Palo_Alto_HSR.kml normal #sn_ylw-pushpin highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin2 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin5 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin4 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin2 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin6 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin6 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin0 normal #sn_wht-blank_copy1 highlight #sh_wht-blank_copy1 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin0 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin3 normal #sn_parks_copy1 highlight #sh_parks_copy1 normal #sn_parks highlight #sh_parks normal #sn_A highlight #sh_A normal #sn_P highlight #sh_P normal #sn_ylw-pushpin3 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin1 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin4 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin5 normal #sn_wht-blank_copy2 highlight #sh_wht-blank_copy2 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin_copy4 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin_copy5 normal #sn_ylw-pushpin1 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin normal #sn_ylw-pushpin_copy101 highlight #sh_ylw-pushpin_copy110 normal #sn_cycling_copy1 highlight #sh_cycling_copy1 normal #sn_wht-blank highlight #sh_wht-blank Palo Alto HSR 1 Conceptual Overview of a future Palo Alto high speed rail station, with four tracks and four platform faces. All four tracks are theoretically good for over 240 km/h (150 mph). Caltrain local service may operate either on the inner or outer pair of tracks, following the configuration chosen for HSR on the peninsula. The end points of the station (on regular 4-track right of way) assume the following configuration: track 1 - catenary poles - track 2 - track 3 - catenary poles - track 4. Track spacing is 4.7 m (15'4") between inner tracks and 6.3 m (20'8") to outside tracks. PCJPB Right of Way Approximate boundaries of railroad land. Most of it is an easement in perpetuity by Stanford University, granted back in 1915. Some more was added when the University underpass was built, in 1939 and 1940. The Palo Alto HSR station as conceptualized here would fit entirely within the existing railroad right of way. #msn_ylw-pushpin 1 -122.1665247301295,37.44494956793478,0 -122.1691900121178,37.44663437317132,0 -122.1695726473549,37.44660645559405,0 -122.1686315689906,37.445933035724,0 -122.1678532599321,37.44532195292805,0 -122.1669169558108,37.44459532812407,0 -122.1668932428055,37.44462069296628,0 -122.1657092727323,37.44387463674677,0 -122.1645760388655,37.44316326209621,0 -122.1645860890982,37.44315466215603,0 -122.164685344504,37.44317266161698,0 -122.1648386752769,37.44310486884695,0 -122.1642608883125,37.44273551529574,0 -122.1642446268247,37.44278849198778,0 -122.1642428028838,37.44287375665998,0 -122.1639767144441,37.44270879982425,0 -122.1639301514654,37.44275828188998,0 -122.1636890248116,37.44260747649723,0 -122.1638351510942,37.44245859516997,0 -122.1617736612978,37.44115004475216,0 -122.1614138528727,37.44123037595468,0 -122.1602582820454,37.44061294204565,0 -122.1597795640665,37.44031281747623,0 -122.159409356469,37.44017216962466,0 -122.1584827311493,37.43959605641773,0 -122.1583042676329,37.43978060953498,0 -122.159862111401,37.44076039190578,0 -122.1608463921864,37.44138436655214,0 -122.1627292622292,37.44256172643067,0 -122.1639200951245,37.44331406938703,0 -122.1638888031057,37.44334607462914,0 -122.1648052902486,37.44391531746115,0 -122.1648339058237,37.44388652073696,0 -122.1665247301295,37.44494956793478,0 Some Eucalyptus Trees ... will have to be cut down. -122.1702029822065 37.44684985558512 0 197.9810714969794 0 -61.18299911975948 relativeToGround #msn_parks -122.1700680137255,37.44692024923548,0 