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• Second Ghost Town location and Trains identified • Pick-up scenes released on Facebook @RailroaderMovie page • Drone Mission Alternative deal with Sony underway and MOA in place • Construction of “Green Screen Scene” delayed due to review process • Construction delays incurred due to funding allocation Problem Solved • California Receives $ 6 Billion Federal Investment for High Speed Rail California High-Speed Rail hits $3.5 billion Contract Milestone The California High-Speed Rail Authority has opened a $3.5 billion bidding process for companies to build track and rail systems for its high-speed rail project. The agency in a press release described the project as “the first true high-speed rail track and systems ever built in the United States.” The project is North America’s biggest high-speed rail effort and promises to bring faster, cleaner travel across California. The California High-Speed Rail has been a long time in the making, having first been approved by voters in 2008. The large-scale project has faced hurdles including funding challenges and legal reviews. This contract moves the project closer to becoming operational. The Track and Systems Construction Contract (TSCC) seeks bidders to work on a 119-mile stretch currently under construction and the planned extensions to Merced and Bakersfield. The contract is divided into nine packages covering elements including track, electrification, train control, communications, and testing and safety checks. Ian Choudri, California High-Speed Rail Authority’s CEO, said in a press release: “Bringing this contract to market today is a major milestone of our new delivery strategy: building faster, smarter, and more economically. Together with our innovative direct purchases of track and systems materials, this action puts us on an accelerated path to laying the first true high-speed rail track in the Western Hemisphere next year.” A prebid conference and a small business workshop will be held in Sacramento on December 19, and proposals due by March 2, 2026, Rail Journal reported. California Receives $6 Billion Federal Rail Investment Today, California was notified that the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $6 billion to the state to build high-speed rail, investing in the whole system – San Francisco, Los Angeles and the Central Valley, creating connectivity north, south and with our neighbors to the east. California High-Speed Rail Authority will receive nearly $3.1 billion for construction in the Central Valley, supporting the overall end goal of connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. Another important rail project, Brightline, will receive $3 billion to connect Los Angeles to Las Vegas with 80% of the project’s construction in California benefiting the state’s economy and labor market. “California is delivering on the first 220-mph, electric high-speed rail project in the nation,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum.” The $3.1 billion for California High-Speed Rail Authority is the single largest grant for the program and comes from President Biden’s historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. High-speed rail has created 12,000 union jobs to date and will provide affordable and clean transportation across the state. Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) Anaheim, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, better known as ARTIC, provides rail, bus, taxi and other services for daily commuters, visitors and leisure travelers. Lee climbs the stairs to catch a High Speed Rail that does not yet exist. He hits a financial obstacle and coins go a rolling. Are we there yet ? Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) Los Angeles, Calif. (AP) — (CAHSR) High-speed rail station in Los Angeles will be located at L.A. Union Station (LAUS) in the downtown area with connections to local, regional and national transit services. In April 2020, the Authority (Authority) Board approved $423 million in Prop 1A funds for the first phase featuring “run through” tracks crossing over the US-101, eliminating an existing stub-end layout. Bay Area CalTrain Corrider Electrification Transformers Palo Alto, Calif. (AP) – The Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) will upgrade 51 miles of diesel service to electrified service from San Francisco to San Jose (Tamien Station).As part of its effort to electrify its train fleet, Caltrain is beginning work this week on a paralleling station on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto.  The unmanned station, which is required to regulate power to the newly electrified train system, is one of several such stations that Caltrain is building along its corridor. It consists of two box-like structures — a transformer and a control house — and two 50- foot-tall gantries to support the wires perpendicular to the tracks.  The gantries connect to the overhead contract system and provide power to the trains. Caltrain plans to install one such structure near the transformer and another one on the other side of the tracks. Structure Design delivers plans, specifications, and estimates for structures including transformers. SoCal Metro Upgrade and 2028 Olympics Construct Prep Anaheim, Calif. (AP) — California’s high-speed rail project has reached a critical point as lawmakers must decide whether to seek more federal aid to finish the first segment, under construction in the state’s agricultural center. When California voters first passed Proposition 1A green-lighting the project in 2008, the initial price tag was pegged at about $33 billion with a completion date of 2018. The cost estimate has since climbed to $128 billion and the completion year has been pushed from 2033 to no certain date, according to the High Speed Rail Authority. State Assembly members got a new report Wednesday from the authority, which is now under the auspices of an inspector general, to decide what to do next. The authority's CEO Brian Kelly asked lawmakers to let him seek a long-term financial commitment from the current administration and explore funding options to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles, and to 2028 Olympics venues via High Speed Bullet Trains.