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Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:49 am to tylercsbn9
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but I think it is pointless.
It's 8 hours of unproductive travel in a car roundtrip.
It's (in theory) 3 potentially productive hours in a train roundtrip.
Or 3-4 hours of moderately productive time on one of our luxurious and spacious airlines.
It's an alternative service in an already very limited market. It's privately funded. It will be run for profit. It's a perfect example of capitalism and free markets, is it not?
ETA: Excluding regulations imposed by whatever traffic and safety board that has oversight.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 9:50 am
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:49 am to MSMHater
I think it will happen, but the hyperloop would be a better choice for the money. Dallas to Austin in 19 minutes at 700mph.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:49 am to 50_Tiger
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I will enjoy the 90 min weekend trip to H-Town. Maybe then we can stop hating on one another
Would rather 40 minute train ride to Austin. Go frick yourself, Dallasian.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:50 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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I think at one point the proposal was a triangle between Houston/Dallas/Austin but it's going to be hard enough to get this done. If it does it will be finished like 20 years from now
They seem to be raising money for it. Texas is pretty aggressive when it comes to infrastructure.
Imagine living in the Brazos valley and being able to commute to Houston or Dallas in 45 minutes. This will open up a lot of areas to affordable development - which will make Texas more competitive in the long run.
I wish Louisiana would think like that. I still can't believe that the one Louisiana governor that was known for being aggressive about building roads was the fricking socialist.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:51 am to goofball
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run the tracks through College Station and Waco
Long term is for it to branch off and have a stop in CS.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:51 am to goofball
Mass public transportation projects here have never moved quickly in my experience
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:52 am to goofball
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Like all passenger rail, it will take a while before it will pay for itself. It will probably impact development in the area it serves to the point that people will become more dependent on the line. From there, they could add more express trains, more stops, and spurs to other cities like Austin or San Antonio etc.
It makes the two largest cities in Texas seamless and boundless.
I know some folks spend more than 2 hours in their car a day right now.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:53 am to guedeaux
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Would rather 40 minute train ride to Austin. Go frick yourself, Dallasian.
Oh you rather be with the hipsters and trannies. Figures you live in Houston.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:53 am to DarthRebel
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I think it will happen, but the hyperloop would be a better choice for the money.
Hyperloop is still only an alternative "in theory". It's essentially a super high speed subway tube. I don't think it will be particularly affordable to build or to use.
A high speed rail line built over the surface today can always be upgraded for even higher speeds in the future too.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:54 am to rocket31
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But with emergence of self driving vehicles it'll be interesting to see how the demand for these trains evolves
Solid point, IMO.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:55 am to MSMHater
Hooray. A $10B eyesore that will have to be funded by public money once the private company collapses into bankruptcy because no one will ride the fricking thing.
Thank God we got those frickers to not go through our neighborhood. Was staring down the very real possibility of having a 30 foot high railway look down at my back fricking yard.
Thank God we got those frickers to not go through our neighborhood. Was staring down the very real possibility of having a 30 foot high railway look down at my back fricking yard.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:55 am to PrimeTime Money
i get the skepticism about it ever happening, but i love that these projects are actually getting greenlit. now funding it is the issue, i sure hope the big pockets are willing to step up and deliver what's needed here.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:56 am to LoveThatMoney
Take your fricking NIMBY arse back to Louisiana.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:57 am to MSMHater
quote:Why?
Houston to Dallas Bullet Train. It's happening!
quote:For all of the businessmen who need to get off in the middle of nowhere?
with one halfway stop in the Brazos Valley.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:57 am to 50_Tiger
Exactly. The people who are against these ideas are short term thinkers. I would love to work in a state where owning a vehicle is optional. A high speed rail system in the SE would cause a population boom.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 9:58 am to blueboy
Brazos valley will change to Brazzers Valley obviously.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 10:00 am to MSMHater
Just checked out Vonlane. That's a pretty awesome deal. I may utilize it.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 10:00 am to goofball
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Hyperloop is still only an alternative "in theory".
I agree. To me it seems to be the next evolution though. The high speed rail is legit and will work.
However if Texas was the first to implement the first working Hyperloop, global domination would be ours.
Texas is a fairly safe environment for the loop from a natural disaster standpoint, however I do wonder what they do about the tornado threat.
Posted on 8/18/17 at 10:02 am to DarthRebel
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Texas is a fairly safe environment for the loop from a natural disaster standpoint, however I do wonder what they do about the tornado threat.
This is a very legitimate concern.
This post was edited on 8/18/17 at 10:03 am
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