Proposition 1A, the $9.95-billion bond measure, received over 52 percent of the vote in November. It ushers in the beginning of a $45 billion-plus, 10-year, 700-mile infrastructure construction project that promises 160,000 construction jobs.
If it works out just right, California's High-Speed Rail Authority (www.californiahighspeedtrains.com) says the completed 220-mph electric high-speed trains will: