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re: Will the United States ever develop high speed railways?
Posted on 5/13/15 at 2:49 pm to JBeam
Posted on 5/13/15 at 2:49 pm to JBeam
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It's still a damn shame that a rail system between BR & NOLA doesn't exist.
Train + Uber in BR and NOLA + Bike to ride around campus. LSU students won't have to own a car ever again and they get to go to NOLA anytime they want.
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Posted on 5/13/15 at 2:53 pm to JBeam
Yes, but only localized.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:09 pm to vl100butch
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trains work very well between DC and Boston...I don't understand why Amtrak can't make deals with the Post Office, UPS, and FedEx to move stuff between points on an electrified train rather than to burn diesel on I-95...
I think it is against federal law for AMTRAK to haul freight. Congress strictly regulates them due to the federal subsidies they receive.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:14 pm to JBeam
The answer is no. Too expensive to build and not practical give the way most cities are laid out. Exceptions are the northeast and maybe a few area along west coast...maybe.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:15 pm to constant cough
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If they did I wouldn't use them. Public transportation sucks.
So does flying
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The answer is no. Too expensive to build and not practical give the way most cities are laid out. Exceptions are the northeast and maybe a few area along west coast...maybe.
I think you start small and extend from there. Isn't Houston-Dallas getting one? And the initial costs would be high, but I can't imagine that interstates were cheap to build either (and I know it wouldn't be used nearly as much).
A high speed train system from Dallas-Houston-New Orleans would be amazing for me
This post was edited on 5/13/15 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:16 pm to JBeam
The US is cutting funding to Amtrack. China is investing over 100 billion. And some suggest privatization? LOL!
Nothing says exceptional like closing schools and mass transportation.
Nothing says exceptional like closing schools and mass transportation.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:19 pm to constant cough
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If they did I wouldn't use them. Public transportation sucks.
The Acela between DC and NY is a million time more pleasant and generally much faster than dealing with LGA or JFK
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:34 pm to JBeam
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Will the United States ever develop high speed railways?
Let's hope not
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:35 pm to usc6158
Texas will eventually have high speed train connecting Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. It may be a while, but it will happen.
Posted on 5/13/15 at 3:48 pm to JBeam
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ever
Um, yes.
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