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re: Can high speed rail work in the United States?
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:12 pm to Thracken13
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:12 pm to Thracken13
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we can't keep regular trains maintained correctly and keep them on the tracks, but lets put in trains on high speed tracks - yeah what could fricking go wrong there
The time, effort, and costs to put in high speed rail where it would be most used and beneficial makes my head hurt. Knowing those trains cannot use the same tracks and routes as regular train traffic it would all have to be new.
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Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:16 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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The time, effort, and costs to put in high speed rail where it would be most used and beneficial makes my head hurt. Knowing those trains cannot use the same tracks and routes as regular train traffic it would all have to be new.
This is the biggest hiccup.
That said, I'm pretty stoked that Amtrak is going to extended their Chicago-Indianapolis route down into Louisville. We haven't had passenger rail here since 2003. I'd be all about hoping on the train to ride up to Chicago for the weekend.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 12:32 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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The time, effort, and costs to put in high speed rail where it would be most used and beneficial makes my head hurt. Knowing those trains cannot use the same tracks and routes as regular train traffic it would all have to be new.
I agree 100% - my post was more that we cannot maintain trains/tracks in a freight capacity, but anyone that believes it will magically be different with high speed commuter trains are delusional on an unprecedented level.
i say instead of that, lets improve the power grid, and no really build new ones, but let's repair all the defective, aged equipment out there.
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