Fairfield, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Vallejo, CA (15.5 mi).
About Fairfield
Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, United States, in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Large-city terminal (range $2–4B) | $3B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base | $300M |
| Track: Fairfield → Vallejo | 15.5 mi × $500M/mi | $7.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $11.1B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Fairfield–Vacaville Hannigan station district. The Hannigan station on the Capitol Corridor already anchors Solano County's intercity rail, with I-80 and I-505 feeding it from every direction. The station area has the open land a terminal needs. It serves the Fairfield–Vacaville–Dixon commuter shed plus Travis Air Force Base traffic.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- American Canyon — growing Napa County city on the SR-29/I-80 corridor.
- Green Valley — unincorporated community midway with open land for a station site.