Many areas want a tunnel under their neighborhood to minimize impact. A tunnel costs many times that of other types of track. Money is tight and unless the community can raise the extra money themselves tunnels are not built.

The best alternative I have seen is building a trench along San Fernando road for the train lines. The trench would be covered at Rio de Los Angeles State Park effectively running in a tunnel in that area. This would eliminate the tracks currently running between the park and the Los Angeles river. The train noise in the adjacent neighborhood would be less that if the track were at the surface.

Editor’s Note: Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The line in question reads that the line will go from Pomona to Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, and should read : “and continue on to Burbank, passing through Cypress Park and other Northeast Los Angles communities along the way.” An editing error cut the sentence short.

City councilmembers, Jose Huisar, Ed Reyes and Eric Garcetti do nothing to try to stop the horns from blowing and bring some peace and quiet to Northeast.

And, it is not fair to people that live along the tracks, Elysian Valley and Cypress Park that they get all the noise. Looks like no one cares about them.

What about a bridge from Union Station to Radio Hill, then a tunnel to emerge above Interstate 5 at the Stadium Way interchange, where Riverside Drive goes under the freeway.

The tracks could cross above the freeway, and over the warehouses between Riverside Drive and the river itself (there are no houses in that area). Then, bridge the river and lay tracks next to the UPRR between the river and the new park. Build a small deck park to connect the new park to the river.

The people living at Taylor Yards still have a significant rail impact from UP. Bring the HSR across the river further north.