When Pat Haslam of KOCE interviewed Curt Pringle and myself in Oct I made an off camera comment regarding moving the cargo arriving at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. My suggestion was to remove some of the heavy truck traffic from Orange County freeways by sending these diesel trucks up the 710 freeway to connect with one of LA’s freeways as they transport their cargo to distribution centers in the Inland Empire or other states.
Page B-2 of today’s LA Times contains a major article by Staff Writer Dan Weikel on this same concept utilizing maglev trains. Their headline reads: “Ports considering maglev trains to cut smog.”
I like the proposal. “Capable of traveling 90 mph, the trains would run on elevated guideways built in highway medians or along utility rights of way.”
That’s forward thinking. Having experienced a Japanese maglev train I can strongly support this means of moving cargo and passengers alike.
We can discuss cost and who pays for it if and when this concept moves closer to becoming a reality.
Did you say Maglev trains?
Guess Lyndon Larouche and his merry band of loons are excited about this?
Any word on the bombing of Detroit that the Larouchies keep singing about?
Larry, would you support maglev trains in Orange County?
Sounds like a good idea. I have this book, called “The usborne book of the future” It predicted the very same thing, almost thirty years ago.(published 1979)
The money needed to pay for it can come from “Selling the freeways” to private enterprise.
Get that sunk capital back for other new projects, the auto/oil industries can well afford their own Infrastructure costs.
Anonymous 2.
I would support a maglev or bullet train to Disneyland (and other tourist destinations in Anaheim) from Las Vegas paid for by the casino owners.
No! This would not be Measure M or taxpayer funded.
High rollers from around the world could bring their families to Las Vegas Hotels and have them send their children to Anaheim while they stay at the casino tables. They could even attend conferences at the convention center or events at the Honda Center (formerly known as the Pond) or Angel stadium.
For a number of years there have been discussions of high speed trains from Ontario airport to Las Vegas. Think about it. If we need to arrive at the airport 90 minutes to two hours before a domestic flight, and the trip to Las Vegas from John Wayne is less than an hour, other than driving, a high speed train is a better alternative to flying.