Proposed high-speed rail connecting nothern and southern California

The 500-mile stretch envisaged between Los Angeles and San Francisco faces substantial hurdles

Sacramento

San Francisco

Stockton

Merced

San Jose

Fresno

Kings/Tulare

Bakersfield

Palmdale

Los Angeles

Riverside

Anaheim

San Diego

Central valley

Projected initial

171-mile stretch

California

Phase 1

San Francisco to Los Angeles

and, eventually, to Anaheim

Phase 2

Sacramento and

San Diego extensions

Sacramento

Stockton

San Francisco

Modesto

Merced

San Jose

Gilroy

Fresno

Kings/Tulare

Bakersfield

Palmdale

Los Angeles

Riverside

Central valley

Projected initial

171-mile stretch

Anaheim

Phase 1

San Francisco to Los Angeles

and, eventually, to Anaheim

San Diego

California

Phase 2

Sacramento and

San Diego extensions

Central valley

Projected initial 171-mile stretch

Sacramento

Phase 1

San Francisco to Los Angeles

and, eventually, to Anaheim

Stockton

San Francisco

Phase 2

Sacramento and

San Diego extensions

Modesto

San Jose

Merced

Gilroy

Fresno

Kings/Tulare

Bakersfield

Palmdale

San Bernadino

Los Angeles

Riverside

Anaheim

California

San Diego

Central valley

Projected initial 171-mile stretch

Sacramento

Phase 1

San Francisco to Los Angeles

and, eventually, to Anaheim

Stockton

San Francisco

Phase 2

Sacramento and

San Diego extensions

Modesto

Millabrae/SFO

San Jose

Merced

Gilroy

Fresno

Kings/Tulare

Bakersfield

Palmdale

San Bernadino

Los Angeles

Riverside

Anaheim

California

San Diego

Central valley

Projected initial 171-mile stretch

Sacramento

Phase 1

San Francisco to Los Angeles

and, eventually, to Anaheim

Stockton

San Francisco

Phase 2

Sacramento and

San Diego extensions

Modesto

Millabrae/SFO

San Jose

Merced

California

Gilroy

Fresno

Kings/Tulare

Bakersfield

Palmdale

San Bernadino

Los Angeles

Riverside

Anaheim

San Diego