California Intercity High-Speed Rail Commission

The California Intercity High-Speed Rail Commission was created by the California legislature in 1993 to develop a plan that was to begin construction in 2000 and by 2020 provide high-speed rail service between San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento.

In 1996 the Commission determined that high-speed rail was feasible in California. The Commission in 1996 projected that the construction period would be from 2000 to 2005 between Los Angeles and San Francisco and from 2006 to 2008 the extensions to San Diego and Sacramento would be built.: 5  The total cost of the San Diego-Los Angeles-San Francisco-Sacramento system would be $18.18 billion.: 3 

The commission was replaced in 1996 by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which aims to connect Gilroy (111 kilometres south of San Francisco) to Palmdale (83 kilometres north of Los Angeles) by 2045.

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