California High-Speed Rail Authority Email Format
Rail TransportationCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is a state agency charged with planning, designing, building, and operating the United States' first high-speed rail system. Its mission is to connect California’s megaregions, stimulate economic development, contribute to environmental improvements, create jobs, and protect agricultural and protected lands. By 2029, the system is planned to run from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in under three hours, with train speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour. In the longer term, the network would extend to Sacramento and San Diego, totaling about 800 miles and up to 24 stations. It collaborates with regional partners to implement a statewide rail modernization plan that would invest in local and regional rail lines to meet 21st-century transportation needs. Based in Sacramento, California, the Authority employs hundreds of staff and provides information through its website at hsr.ca.gov.