California High Speed Rail: The Hanford Viaduct Model

[@rwdavidoff]

Appreciate the model and the condensed satellite updates. Seeing some of the shooflies and realignments done will be major for the authority being able to have more of the alignment waiting for rails, and moving the trench forward. Hanford's made a lot of good progress!

[@rwdavidoff]

Jason Dronin Around's channel has a video with nice imagery from about July 20/21 showing the full length of the viaduct in a basically uncut five minute pan, with pause to orbit over the railroad crossing section to see the column work and the work over SR198 preparing the deck forms for future rebar placement.

[@AmpereBEEP]

Absolutely. Each step forward, no matter how small they seem, is adding toward the huge final goal of opening EOY 2030.

[@sdsd4139]

Thanks for everything you do to keep us informed! Between closures for harvest season, closures for Christmas freight traffic, and closures for weather, it seems like CAHSR hardly has any days they're allowed to work.

[@daniellewis1789]

I knew there was progress but it's always nice to get talked through everything. Thanks!

[@TohaBgood2]

I see AmpereBEEP video, I click! LFG!

[@SoCalHighIron]

Babe, wake up! AmpereBEEP just posted CAHSR.

[@StefanWithTrains]

It's great to see this progress on CHSR. I can't wait for you guys to get some HSR.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

Thanks for the clarification irt Grangeville. I was wondering how that crossing would work.

[@CokeKing-mq9jg]

What map you used to see updated map compare to older one?

[@AmpereBEEP]

I use EOS Landviewer for my A/B comparisons.

[@DraecDragon]

train proot best proot

[@spencerjoplin2885]

The model on flat imagery makes the Hanford Viaduct look even more like a giant structure in the middle of nowhere.

[@AmpereBEEP]

In real life, the orchards around it are about as tall as the viaduct itself, but for obvious reasons I left those out of the model.

[@pirazel7858]

I don't think that any signalling will be installed. It will most likely be ETCS Level 2 SRS 4.0.0 without lineside signals

[@DavidCiani]

There's still trackside equipment that's part of the signaling system, even when the actual signals are communicated to the driver in-cab.

[@pirazel7858]

​@@DavidCiani New ETCS high speed only lines are build without signals to reduce costs and potential points of failure. With the latest tracks, which require monitored train integration, even having no axle counters. The only track side equipment are the OCS, connection to the switches, balise, and occasional a radio block centre

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

Didn’t know that you made your own videos now after Dronezone flyovers channel was hacked.

[@AmpereBEEP]

I have! Unfortunately my videos are paused for the time being to focus on school, but hopefully come late December I will be posting again!

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

@@AmpereBEEP You studying to become a civil engineer by any chance?

[@AmpereBEEP]

@@pieter-bashoogsteen2283 I previously was, but switched majors to Geography in order to focus more closely on Urban/Transportation Planning about 2 years ago.

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

@@AmpereBEEP so urban and transit planning?

[@jasondroninaround]

I don't know if you allow links in your comments but click on my name if you're looking for up to date drone footage in the Hanford Viaduct area. I like and subscribed. I like the method you use for showing the updates :-)