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lunatica

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25. Well since you have to pay for fuel, restaurants, motels or hotels

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 04:50 PM

Feb 2021

and wear and tear on your car if you travel across the country maybe getting there by high speed rail would be very attractive.

It would be the only way I would consider traveling cross country. It actually makes me want to travel again. I’m in my 70s, single and have mobility issues.

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Pete Buttigieg: I want the United States to be leading the world in high speed rail [View all] Quixote1818 Feb 2021 OP

NICE! bluestarone Feb 2021 #1

Me too, Pete! rurallib Feb 2021 #2

I'd love seta1950 Feb 2021 #3

Yes DBoon Feb 2021 #6

+1 K&R - Sec. Pete is the perfect fit for Sec of Transportation - innovative and transformative onetexan Feb 2021 #9

Yes, please! eissa Feb 2021 #10

hell yeah.... dhill926 Feb 2021 #17

It's been a disaster, a boondoggle. WarGamer Feb 2021 #47

I agree. Xolodno Feb 2021 #52

It would be a lot cheaper to build a bunch of big casinos in Palmdale Klaralven Feb 2021 #59

Fun dayn moyl zu Got's oyem, Pete maxsolomon Feb 2021 #4

Kid's gonna do a great job in a VERY important cabinet position Yeehah Feb 2021 #5

Me too XanaDUer2 Feb 2021 #7

Nobody will ride choo choos, this isnt Japan, how's that Cali bullet train coming along? Baclava Feb 2021 #8

If you build it, they will come eissa Feb 2021 #11

You need new long straight tracks for bullet trains, u cant get easement rights around big cities Baclava Feb 2021 #14

If the option was there, I'd take a high-speed train over a plane Polybius Feb 2021 #15

Economics 101, how many seats will sell for a 1000mi trip from Omaha to Salt Lake City? Baclava Feb 2021 #18

You have to be sensible about it. Mosby Feb 2021 #19

U can fit 10 EU COUNTRIES inside Texas, we arent a densely populated COUNTRY, who is paying for it? Baclava Feb 2021 #24

This high speed rail in Texas is privately funded Quixote1818 Feb 2021 #31

I'm sorry EndlessWire Feb 2021 #43

Well since you have to pay for fuel, restaurants, motels or hotels lunatica Feb 2021 #25

I know! Covid-free trains for The Vaccinated! Covid-free Flight/Hotel/Casinos for The Vaccinated! Baclava Feb 2021 #29

Do you think 2020 COVID is forever? lunatica Feb 2021 #32

With the idiots refusing to get vaccinated? Yes, Covid will be here for a decade. Mask up! Baclava Feb 2021 #34

That's good to know. lunatica Feb 2021 #35

Zero seats. We have no plans to build HSR for such distances. tinrobot Feb 2021 #46

You also need much greater population density with Regular high volume daily commute grantcart Feb 2021 #60

Well, I can't speak about California bullet trains, other to say that every time I have taken a trip Trailrider1951 Feb 2021 #16

Close to 10% of the population is afraid to fly and 25% have some form of anxiety when flying Quixote1818 Feb 2021 #21

Conventional tracks will not hold bullet trains, and commuter rail track doesnt even come close Baclava Feb 2021 #22

The CA trains will be able to use regular tracks in cities Quixote1818 Feb 2021 #33

Dont get me wrong, I love trains, but country was built for long haul freight when land was cheap Baclava Feb 2021 #36

There is no doubt it's a different animal in the US than Europe, China etc. Quixote1818 Feb 2021 #40

I have been on Amtrak many times both in WA and in CA & Nevada marlakay Feb 2021 #54

Coming along a lot faster with Biden in office, that's for sure. tinrobot Feb 2021 #27

You're 100% correct. WarGamer Feb 2021 #48

Ahem! The Jewish space laser just cleared the forest for the CA high speed train!!11! Arazi Feb 2021 #51

This was great and if you let the videos roll BootinUp Feb 2021 #12

I'm with you, Secretary Buttigieg! peggysue2 Feb 2021 #13

Hell yes!! Initech Feb 2021 #20

The people of Florida have approved high speed rail TWICE.. The repuke gubment has dragged mitch96 Feb 2021 #23

Same problem Cali is facing, would have been hideously expensive to buy easement rights to build Baclava Feb 2021 #26

"hideously expensive to buy easement rights to build". I was curious about putting an above mitch96 Feb 2021 #37

Maybe, I dont know, personally I am holding out for the FLYING CARS Popular Mechanics promised me! Baclava Feb 2021 #38

I don't know about Pop Sci flying cars but I can see people sized drones for short hops.. mitch96 Feb 2021 #39

Yes! Trains are so 1850's, lol, flying drone cars that fly themselves! almost here! Baclava Feb 2021 #41

Yup, checks all the boxes for me... nt mitch96 Feb 2021 #42

Dayummm! Sweet! Still not sure it's such a good idea 🤔 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #53

To avoid everyone being required to get a pilot's license blugbox Feb 2021 #57

🤔 ok... that sounds pretty good. 👍 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #58

Might be better to invest in electric aircraft. Potentially a huge growth area. BSdetect Feb 2021 #28

Me too Secretary Pete! Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #30

BOONDOGGLE!!11!1!1 newdayneeded Feb 2021 #44

Unfortunately California's experience with HiSpeedRail isn't helping disprove that. nt EX500rider Feb 2021 #56

Um, well, they're little volcanic islands in the far east lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #45

As long as gas is cheap and developers are still building like it's 1970, Ron Green Feb 2021 #49

Me, too! DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #50

I'm ambivalent on this. I've been on high speed trains all over Europe and some of China. GulfCoast66 Feb 2021 #55

We don't have the population density to overcome the enormous capital costs. grantcart Feb 2021 #61

That my feeling as well. GulfCoast66 Feb 2021 #63

YES PLEASE!!! We are long overdue for a systems upgrade. Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #62