Orange, CA
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Santa Ana, CA (3.0 mi).
About Orange
Orange is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the county seat, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before 1920.
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: Orange → Santa Ana | 3.0 mi × $500M/mi | $1.5B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $60M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.8B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
the Orange Transportation Center district. The historic Santa Fe depot in Old Towne Orange already serves Metrolink and the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, with OCTA buses radiating across central Orange County. The rail corridor through Orange is one of the few continuous alignments in the county. It captures the dense central-county catchment between Anaheim and Irvine.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- The Main Street corridor — dense commercial strip linking Old Towne Orange to downtown Santa Ana.
- The Angel Stadium district — event and jobs hub at the city boundary.