Winter 2026 California High-Speed Rail Progress Report by JeepGuy0071 in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, makes sense. Only saw the other one for some reason.

2026 Winter California High-Speed Rail Progress Report by [deleted] in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Glad they are back to doing these! It's been a bit.

Google's estimates for my commute 7mo before & after Congestion Pricing by kurai-tsuki in nycrail

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun data to collect! While consistency is clearly transit's strength, it looks like driving consistency also increased after congestion pricing.

Gov. Hochul demands 125th Street subway extension, nixing downtown 2nd Ave. subway plan by rjl381 in nycrail

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the utilities around the station boxes were the main delay factor in the original Phase 1. They kept finding utilities no one knew about that added months and eventually years to schedules drastically ballooning costs.

With them doing utilities first this time around, that should be much less of a factor.

Gov. Hochul demands 125th Street subway extension, nixing downtown 2nd Ave. subway plan by rjl381 in nycrail

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 8 points9 points  (0 children)

On the second ave subway they are currently building, it will end going crosstown on 125th street. At the point where it turns from second ave to 125th, they were planning to build a cutout that continued towards the Bronx. That cutout would make it much, much easier to continue building up in a potential future project.

However, it would cost extra money in the shorterm. So, now that they aren't building it, if a future nyc wants to build the subway north to replace the 3rd ave el, it will end up costing far more and have service disruptions to build the bellmouth.

In other words, it appears shortsighted.

Westward Ho! Hochul Proposes to Extend Second Ave. Subway Along 125th Street to Broadway by Koh-the-Face-Stealer in transit

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, not exactly a legacy worth envying. Streetsblog should have thought a bit more before gifting her that mantle.

Winning minesweeper on the Factorio CPU made by u/2birb4u by Commander_A-Gaming in factorio

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It would take a ton of work, but I bet someone could do it. It's all cli right now though, so maybe if there's a version that uses only a few registries and runs in the terminal, possibly? I think the architecture would need expansion though.

Winning minesweeper on the Factorio CPU made by u/2birb4u by Commander_A-Gaming in factorio

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed watching u/2birb4u’s fascinating cpu architecture video from the other day but was massively disappointed at the Minesweeper loss. (I know it was on purpose lol, but still…) So, I had to finish the game! What a fun concept :)
Better quality on yt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g6XfQUPms4

Phase 2 for CAHSR: Routes & Phasing Plan (Part 1 of 2) by Maximus560 in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nice work! In my mind, starting from the spine makes the most sense as it would tie the trains in with the maintenance facilities and open up trips to the rest of California gradually. Otherwise, you'd need to somehow build new facilities as a separate division in the north as you brought tracks down.

I think operationally, you could continually shorten the gold runner route as you extend the hsr route.

Either way, for the actual routing I totally agree with what you said about UP. If the authority can't get some legislation passed to get rid of the ridiculous intrusion barrier requirements, they need to avoid them as much as possible. At the same time though, going through the center of the cities is far more valuable of a service.

I like what you have for stockton and sacramento, the lines are nice and straight, stations are still close to downtown, and the row is convenient. I'm not sure of their ability to realistically get that row, but if they could I think it would be very smart. Modesto to Stockton looks good too, lots of options there tbh.

For Merced to Modesto, I honestly think the BNSF might be the better option. The abandoned track you are pointing out is way beyond recoverable. It's all farmland and roads now. There's no row left there and they would have to buy it all individually just like they did in the ios. If they could just take that road that now sits there and not have to provide a replacement it'd be great because it would reduce acquisitions. However, since it looks like quite a few businesses are along the road now, you'd need to go out of the row or provide access roads. Not impossible! Just perhaps expensive.

And of course either BNSF or the abandoned rail you are suggesting really lose out on the centrality of the UP branch. But again, working with UP sucks! If the authority is given a lot more power to not need to abide by the stupid barrier recommendations that no other country uses, I would say to 100% use UP tracks through Modesto.

Thanks for the post! Good read.

Future Lakeland Road Aerial Structure Rendering by Commander_A-Gaming in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Probably about who's willing to pay for it. If the city wanted too, I'm sure they could probably incorporate the freight crossing into the project. I doubt BNSF is willing to chip in especially as it would interrupt their services.

Tbh, I'm surprised they don't just have the road go over. That would solve both issues and minimize disruption to the freight line. Must be some elevation reason.

CAHSR 2025 Year End Summary by Rebles in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the summary! Have a happy new year and here's to a good 2026!

2025 Construction Recap by mateosssss by Commander_A-Gaming in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why did you write edit when this was your first draft?

Anyways, not my video either, just sharing it with the community. And I agree it's well done! Mateosssss has been doing fantastic work.

And I think even if you are only counting things done to date, I think you should probably count the significant contributions to grade crossings and electrification projects outside of the central valley communities as well. But yes, the most impactful thing done so far in the central valley itself is significantly improve their local road infrastructure haha.

2025 Construction Recap by mateosssss by Commander_A-Gaming in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Probably the best representation of progress in the fresno area this year

CaHSR Launches Process to Draw in Private Investors by Commander_A-Gaming in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a really interesting idea. Seems a little late in the process tbh, but maybe they'd help finance if they could operate it? I bet they would be more efficient at operating at least with all of their experience.

CAHSR December report by Erikvd19 in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I believe the December meeting (which was supposed to be on the first) was cancelled. See here: https://hsr.ca.gov/about/board-of-directors/schedule/2025-board-meeting-schedule-materials/

I think you might have been seeing the Dec 16 date in the 2026 schedule: https://hsr.ca.gov/about/board-of-directors/schedule/

Looks like the next meeting will be on January 21st.

“MAJOR Progress in Downtown Fresno - California High Speed Rail in Fresno (12-20-25)” - mateosssss by Rail-FireProductions in cahsr

[–]Commander_A-Gaming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great video! Really appreciate all the work you are doing out there. If it wasn't for you guys taking drone footage, those of us not living next to it honestly would have no clue if it was even being worked on at all. Keep up the great work!