[oldteen]

Eventually the final first phase will be an 800 mile trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

And what out of the way routes are included in those 800 miles? What am I missing here?

Last trip I made driving from SF to LA was 382 miles.

[alpo]

The route goes through Reno and Las Vegas. Reid got to pick it to pay back the folks who voted for him.

[gunsequalfreedom]

A decision has so far been made to send the train from LA to Palmdale en route to Bakersfield. That will require tunnels between Palmdale and Bakersfield.

Here is the map of the proposed system. As you can see on the map, it made too much sense to go direct from LA to Bakersfield.