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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas (www.popsci.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas::The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.

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[–] reddig33 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Could” being the operative word. People have been trying to build this since the 1990s.

[–] ictinus 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You've gotta laugh... It is the same everywhere I think: Is a high-speed rail possible in Australia

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sydney to Melbourne looks ridiculous in comparison with like three times the distance.