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Jenoch

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10. One of the problems with high speed rail

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 06:10 PM

Nov 2013

in the U.S. is the sheer size of our country. Denmark is about the size of Delaware and Maryland combined. In my state of Minnesota, that clean rail in Denmark would be about the distance from the Twin Cities to Rochester or the Twin Cities to Duluth. Those destinations can be done in about two hours by motor vehicle. The cost of high speed rail might be too great when considering the distances vs. the benefits.

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The US can't afford high-speed rail. Or can we? [View all] Scuba Nov 2013 OP

Denmark. Price per gallon of gasoline: $8.22 seveneyes Nov 2013 #1

Amtrak spent a lot of money on Acela, but didn't need to Vox Moi Nov 2013 #2

Those are good ideas. Let's tax the oil companies to pay for them. Scuba Nov 2013 #3

I agree � that was the point of your post and I'll go you one better Vox Moi Nov 2013 #5

+1 Scuba Nov 2013 #6

Good post. n/t Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #8

There's plenty of money ...if you cut some military spending. L0oniX Nov 2013 #4

Plenty of $$$ in this country - TBF Nov 2013 #7

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #9

One of the problems with high speed rail Jenoch Nov 2013 #10

But China, which is about the size of the U.S., is building a high-speed system Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #12

China does not have the interstate Jenoch Nov 2013 #14

With dedicated tracks, high-speed rail could easily reach Chicago in four hours or less Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #24

Service is shit outside of the east coast corrider. I used to look into getting madinmaryland Nov 2013 #22

Amtrak has been starved for funds since its founding in 1970 Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #25

Huh, what? Are you saying 100 miles is farther in bigger country than in a smaller one? Scuba Nov 2013 #16

Nope. I'm saying that Jenoch Nov 2013 #18

Um, people going from Boston to New York don't need to visit California on the way. Scuba Nov 2013 #20

You are correct. Rail is great between Boston and New York. Jenoch Nov 2013 #21

Their HSR system will probabbly be joined with Germany's I'm sure. ErikJ Nov 2013 #23

It dependa upon who is paying for the rail installation. Jenoch Nov 2013 #32

We have a serious aversion to spending forward... Laxman Nov 2013 #11

The right-wing noise machine has conducted a decades-long campaign Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #13

With all that new revenue coming in from taxing religious organizations we could! Initech Nov 2013 #15

Where you going to get the track from? MicaelS Nov 2013 #17

Can't afford it FarCenter Nov 2013 #19

Negative attitudes are the main reason we can't do it here Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #26

Don't you wish those who say it can't be done would step aside ... Scuba Nov 2013 #28

Right now we can't afford it tularetom Nov 2013 #27

A few cancelled weapons systems, an end to corporate welfare, and raising taxes to Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #31

We need to rearrange some priorities in this country Warpy Nov 2013 #29

All about priorities, and who sets them. Scuba Nov 2013 #30