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Wellstone ruled

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3. Hope everyone reads your post,

Fri Feb 15, 2019, 05:09 PM

Feb 2019

as someone who in the past was associated with ad-hoc committee advising as to a Light Rail System,everything you mention is true. Land purchasing is a nightmare. All it takes is one person to demand some really outrageous price and then the Courts get involved then all bets are off. Do remember one parcel costing several million for a parcel that for tax purposes valued at a few thousands.

Again,if you thing Union Pacific or BNSF is going to allow any new Passenger Rail on their Tracks,well it ain't going to happen. Learned that first hand from the North Star Project.

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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