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A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
30. Sure we do.
Wed Jun 22, 2022, 02:44 PM
Jun 2022

We just don’t have the collective will.


We would rather spend $700 billion a year on shit that kills people instead of things that makes their lives better.

Yep. And a safe, affordable electric automobile. nt Samrob Jun 2022 #1
Haven't they been trying between LA and San Francisco for decades? jimfields33 Jun 2022 #2
Same in Florida. The voters approved a high speed rail TWICE and the state govt just screws around mitch96 Jun 2022 #7
The government in Florida has a LONNGG history of not giving a fuck about what voters want In It to Win It Jun 2022 #66
Yup, it's all about the repuke donors and lobbyist.. nt mitch96 Jun 2022 #71
I could be wrong but my understanding of the SF to LA plan was that they In It to Win It Jun 2022 #65
I would love it. phylny Jun 2022 #3
If we are going to do high speed rail, we need to take the next leap forward... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #4
You don't start with the solution and then specify the problem... brooklynite Jun 2022 #11
I carefully read your post.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #15
Like so? sl8 Jun 2022 #5
Nope... brooklynite Jun 2022 #12
MPLS to Chicago is a must Aroundabout23 Jun 2022 #64
Amazing. Would it leave a significantly smaller carbon footprint than a plane? gldstwmn Jun 2022 #38
I don't know, sorry. sl8 Jun 2022 #49
I'd settle for ANY decent rail service. Wanted to visit a friend in Atlanta who was dying. Driving allegorical oracle Jun 2022 #6
The airlines aren't going away for longer runs...NY to LA, NY to SF... brush Jun 2022 #8
If we went back to the days of "Regulation"... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #19
I think airlines will dominate the longer routes because of speed. brush Jun 2022 #22
The only reason they will dominate... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #24
Maglev technology is certainly promising and where it's already up and running... brush Jun 2022 #28
500 MPH? Try 1500 A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #29
Address the breaking of the speed of sound and sonic booms. brush Jun 2022 #31
OK...I can see you don't get it. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #34
Ok, I looked it up. There could still be vibration problems. brush Jun 2022 #35
Thanks for your posts Brenda Jun 2022 #50
Still much developmental work to do. See post 35. brush Jun 2022 #59
No, MAGLEV is NOT a success in China brooklynite Jun 2022 #53
That's kind of what I said. There's that existing 270 mph... brush Jun 2022 #58
I remember hearing about Maglev in 6th grade TheFarseer Jun 2022 #72
Agreed on those routes. There's still some developmental solutions... brush Jun 2022 #73
The U.S.A. has lost the ability to manage any large scale projects like that. hunter Jun 2022 #9
THIS! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #25
Yes exactly, die at higher speed by rail because the builders go on the cheap when building Raine Jun 2022 #46
Break out the excuses not to do this! "Too Expensive!" "No one will use it!" blaa blaa blaa blaa tenderfoot Jun 2022 #10
California's high speed rail is a costly disaster ripcord Jun 2022 #13
Just give up then. Add Universal Health Care and everything else the rest of the west enjoys but us tenderfoot Jun 2022 #14
The rest of the west doesn't have to pay California land prices to aquire land ripcord Jun 2022 #21
california rail was hijacked from its original plan so central valley politicians would shut up. msongs Jun 2022 #33
I don't think US has ability to do that. David__77 Jun 2022 #16
Sure we do. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #30
I think that was the point dumbcat Jun 2022 #62
That God we did or Ukraine would even be worse off jimfields33 Jun 2022 #68
Nonsense A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #70
Long past time. Golden Raisin Jun 2022 #17
I'd settle for any rail where I live. BlueIdaho Jun 2022 #18
It would be great to have high speed rail Torchlight Jun 2022 #20
Just used local rail from Rome to the airport Roland99 Jun 2022 #23
Another high speed rail video: The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSR hunter Jun 2022 #26
Compare Italy to California MineralMan Jun 2022 #37
California is entirely comparable to Italy. hunter Jun 2022 #39
Not my point. MineralMan Jun 2022 #40
If we took high speed rail seriously... hunter Jun 2022 #45
Nope. Nobody wants to use the train MineralMan Jun 2022 #54
The cost of global warming isn't included in the price of an airline ticket. hunter Jun 2022 #56
Well, the energy cost of building a high speed rail system MineralMan Jun 2022 #61
If we had European high speed trains, Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2022 #67
By car, it's around 7 hours. MineralMan Jun 2022 #69
California is not comparable to Italy when it comes to the cost of building ripcord Jun 2022 #43
Question: how many people here would support privatized operations on Amtrak's system? brooklynite Jun 2022 #42
Construction has already begun on the CA central valley high speed rail segments. honest.abe Jun 2022 #27
You consider Califonia high speed rail to be a success? ripcord Jun 2022 #44
Too early to say. Clearly there are major problems. honest.abe Jun 2022 #48
I agree with honest.abe hunter Jun 2022 #52
If and when farming dries up in Central California Zeitghost Jun 2022 #57
Climate compared to what? hunter Jun 2022 #76
The Valley Zeitghost Jun 2022 #77
I feel like our population density is such that it would only be feasible in a few areas. BlueCheeseAgain Jun 2022 #32
Well, it works very well in Japan. MineralMan Jun 2022 #36
NYC to Chicago is the longest "same day" trip people would be willing to make by train. brooklynite Jun 2022 #41
Yes. MineralMan Jun 2022 #51
Compare our problem to driving the fastest Ferrari on a dirt road full of gravel DFW Jun 2022 #47
I think there has to be innovation to bring the cost of high speed rail down Mr. Sparkle Jun 2022 #55
Republicans don't want to create or provide union jobs. milestogo Jun 2022 #60
I agree but it has to be done correctly with the proper environmental impacts considered etc. yellowcanine Jun 2022 #63
Prior to leaving my last employer Zeitghost Jun 2022 #74
Or maybe not. It's great to blow down the tracks between great cities Model35mech Jun 2022 #75
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