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Topic	California high speed rail project needs $100 billion to complete it
Northlane 03/13/24 5:13:07 PM #33:	Zwijn posted... Could someone explain to me why many people say rail is not a fitting type of transport for the US? Is it because it is a union of states with their own regulations? Thats a thing in Europe as well and rail is one of our main forms of public transport. The US has a lot of non-urbanized areas but even then there is a lot of urban area as well and rail doesnt seem to be liked that much there either. The general populace want HSR for medium distance travel but it's tough when you got billionaires who try to kill public transit projects wherever there are whispers. Shades of the 1950s where the automotive industry successfully lobbied cities to remove street cars and trolleys so they can sell more cars. ex: Hyperloop and Elon's "will be faster and built for a fraction of the cost" claim was literally fabricated to sabotage California's HSR project --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life. <cite>Northlane posted [p:979351066] in California... [t:80720127]...</cite> <quote>Zwijn posted... </cite><quote>Could someone explain to me why many people say rail is not a fitting type of transport for the US? Is it because it is a union of states with their own regulations? Thats a thing in Europe as well and rail is one of our main forms of public transport. The US has a lot of non-urbanized areas but even then there is a lot of urban area as well and rail doesnt seem to be liked that much there either.</quote>The general populace want HSR for medium distance travel but it's tough when you got billionaires who try to kill public transit projects wherever there are whispers. Shades of the 1950s where the automotive industry successfully lobbied cities to remove street cars and trolleys so they can sell more cars.ex: Hyperloop and Elon's "will be faster and built for a fraction of the cost" claim was literally fabricated to sabotage California's HSR project --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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