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OK so we are going to build a high speed train. So the question is where should it be built? I am not against speedy rail service but it seems that the best place to start such a thing would be in highly congested areas with a medium to high population density. I would say Boston to Richmond VA would be the ideal place to start on the east coast and San Diego to San Fransisco on the west coast. But there are other proposals. What do you think?
In Napa Valley so we can go wine-tasting at 300mph.
Back in the GOOD OLD DAYS of trains I took a train from Houston, Texas to Portland, Oregon..Up to 100 miles per hour....It took three days to get there........Never again even at up to 200 miles per hour...I'll fly....
We provide subsidies for federal interstates , state highways , county highways and local city streets...why not light and heavy rail & (Bullets Trains)?????
Because once you build the highway using tax dollars you don't have to buy a ticket to travel on it.
I have read that most of the trains will not exceed 110 mph and some will be maxed at 79 mph, with the only trains exceeding 110 mph being in California [the area where earthquakes occur... go figure].
If this system is going to work and be the most efficient, ie maximize ridership, then the speeds need to be much higher than vehicular traffic. Personal vehicles are convenient, so you have to make the pro's of the rail system greatly outweigh the pro's of vehicles - which is why all of the main trains need to exceed 200 mph. Regional trains should travel at app. 150 mph.
^ I guess he has never heard of tolls! We retired the bonds for the Florida Turnpike decades ago and yet it is a toll road! They are now tolling Interstates here in Florida as well! Remember they were supposed to be free??
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