On Dec. 21, 2022, the California High-Speed Rail Authority and Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture announced the opening of a new high-speed rail structure in Fresno County. The Fowler Avenue grade separation is located between Elkhorn and Davis avenues. CAHSR photo Morgan Doizaki reflects often on the stories his mother used to share about how Japan built the world’s first bullet train, , in the early 1960s. The country between Tokyo and Osaka was “probably one of the worst pieces of land you could choose,” Doizaki remembers her telling him. There was little reason to stop – until the train arrived. The economic payoff was , and these…
