High Speed Rail from Sacramento to San Francisco

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Why hasn't this happened yet? I've heard stories of people paying to fly into the Bay Area from Sacramento by helicopter daily. If housing is so ridiculous in the Bay Area, why not expand the metro area?

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Can't speak to the planned high-speed rail project, however Amtrak's Capitol Corridor is a decent solution in the meantime, especially for commuters that don't go in every day. Sac to SF (via Richmond/BART) takes just over 2 hours, and the trains have desks, WiFi, etc. If you live near Suisun/Fairfield, it's about 90 minutes.

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