`` This legislation will help put thousands of people in California back to work , '' Brown said at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles , according to a news release . ` The current standard for high - speed rail is 160 mph to 220 mph , industry experts say . The California project will be the only U.S. line reaching those speeds , they say . California Gov . Jerry Brown signs a bill funding the first phase of high - speed rail line . The new line eventually will connect Los Angeles and San Francisco .
The current standard for high - speed rail is 160 mph to 220 mph , industry experts say . The California project will be the only U.S. line reaching those speeds , they say . California Gov . Jerry Brown signs a bill funding the first phase of high - speed rail line . The new line eventually will connect Los Angeles and San Francisco .