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.

  • GurrenCentauri@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

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