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re: Will Trump support high speed rail?
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:09 am to Zoomie3390
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:09 am to Zoomie3390
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Will Trump support high speed rail?
Hell, I hope he dismantles the debacle of AmTrak...
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Why is it that the rest of the world
Take a look at a map and ask yourself that again...
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Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:21 am to Zoomie3390
I hope not. Stupid idea
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:26 am to Powerman
It makes sense in places like the Washington to Boston corridor.....maybe in Texas with DFW, Austin ,San Antonio and even Houston. It really does not make sense beyond those areas....not even the West Coast
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:31 am to Zoomie3390
I hope not. Very expensive boondoggle.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:32 am to Zoomie3390
Do you think this debacle will make it past Elon and the DOGE test?
It will not.
It will not.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:32 am to Zoomie3390
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Why is it that the rest of the world can have cool trains but we cannot?
Probably has a lot to do with population density. Canada doesnt have them.
Americans fly.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 6:35 am to Zoomie3390
Screw that. Americans roll coal and burn dat gaz baw.
Maybe Elon's trillion dollar rail plan in Austin will happen. But not anywhere else n the US.
Maybe Elon's trillion dollar rail plan in Austin will happen. But not anywhere else n the US.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 7:42 am to Zoomie3390
NO!
Posted on 11/14/24 at 7:45 am to Zoomie3390
this would be a gigantic waste of money. It's not feasible and plane is cheaper and faster.
Unless it can go from NY to LA in less than 4 hours and be super cheap it is not needed.
Unless it can go from NY to LA in less than 4 hours and be super cheap it is not needed.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 7:56 am to Zoomie3390
Because
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:00 am to Zoomie3390
We are going to have flying cars before that would get built.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:03 am to Zoomie3390
Who gives a flying frick? We got bigger fish to fry. High speed rail is virtually impossible with all the environmental regulations and impact studies currently required.
Perhaps even someone like you can grasp the obstacles in place for high speed rail at the moment.
Perhaps even someone like you can grasp the obstacles in place for high speed rail at the moment.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:04 am to Rebel
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making it happen isn't the issue. it's making it profitable
Is the new FL train system profitable?
I would love to pay whatever for a train ride from SoCal to Vegas
Cant wait for that to be built
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:36 am to Zoomie3390
Why can't we even open the tracks from jville to NOLA?
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:37 am to goatmilker
Massive public works cost too much to complete in this country anymore.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:38 am to Zoomie3390
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Why is it that the rest of the world can have cool trains but we cannot?
Start a HSR company.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 8:39 am to TrueTiger
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Elon will build a hyperloop instead.
I haven't heard much lately, but I think his 'Boring Tunnel" idea is at least interesting, with some real potential positives.
Hyperloop, being above ground, requires access to all the property it runs through, just like rail. It's gonna be real, real expen$ive.
The tunnels are deep enough, they don't interfere with any existing infrastructure. Just go straight line between points. Weather-proof, and I think I read they would be less susceptible to earthquake damage than surface transport.
Might not be feasible at all, I don't know. But interesting, and less of a pipe dream than Hyperloop, IMO.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 9:27 am to Zoomie3390
At this point, it seems more practical to focus on autonomous cars than rail. We have road infrastructure ... If I want to go from Jax to ...Charleston why would I want a train and set schedule? If I want to go to Denver ...I still don't want a 30+ hr train ride I .. I'll fly
This post was edited on 11/14/24 at 9:27 am
Posted on 11/14/24 at 9:12 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Ukraine is a massive piece of work. Why not something that last.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 9:20 pm to Zoomie3390
It’s not practical here. Wide open spaces with vast distances between population centers mostly. Only works in the Northeast.
Some applications would make sense like Dallas > Houston > Austin
Some applications would make sense like Dallas > Houston > Austin
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