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Johnny2X2X

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2. You answered yourself

Reply to MicaelS (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2019, 05:01 PM

Feb 2019

"They have abandoned thousands of miles of track, because it does not fit their current model of unit trains (no switching and 2 person crews)."

This land already has rails on it, can be purchased from the railways, and then the new rails can be built on them.

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To advocates of high speed passenger rail service. [View all] MicaelS Feb 2019 OP

I Advocate GitRDun Feb 2019 #1

acquire the land for dedicated high speed passenger rail service? mitch96 Feb 2019 #15

You answered yourself Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #2

No. MicaelS Feb 2019 #7

Hope everyone reads your post, Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #3

Elevated and underground possibilities? loyalsister Feb 2019 #4

You have highlighted a whole host of factors/issues that need to be considered in projects like alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #5

It would probably be one of the most--if not THE most expensive undertakings we ever did DFW Feb 2019 #6

Market purchase or eminent domain brooklynite Feb 2019 #8

china just puts opponents in concentration camps. nt msongs Feb 2019 #10

Not always... brooklynite Feb 2019 #13

I don't know MyNameGoesHere Feb 2019 #9

How about this... jmowreader Feb 2019 #11

How was high speed rail installed all over Europe? Japan? China? royable Feb 2019 #12

China does not have eminent domain NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #14