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A general Thread about the Railway System of California. What do you like / not like about the California Trains? How do you rate the safety of California Trains to prevent Train Crashes?

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Person struck by train in Del Mar

DEL MAR — A northbound Amtrak train struck a person in Del Mar on Friday, leaving the tracks temporarily closed and delaying Coaster commuter trains, officials said. Sheriff's Sgt. James Cady said ... Ref. Source 1

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Truck driver in Calif. Train crash arrested on felony hit-and-run charge

Jose Alejandro Sanchez Ramirez, the driver who police say abandoned his truck along the railroad tracks, triggering a fiery crash with a California commuter train on Tuesday, faces charges of suspicion of felony hit-and-run. Ref. USAToday

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Coastal rail service suspended due to construction

Rail service between Oceanside and San Diego on trains run by the North County Transit District and Amtrak will be suspended for three weekends this month due to infrastructure work. Customers should plan to take other forms of transportation. Ref. Source 4e

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San Jose back in running for early high-speed link

High-speed rail officials are considering junking plans to build the first segment from Burbank to the Central Valley and might move the first stretch of track north to San Jose instead, something Silicon Valley sees as "A game-changing win." Ref. Source 7o.

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Cost for California bullet train system rises to $77.3 billion. The California bullet train project took a sharp jump in price Friday when the state rail authority announced the cost of connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco would total $77.3 billion, an increase of $13 billion from estimates two years ago. Source 7z.