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What would it take for America to get better railway service?
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:50 pm
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
Chicago to NOLA? That's 8+ via Amtrak
How did America get so car Dependant?
Chicago to NOLA? That's 8+ via Amtrak
How did America get so car Dependant?
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Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:52 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Organic need and demand, neither of which is there on a scale that necessitates better railway service.
I’m sorry, that’s the truth.
I’m sorry, that’s the truth.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:52 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Why would we want that?
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:53 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:A lot of money.
What would it take for America to get better railway service?
quote:Yeah Europe is small.
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
quote:A combination of self-reliance, convenience, geographic scale, and cost.
How did America get so car Dependant?
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:53 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Cars>trains. I don’t have to deal or interact with anyone In my car. Plus I can stop and pick up hooker(s) anytime. Can’t do that on a train baw.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:54 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
Kind of a myth. It is much better than America though.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:54 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:54 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train
No you can’t
quote:have you ever ventured outside of your igloo?
Alaskan Igloo
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:54 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
Chicago to NOLA? That's 8+ via Amtrak
Amtrak is just trying to extend the life of their customers in that scenario.
quote:
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
Paris to Avignon is close to 3 hours and that's on the TGV that runs 300 mph.
This post was edited on 8/28/22 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:54 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:55 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Get rid of derelicts and bums. No way I take public transport as we are today.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:58 pm to Alaskan Igloo
There's a ton of videos/mini-docs on the shitshow in California trying to build that supersonic bullet-train from LA to SF. So many red-tape & property roadblocks that it's practically dead on arrival, with only a short portion built. And I think it was Musk's vision to build it.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 2:59 pm to Alaskan Igloo
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How did America get so car Dependant?
Chinese immigrant manual labor declined.
quote:
What would it take for America to get better railway service?
$80 Billion to Ukraine.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:04 pm to Alaskan Igloo
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Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
This statement is incredibly inaccurate.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:05 pm to Alaskan Igloo
The ACELA train NY to DC has done well, and attracts good customers.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:07 pm to Alaskan Igloo
It would have to get a hell of a lot cheaper. We were looking to take the Amtrak Acela train from NYC to Boston, traveling first class. Grand total round trip would have been over $1200. For that kind of money, they can kiss my arse, I'd rather walk.
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:07 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
Well, that's simply not true.
America has a lot more sprawl so trains aren't really a good fit. They would have been 30-40 years ago but the time has passed.
America would be wise to spend $500B on autonomous cars and ride sharing technology rather than pour that into fixed tracks. Sure, it's great that a train can get you from point A to point B but most people aren't just trying to go to train stations. They then need to catch a bus, or an uber to get to/from the train station.
Self-driving EVs could beat the pants off of rail in the next 20 years. How long will it take to build a good railway system?
This post was edited on 8/28/22 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:08 pm to Alaskan Igloo
quote:
Like in Europe you can get anywhere under 2 hours max by train.
Once I’m there, then how do I get around?
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:09 pm to Alaskan Igloo
The only way for passenger railway to ever succeed is to get rid of Amtrack
Posted on 8/28/22 at 3:09 pm to Alaskan Igloo
Shrink the distances between population centers... fill up the empty spaces between population centers.
Do you really want to live in a world if you "own a home" you live on the first floor and have tenants upstairs and in the basement just to be able to afford "owning" a home? Even if it meant you got your 450mph train from New Orleans to Chicago is it worth it?
Do you really want to live in a world if you "own a home" you live on the first floor and have tenants upstairs and in the basement just to be able to afford "owning" a home? Even if it meant you got your 450mph train from New Orleans to Chicago is it worth it?
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