West Coast Spine

Fullerton, CA

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Anaheim, CA (2.5 mi).

About Fullerton

Fullerton is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 143,617.

Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.

Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)

⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.

Item	Basis	Estimate
Terminal construction	Large-city terminal (range $2–4B)	$3B
Land acquisition	Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base	$300M
Track: Fullerton → Anaheim	2.5 mi × $500M/mi	$1.3B
Annual operations (share)	Staffing, power, maintenance	$60M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)		$4.6B

Best terminal location (proposed)

the Fullerton Transportation Center district. Fullerton's depot is Amtrak's busiest station in Orange County and a major Metrolink transfer point, with downtown Fullerton's restaurant and entertainment core steps away. The BNSF corridor through the city is the region's primary rail artery. It serves north Orange County and the 57/91 commuter shed.

Before / after

Before and after aerial mock-up of the proposed maglev terminal at Fullerton, CA

Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.

🛤️ Infill stops toward Anaheim: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:

The State College Boulevard corridor — dense retail and housing strip between the two downtowns.
The ARTIC / Angel Stadium area — Anaheim's existing intermodal hub, a natural transfer point.

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