El Palo Alto This redwood tree is California Historical Landmark No. 2 -122.170444926506 37.44712204278574 0 81.8472798103208 58.71796509019561 -61.18317423725948 relativeToGround #msn_parks_copy1 -122.170172999313,37.44727459761474,0 New Bridge A new, four-track bridge crosses the San Francisquito Creek, doing away with the ancient and decrepit box truss that currently crowds the tree. #msn_ylw-pushpin1 1 -122.170452365325,37.44735278694314,0 -122.1706045959954,37.44719687758055,0 -122.170367268121,37.44704872613043,0 -122.1702143697917,37.44720488272838,0 -122.170452365325,37.44735278694314,0 New Palo Alto Ave Underpass Palo Alto Ave is grade-separated with an underpass. Maybe this is also a good opportunity to finally connect Palo Alto Ave to Sand Hill Road. -122.1693627518212 37.44674117513949 0 145.8567250475348 58.71737137551565 -61.18137741668487 relativeToGround #msn_P -122.1695141356594,37.44668907368353,0 Northbound Track 1 This track has a maximum lateral slew of 4 m (33 feet). This alignment can theoretically support speeds well in excess of 240 km/h (150 mph). #msn_ylw-pushpin4 1 -122.1704685,37.44733606,0 -122.1702907,37.44722495,0 -122.1701128,37.44711382,0 -122.1699351,37.44700267,0 -122.1697573,37.44689148,0 -122.1695796,37.44678024,0 -122.169402,37.44666894,0 -122.1692244,37.44655756,0 -122.1690469,37.44644609,0 -122.1688696,37.44633453,0 -122.1686923,37.44622285,0 -122.1685152,37.44611105,0 -122.1683381,37.44599913,0 -122.1681612,37.44588709,0 -122.1679844,37.44577495,0 -122.1678077,37.44566273,0 -122.1676311,37.44555043,0 -122.1674545,37.44543807,0 -122.1672779,37.44532566,0 -122.1671014,37.44521321,0 -122.166925,37.44510074,0 -122.1667485,37.44498825,0 -122.166572,37.44487576,0 -122.1663956,37.44476329,0 -122.1662191,37.44465084,0 -122.1660425,37.44453843,0 -122.1658659,37.44442607,0 -122.1656893,37.44431378,0 -122.1655126,37.44420155,0 -122.1653358,37.44408942,0 -122.1651588,37.44397738,0 -122.1649818,37.44386546,0 -122.1648047,37.44375366,0 -122.1646274,37.44364199,0 -122.16445,37.44353045,0 -122.1642725,37.44341903,0 -122.1640948,37.44330773,0 -122.1639171,37.44319656,0 -122.1637392,37.44308551,0 -122.1635612,37.44297458,0 -122.1633831,37.44286377,0 -122.1632048,37.44275309,0 -122.1630264,37.44264254,0 -122.1628479,37.44253211,0 -122.1626693,37.44242181,0 -122.1624906,37.44231162,0 -122.1623117,37.44220153,0 -122.1621328,37.44209153,0 -122.1619538,37.4419816,0 -122.1617747,37.44187173,0 -122.1615956,37.44176192,0 -122.1614165,37.44165214,0 -122.1612373,37.44154239,0 -122.1610581,37.44143265,0 -122.1608789,37.44132291,0 -122.1606998,37.44121316,0 -122.1605206,37.44110339,0 -122.1603415,37.44099357,0 -122.1601625,37.44088371,0 -122.1599835,37.44077378,0 -122.1598045,37.44066378,0 -122.1596257,37.44055369,0 -122.1594469,37.44044351,0 -122.1592683,37.44033321,0 -122.1590898,37.44022278,0 -122.1589114,37.44011223,0 -122.1587332,37.44000157,0 -122.158555,37.43989081,0 -122.1583769,37.43977997,0 -122.1581989,37.43966904,0 -122.1580209,37.43955806,0 -122.157843,37.43944702,0 -122.1576652,37.43933595,0 -122.1574873,37.43922485,0 -122.1573095,37.43911374,0 Platform A Northbound curved island platform, 30 ft at its widest point, 1315 ft (400 m) long to accommodate long HSR trains. Allows cross-platform transfers between Caltrain locals & expresses, as well as HSR. Because of the track configuration, this platform tapers to 25 ft wide at each end. #msn_ylw-pushpin6 1 -122.1657556,37.44424692,0 -122.1655805,37.444133,0 -122.1654053,37.4440193,0 -122.1652298,37.44390585,0 -122.165054,37.44379269,0 -122.1648779,37.44367984,0 -122.1647014,37.44356731,0 -122.1645247,37.4434551,0 -122.1643477,37.4433432,0 -122.1641703,37.44323163,0 -122.1639926,37.44312037,0 -122.1638146,37.44300941,0 -122.1636364,37.44289875,0 -122.1634578,37.44278842,0 -122.1632788,37.44267841,0 -122.1630996,37.44256871,0 -122.1629201,37.44245934,0 -122.1627402,37.44235027,0 -122.1625601,37.4422415,0 -122.1623797,37.44213297,0 -122.1621991,37.44202467,0 -122.1621444,37.44207981,0 -122.1623233,37.44218981,0 -122.1625022,37.4422999,0 -122.1626809,37.44241009,0 -122.1628595,37.4425204,0 -122.1630381,37.44263082,0 -122.1632164,37.44274138,0 -122.1633947,37.44285205,0 -122.1635728,37.44296286,0 -122.1637508,37.44307379,0 -122.1639287,37.44318484,0 -122.1641065,37.44329601,0 -122.1642841,37.44340731,0 -122.1644616,37.44351873,0 -122.164639,37.44363027,0 -122.1648163,37.44374195,0 -122.1649934,37.44385374,0 -122.1651705,37.44396567,0 -122.1653474,37.4440777,0 -122.1655242,37.44418983,0 -122.1657009,37.44430206,0 -122.1657556,37.44424692,0 Northbound Track 2 This curve includes spiral easements and has a maximum lateral slew of 10.2 m (33 feet). This alignment can theoretically support speeds well in excess of 240 km/h (150 mph). #msn_ylw-pushpin3 1 -122.1705126,37.44729159,0 -122.1703347,37.44718047,0 -122.170157,37.44706932,0 -122.1699792,37.44695811,0 -122.1698016,37.4468468,0 -122.1696241,37.44673537,0 -122.1694467,37.44662377,0 -122.1692696,37.44651199,0 -122.1690926,37.44639999,0 -122.168916,37.44628773,0 -122.1687396,37.44617518,0 -122.1685635,37.44606233,0 -122.1683877,37.44594916,0 -122.1682122,37.44583571,0 -122.1680369,37.445722,0 -122.1678619,37.44560807,0 -122.167687,37.44549395,0 -122.1675123,37.44537968,0 -122.1673378,37.44526528,0 -122.1671633,37.44515078,0 -122.1669889,37.44503622,0 -122.1668145,37.44492163,0 -122.1666402,37.44480704,0 -122.1664657,37.44469248,0 -122.1662913,37.44457799,0 -122.1661167,37.44446359,0 -122.165942,37.44434931,0 -122.1657672,37.4442352,0 -122.1655921,37.44412128,0 -122.1654169,37.44400758,0 -122.1652414,37.44389413,0 -122.1650656,37.44378097,0 -122.1648895,37.44366812,0 -122.1647131,37.44355559,0 -122.1645363,37.44344338,0 -122.1643593,37.44333149,0 -122.1641819,37.44321991,0 -122.1640042,37.44310866,0 -122.1638263,37.44299769,0 -122.163648,37.44288704,0 -122.1634694,37.4427767,0 -122.1632905,37.44266669,0 -122.1631112,37.442557,0 -122.1629317,37.44244762,0 -122.1627518,37.44233856,0 -122.1625717,37.44222978,0 -122.1623913,37.44212125,0 -122.1622107,37.44201295,0 -122.1620299,37.44190484,0 -122.1618489,37.44179689,0 -122.1616679,37.44168906,0 -122.1614867,37.44158133,0 -122.1613054,37.44147367,0 -122.1611242,37.44136603,0 -122.1609429,37.4412584,0 -122.1607617,37.44115073,0 -122.1605805,37.44104301,0 -122.1603994,37.44093518,0 -122.1602184,37.44082723,0 -122.1600376,37.44071913,0 -122.159857,37.44061083,0 -122.1596766,37.44050231,0 -122.1594965,37.44039354,0 -122.1593166,37.44028448,0 -122.1591371,37.44017511,0 -122.1589578,37.44006543,0 -122.1587789,37.43995547,0 -122.1586002,37.43984525,0 -122.1584217,37.4397348,0 -122.1582434,37.43962417,0 -122.1580652,37.43951338,0 -122.1578872,37.43940246,0 -122.1577093,37.43929145,0 -122.1575314,37.43918038,0 -122.1573536,37.43906927,0 Southbound Track 3 This curve includes spiral easements and has a maximum lateral slew of 10.2 m (33 feet), with the apex roughly coinciding with the existing track 1. This alignment can theoretically support speeds well in excess of 240 km/h (150 mph). #msn_ylw-pushpin0 1 -122.1705454,37.44725841,0 -122.1703676,37.44714729,0 -122.1701898,37.44703614,0 -122.1700121,37.44692493,0 -122.1698345,37.44681362,0 -122.169657,37.44670219,0 -122.1694796,37.4465906,0 -122.1693025,37.44647881,0 -122.1691255,37.44636681,0 -122.1689488,37.44625455,0 -122.1687724,37.44614201,0 -122.1685963,37.44602915,0 -122.1684206,37.44591598,0 -122.1682451,37.44580253,0 -122.1680698,37.44568882,0 -122.1678948,37.44557489,0 -122.1677199,37.44546078,0 -122.1675452,37.4453465,0 -122.1673707,37.4452321,0 -122.1671962,37.4451176,0 -122.1670218,37.44500304,0 -122.1668474,37.44488845,0 -122.166673,37.44477386,0 -122.1664986,37.4446593,0 -122.1663242,37.44454481,0 -122.1661496,37.44443041,0 -122.1659749,37.44431614,0 -122.1658001,37.44420202,0 -122.165625,37.4440881,0 -122.1654498,37.4439744,0 -122.1652743,37.44386095,0 -122.1650985,37.44374779,0 -122.1649224,37.44363494,0 -122.1647459,37.44352241,0 -122.1645692,37.4434102,0 -122.1643922,37.44329831,0 -122.1642148,37.44318673,0 -122.1640371,37.44307548,0 -122.1638591,37.44296451,0 -122.1636809,37.44285386,0 -122.1635023,37.44274353,0 -122.1633233,37.44263351,0 -122.1631441,37.44252382,0 -122.1629646,37.44241444,0 -122.1627847,37.44230538,0 -122.1626046,37.4421966,0 -122.1624242,37.44208808,0 -122.1622436,37.44197977,0 -122.1620628,37.44187166,0 -122.1618818,37.44176371,0 -122.1617007,37.44165588,0 -122.1615196,37.44154815,0 -122.1613383,37.44144049,0 -122.1611571,37.44133285,0 -122.1609758,37.44122522,0 -122.1607945,37.44111756,0 -122.1606134,37.44100983,0 -122.1604323,37.440902,0 -122.1602513,37.44079405,0 -122.1600705,37.44068595,0 -122.1598899,37.44057765,0 -122.1597095,37.44046913,0 -122.1595294,37.44036036,0 -122.1593495,37.4402513,0 -122.15917,37.44014193,0 -122.1589907,37.44003225,0 -122.1588117,37.43992229,0 -122.158633,37.43981207,0 -122.1584546,37.43970163,0 -122.1582763,37.43959099,0 -122.1580981,37.4394802,0 -122.1579201,37.43936929,0 -122.1577422,37.43925827,0 -122.1575643,37.4391472,0 -122.1573865,37.43903609,0 Platform B Southbound curved island platform, 30 ft at its widest point, 1315 ft (400 m) long to accommodate long HSR trains. Allows cross-platform transfers between Caltrain locals & expresses, as well as HSR. Because of the track configuration, this platform tapers to 25 ft wide at each end. #msn_ylw-pushpin2 1 -122.1658663,37.44413517,0 -122.165693,37.44401954,0 -122.1655193,37.44390428,0 -122.1653452,37.44378942,0 -122.1651706,37.44367501,0 -122.1649955,37.44356111,0 -122.16482,37.44344773,0 -122.1646439,37.44333485,0 -122.1644673,37.44322249,0 -122.1642902,37.44311063,0 -122.1641126,37.44299929,0 -122.1639346,37.44288841,0 -122.163756,37.44277804,0 -122.163577,37.44266818,0 -122.1633974,37.44255883,0 -122.1632173,37.44244999,0 -122.1630367,37.44234167,0 -122.1628556,37.44223384,0 -122.1626741,37.44212648,0 -122.1624921,37.44201952,0 -122.1623099,37.44191292,0 -122.1622552,37.44196806,0 -122.1624358,37.44207636,0 -122.1626162,37.44218488,0 -122.1627963,37.44229366,0 -122.1629762,37.44240272,0 -122.1631557,37.4425121,0 -122.163335,37.44262179,0 -122.1635139,37.44273181,0 -122.1636925,37.44284214,0 -122.1638708,37.44295279,0 -122.1640487,37.44306376,0 -122.1642264,37.44317502,0 -122.1644038,37.44328659,0 -122.1645808,37.44339848,0 -122.1647576,37.44351069,0 -122.164934,37.44362322,0 -122.1651101,37.44373607,0 -122.1652859,37.44384923,0 -122.1654614,37.44396268,0 -122.1656366,37.44407638,0 -122.1658117,37.4441903,0 -122.1658663,37.44413517,0 Southbound Track 4 This curve includes spiral easements and has a minimum radius of 5500 m (3.4 miles), and a maximum lateral slew of 16.3 m (53 feet), with the apex roughly coinciding with the existing track 2. This alignment can theoretically support speeds well in excess of 240 km/h (150 mph). #msn_ylw-pushpin5 1 -122.17059,37.447214,0 -122.170412,37.447103,0 -122.170234,37.446992,0 -122.170056,37.44688,0 -122.169879,37.446769,0 -122.169701,37.446657,0 -122.169524,37.446545,0 -122.169348,37.446433,0 -122.169171,37.446321,0 -122.168995,37.446208,0 -122.16882,37.446094,0 -122.168645,37.44598,0 -122.16847,37.445866,0 -122.168296,37.445751,0 -122.168122,37.445636,0 -122.167949,37.44552,0 -122.167776,37.445404,0 -122.167603,37.445288,0 -122.167431,37.445172,0 -122.167258,37.445055,0 -122.167086,37.444939,0 -122.166913,37.444822,0 -122.166741,37.444705,0 -122.166569,37.444588,0 -122.166396,37.444472,0 -122.166224,37.444356,0 -122.166051,37.444239,0 -122.165878,37.444123,0 -122.165705,37.444008,0 -122.165531,37.443893,0 -122.165357,37.443778,0 -122.165182,37.443663,0 -122.165007,37.443549,0 -122.164832,37.443436,0 -122.164656,37.443323,0 -122.164479,37.443211,0 -122.164302,37.443099,0 -122.164124,37.442988,0 -122.163946,37.442877,0 -122.163768,37.442766,0 -122.163589,37.442656,0 -122.163409,37.442547,0 -122.163229,37.442438,0 -122.163048,37.44233,0 -122.162867,37.442222,0 -122.162686,37.442115,0 -122.162504,37.442008,0 -122.162321,37.441901,0 -122.162139,37.441795,0 -122.161956,37.441689,0 -122.161773,37.441583,0 -122.16159,37.441477,0 -122.161406,37.441372,0 -122.161223,37.441266,0 -122.16104,37.441161,0 -122.160856,37.441055,0 -122.160673,37.440949,0 -122.16049,37.440844,0 -122.160307,37.440738,0 -122.160125,37.440631,0 -122.159942,37.440525,0 -122.15976,37.440418,0 -122.159579,37.44031,0 -122.159398,37.440203,0 -122.159217,37.440094,0 -122.159037,37.439985,0 -122.158857,37.439876,0 -122.158678,37.439766,0 -122.158499,37.439656,0 -122.158321,37.439546,0 -122.158142,37.439436,0 -122.157964,37.439325,0 -122.157786,37.439214,0 -122.157608,37.439103,0 -122.157431,37.438992,0 Overpass Trackway 1 Existing track way over University Ave. This alignment can be retained for the southbound local track. -122.1642510982645 37.44323479815691 0 71.15284085873341 1.115846004505352e-10 0.0002622623345281139 relativeToGround #msn_wht-blank -122.1643630698262,37.44313304841918,0 Overpass Trackway 1 Existing track way over University Ave. This alignment can be retained for the southbound express track. -122.1642510982645 37.44323479815691 0 71.15284085873341 1.115846004505352e-10 0.0002622623345281139 relativeToGround #msn_wht-blank_copy2 -122.1642884441133,37.44321695526367,0 Overpass Trackway 1 Existing track way over University Ave (unused). If Palo Alto does not become the mid-peninsula HSR stop, this trackway could be used for HSR at the cost of limiting speeds to less than 125 mph, due to the 50-foot lateral offset at this location. -122.1642510982645 37.44323479815691 0 71.15284085873341 1.115846004505352e-10 0.0002622623345281139 relativeToGround #msn_wht-blank_copy1 -122.1643174915533,37.44318182287225,0 Alma St. Overpass The road overpass will need to be reconfigured to make room for the 125-foot wide HSR station. Alma would either be raised over University Ave (with no connecting ramps) or meet University Ave at grade, with a new stop light. -122.1641575538483 37.44330432702881 0 71.29116006592562 1.623746540266707e-21 0.0003191351614481235 relativeToGround #msn_A -122.1641982990099,37.44331747769221,0 Parking Structure Multi-level parking for HSR and Caltrain. Replaces all surface parking on the east side of the tracks and provides easier access from El Camino Real. #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy4 1 1 relativeToGround -122.1651963647651,37.44306850444886,12 -122.1667376220577,37.44402617794143,12 -122.1670973491623,37.44365308468626,12 -122.1655789525193,37.44267040613748,12 -122.1651963647651,37.44306850444886,12 Parking Access Road 1 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy14 1 -122.1674786018402,37.44384158324664,0 -122.167271199363,37.44369212383913,0 -122.1670825032462,37.44385503165049,0 -122.1670198318136,37.44387085510089,0 -122.1669647334033,37.44384820947375,0 -122.166801154556,37.44373883112826,0 -122.1666930657717,37.44384902918408,0 -122.1670426442378,37.44408562587143,0 -122.1671345202694,37.44410219770958,0 -122.1672296688308,37.44406143328083,0 -122.1674786018402,37.44384158324664,0 Bike Path 1 The bike path here is built on an easement of railroad land which will have to be revoked. -122.1586999535351 37.43992417672413 0 128.1072795834988 0 -61.17600541664144 relativeToGround #msn_cycling_copy1 -122.1587086280163,37.43977638558435,0