a better job in the future.
It’s really embarrassed to talk about the us high speed network development using California HSR as a perfect example, the goal is to complete 500 miles starts in 2015, I.e. 800 kms of HSR to finish in 2030s with a budget of $100 billions, I.e. at a cost almost $200 millions a km, 50 km a year, yet in China, there are 38000 kms of HSR has been completed in 12 years and to reach 70000 kms in 2035, I.e., 2250 kms a year to finish the goal in the coming 14 years year in and year out, at $17-$22 million a km, I.e. 1/10 of the cost and 46 times of the construction speed, sigh! What’s the point to call itself the leader of the rule based 1st world, the most powerful empire in history by comparing to a 3rd world developing country?
IN CHINA NO ONE CAN HAVE PRIVATE PROPERTY
The state of China doesn't have to pay for the land, pay very little to the workers and have a massive economy, they are a dictatorship, California has to pay for the land, has to respect laws and ordinances etc. Plz read a little more before blasting such a moronic statement.