Cost. How much will the land cost?just build a HSL from NYC to WAS.
simple.
what's the problem?
China debuts 281mph bullet train while the united states still using shyt our ancestors built.
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zero.
use tunnels.
build alongside / under existing rails.
ridiculous excuses.
understandable given that the US is not quite up to global standards.
ITS SIMPLE TRAINS COME
DONT ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE WARNING GATES NOR STEP ON THE TRACK
That's 370 kilometers. The longest tunnel is 57 km. Is the ground even suitable for tunnels? If ( HUGE) if you can do it it would take over 120 years to tunnel that far based off what it took to do the Gotthard tunnel. Cost? At least 72 billion again based off the Gotthard tunnel, most likely significantly more. No one is waiting 120 years. Can't build a long side for 2 reasons. Not enough space and HSR has much wider turns due to speeds. It's easy to through out solutions when you have no idea of the engineering problems. Now account for inflation, unions, corruption, and labor costs skyrocket.
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you are a bit slower than the people in charge (one hopes) and I don't the patience or energy to spoon feed you.
HINT: tracks (and motorways for that matter) are developed SECTIONS AT A TIME. concurrently even.
trains can run in both directions on the same track.
i'm done here. don't at me.
big mouth, know all but dunce all in one.
High speed rail cannot run on the same tracks. They require different tracks. That's real rich calling someone a dunce when you are wrong in so many ways. 20 years for a 57km tunnel. So a 35 miles section 20 years. It's a train to no where.
you are a bit slower than the people in charge (one hopes) and I don't the patience or energy to spoon feed you.
HINT: tracks (and motorways for that matter) are developed SECTIONS AT A TIME. concurrently even.
trains can run in both directions on the same track.
i'm done here. don't at me.
big mouth, know all but dunce all in one.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
Even if you exclude the historical remains they found, wrong train/track size,covid etc.... The true reasons why it ran way over budget and took so long is because everything regarding Hawaii and public works is ran by lazy incompetent people who will use every excuse to not do work and still get paid.... Not only that, they're just ok with not maintaining shyt.
It's the same reason that New Aloha Stadium won't get built anytime soon.
The state should not even be allowed to handle projects like this because it's shown time after time it simply does not possess the aptitude to complete tasks above the city level.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
With HSR along the NE corridor, it's going to have to effectively run right along/on top the same ACELA route otherwise, it's not going to be of any value to riders.
Otherwise you'd end up having to either create/expand the current stops to accommodate the new rail network... plus convince riders that it's a better option than what they know currently works and have built travel plans around.
trying to juggle NIMBYism in 5 different states on top of that
paved a ton of roads. they literally paved my commute in vegas, which might have been one of the worst roads in america
itsyoung!!
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I love how you failed to make a solid point here
China doesnt allow neither of that bull shyt, and thats why they can achieve shyt like this. While our president says stupid shyt like Trans Rights are the civil rights fight of our life right now..
China dont allow for that non sense and they thrive, we entertain this non sense and we are falling behind
Glad you got your daps though
I love how you failed to make a solid point here
China doesnt allow neither of that bull shyt, and thats why they can achieve shyt like this. While our president says stupid shyt like Trans Rights are the civil rights fight of our life right now..
China dont allow for that non sense and they thrive, we entertain this non sense and we are falling behind
Glad you got your daps though
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
Speaking of Northeast Corridor, if only they can get the Washington to Baltimore section to pan out, but we have regulations and environmentalists that have questions 
The route would be 70% underground, take 15 mins between DC and Bmore with one stop at BWI. If extended to NYC would take 1 hour from DC to NYC.
Great and Brief to Read.
The route would be 70% underground, take 15 mins between DC and Bmore with one stop at BWI. If extended to NYC would take 1 hour from DC to NYC.
Great and Brief to Read.
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I love how you failed to make a solid point here
China doesnt allow neither of that bull shyt, and thats why they can achieve shyt like this. While our president says stupid shyt like Trans Rights are the civil rights fight of our life right now..
China dont allow for that non sense and they thrive, we entertain this non sense and we are falling behind
Glad you got your daps though
Glad that you love authoritarian measures and human rights abuse
You one of them "the ends justify the means" type of people. Control freaks.
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@Kanthan2030
10,000 km:
Length of high-speed rail in China when Xi Jinping became the President (in 2013)
42,000+ km — Today
And it was 0 km in 2007!
A decade in China is like a century in other countries.
Those who don’t understand the “Speed of China,” are doomed to failure.
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@MartinLZinn
Imagine the size and scope of this transformation, its mind blowing.
A country using its wealth to do something constructive.
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@sudhee_sylt
Infrastructures build civilizations and create jobs.
This is THE most important metric to establish healthy/progressive societies...
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This is what you can do when you don’t spend trillions on endless wars
desjardins
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Was watching a doc on Chongqing and dude bought up a point that rarely gets mentioned
The reason why China can complete these massive infrastructure programs while the U.S is stuck in the 20th century is basically China can do whatever they want with their land
Imagine the U.S trying to create an east coast to west coast high speed rail, how many trash ass republican politicians in the mid west would try to block it, how many private land owners would try to play hardball with the government, etc
They were going add a stop to a local rail line in my area and the estimated cost was like $200 million or something crazy for like 5 miles of track. I don't think they ever started yet because local suburban NIMBY are taking them to court so they don't get a train going through their neighborhood. I think something similar happened when the Atl Braves tried to get a rail line extended so fans could catch trains to the games.
It's really not fair to compare the two countries
The reason why China can complete these massive infrastructure programs while the U.S is stuck in the 20th century is basically China can do whatever they want with their land
Imagine the U.S trying to create an east coast to west coast high speed rail, how many trash ass republican politicians in the mid west would try to block it, how many private land owners would try to play hardball with the government, etc
They were going add a stop to a local rail line in my area and the estimated cost was like $200 million or something crazy for like 5 miles of track. I don't think they ever started yet because local suburban NIMBY are taking them to court so they don't get a train going through their neighborhood. I think something similar happened when the Atl Braves tried to get a rail line extended so fans could catch trains to the games.
It's really not fair to compare the two countries