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California just quit high speed rail debacle

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,039 Founders Club
    Once upon a time alarmists like Hawking said man has how ever many years to find a new planet to live on because we are destroying earth


    Gonna be tough to fire those rockets on compost fuel
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,691
    edited February 2019
    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.

    Albuquerque to Santa Fe was a waste. The West coast is too spread out for trains to make sense other than light rail stuff in town. San Diego and Portland both have a sweet setup.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.

    Albuquerque to Santa Fe was a waste. The West coast is too spread out for trains to make sense other than light rail stuff in town. San Diego and Portland both have a sweet setup.
    It will be a mute point in 12 years anyways.
    Exactly. Flying trains will take over by then.
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,691
    edited February 2019
    2001400ex said:

    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.

    Albuquerque to Santa Fe was a waste. The West coast is too spread out for trains to make sense other than light rail stuff in town. San Diego and Portland both have a sweet setup.
    Hey dumb faggot. <300 miles is perfect for high speed rail.

    You can't have shit too close. Then you don't get there fast.

    Like 100-250 or 300 is the sweet spot. Especially if it's flat and not much shit in between.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    2001400ex said:

    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.

    Albuquerque to Santa Fe was a waste. The West coast is too spread out for trains to make sense other than light rail stuff in town. San Diego and Portland both have a sweet setup.
    Hey dumb faggot. <300 miles is perfect for high speed rail. </p>
    Yes and the East coast is set up for that. But West coast is too Spread out. Albuquerque is lame unless you live right next to the a station and need to go right next to a station. It takes to long when you can just drive. I've made that commute a couple hundred times in the last 10 years.
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    Where's 2020 Presidential Hopeful Governor of Washington Jay Inslee today?
  • DawgWagonDan
    DawgWagonDan Member Posts: 789
    2001400ex said:

    High speed rail would have been fantastic about 40 years ago.

    Even though Amtrak on the easy coast isn't high speed it kicks the crap out of flying.

    I think it would make sense throughout Texas first.

    Not too far of distances and nothing in between the cities. That California route is a fucking nightmare.

    Phoenix and Tucson actually not a bad idea.

    Albuquerque to Santa Fe was a waste. The West coast is too spread out for trains to make sense other than light rail stuff in town. San Diego and Portland both have a sweet setup.
    I've ridden the Railrunner between ABQ and SF a couple times while on a family vacations. Seems like it had good ridership when we were on it. The bathrooms smelled like the 4th Ave Taco Bell bathrooms though. Holy moses it was nasty.