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Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam? (theweek.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?::New projects in California, Texas, and Florida are a sign that the United States is finally getting serious about modernizing its commuter railway system.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Flying is such a miserable experience from start to finish that I would opt for rail every time if it was viable, even if it took 3-4 times as long.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem today is that it's an order of magnitude longer. Chicago to LA by airplane is 4 hours. Chicago to LA via Amtrak is about 56 hours. I don't know that high speed rail is going to fix that problem, sure it might get it down some, but even a 24 hour train is six times longer than flying.

I say this as someone that takes Amtrak at every opportunity because I enjoy trains and want to see them become viable for more people.

[–] GurrenCentauri 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re looking at it from a coast to coast perspective when it should really be an intra-state one.

People aren’t regularly traveling from Chicago to La on a daily basis, even by plane. They are traveling within the same state or to nearby states instead.

Dallas-Houston, SF-LA, Miami-Orlando are all distances that people have to drive/fly to on a daily basis that could easily be replaced by hsr.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I don't disagree, regional high speed is where it's gotta start.