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re: Florida's new Brightline high-speed rail b/w Miami & Orlando is popular among riders
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:46 pm to mudshuvl05
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:46 pm to mudshuvl05
You do realize that much of that map would be covered by Europe’s high speed train network?
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Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:47 pm to ibldprplgld
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30 min from Fort Lauderdale to Miami.
It’s 36 minutes by car. What am I missing?!
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:50 pm to KennabraTiger
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I’ve been hearing about the one for Nola and BR since 1999
The population density in South Florida is way bigger than NOLA and BR and it’s not even close. Florida has over 20,000,000 residents, and 90% of them live in the central and southern parts of the state.
This post was edited on 12/11/23 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:52 pm to Street Hawk
This has nothing on the Amtrak from Hattiesburg, MS to Laurel, MS.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 7:57 pm to mudshuvl05
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it's amazing how many Americans (let alone foreigners) are ignorant to the enormous landmass that is the lower 48- let alone Alaska.
I'm not so sure you proved the point you were trying to make with that map.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:05 pm to WeeWee
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3 hours and 30 minutes.
Why not fly?
Fort Lauderdale and Orlando is just over an hour flight.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:07 pm to mudshuvl05
I love the OT. This map isn’t really doing what you think it is.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:08 pm to Street Hawk
My take is that if it was profitable, the private rail companies would do it. I've read that Amtrak is only slightly profitable between DC and NYC and all the other runs lose money. If I was 33 trillion in debt, I wouldn't be investing in or maintaining a loser.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:08 pm to TigerGM
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It’s 36 minutes by car. What am I missing?!
Yeah, It's def not a "high speed" train.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:09 pm to mauser
Something like Austin, dallas, and houston would make sense. It would also give people the ability to spread out to cheaper real estate
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:11 pm to Sterling Archer
quote:wrong.
You do realize that much of that map would be covered by Europe’s high speed train network?
the solid lines are constructed, dotted are under construction. nowhere near as extensive as you extol them to be. again, compare the size of the usa to that map. it's one thing when multiple countries within the EU are working in tandem to build that infrastructure compared to one country. it's not hard to understand.
look, I'd love to have HSR across this country. Estimates are that it'd cost 550 billion dollars. perhaps you should write your senator and ask them why they've sent $200 billion to a country over there instead of using it to pay for over half of this country to have HSR? I'm not the problem, bad as you'd like for me to be- your politicians and bureaucrats are.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:13 pm to mudshuvl05
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It’s 36 minutes by car. What am I missing?!
That was my first thought lol. I just flew to Miami and took an Uber to Fort Lauderdale for a sales meeting.(Miami was way cheaper), it was around 10 AM with no traffic and took maybe 30 minutes
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:15 pm to jmarto1
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Something like Austin, dallas, and houston would make sense.
I believe we got funding for it from Htown to Dallas as the first leg. NW mall in Houston will be the main hub.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:16 pm to bbeck
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The fact the US doesn’t have high speed rail available nationwide is a disgrace.
Look at a map before you say shite like this.
This post was edited on 12/11/23 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:19 pm to Street Hawk
Can we do Pensacola to Orlando so I don’t have to drive to Disney?
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:23 pm to bbeck
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The fact the US doesn’t have high speed rail available nationwide is a disgrace.
If there were enough demand to make it profitable they’d be everywhere
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:25 pm to mudshuvl05
The piont is, there doesn't need to be one linking NYC and L.A. from the get go.
You focus on building regional one's where it makes sense (e.g., NE, SE, TX, West coast, etc) and go from there. Similar to what you see in Europe.
Just because it's a long way from coast to coast doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. Go look at China's rail system.
You focus on building regional one's where it makes sense (e.g., NE, SE, TX, West coast, etc) and go from there. Similar to what you see in Europe.
Just because it's a long way from coast to coast doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. Go look at China's rail system.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:26 pm to JackaReaux
quote:oh thank god, jackareaux is here. tell us, jack, what should the map be doing?
I love the OT. This map isn’t really doing what you think it is.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:26 pm to mauser
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My take is that if it was profitable, the private rail companies would do it.
Same for the interstate system. Yet there it is.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 8:29 pm to Street Hawk
Going to ride it next month.
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