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Thread: Joe Biden's Riff on Trains Was Full of Complete Nonsense

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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    What's behind the California bullet train project's latest woes? | Construction Dive

    No one could call the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s bullet train project a model of success thus far. At an estimated cost of up to $100 billion — almost $70 billion more than the original estimate of $33 billion in 2018 — and approximately 13 years delayed, defending the project has been difficult even for its supporters.



    Biden infrastructure bill could be California high-speed rail’s ‘lifeline’ – Daily Democrat



    Thanks for the Biden Bailout Folks!
    Newsom pulled the plug on that Project, huh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Newsom pulled the plug on that Project, huh?
    Nothing says comfort like riding at 300 mph over an earthquake zone.

    A train from LA to San Fran would most likely become a homeless shelter and it would be considered cruel to not let them live on the trains.

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    Where did he think they could get Trains to travel as fast as 500mph.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Where did he think they could get Trains to travel as fast as 500mph.
    Where does he get half of his thoughts?

    It is an experimental South Korean high-speed train designed for speeds up to 267 mph. But, it achieved 261.846 mph in a test run

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Nothing says comfort like riding at 300 mph over an earthquake zone.

    A train from LA to San Fran would most likely become a homeless shelter and it would be considered cruel to not let them live on the trains.
    You can hear them now.....I think I can I think I can.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Where does he get half of his thoughts?

    It is an experimental South Korean high-speed train designed for speeds up to 267 mph. But, it achieved 261.846 mph in a test run
    I was going with the Movies. He must have just watched King Kong Take on Godzilla, and noticed the Japanese Bullet trains.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    High speed rail is great. However, it can't be profitable if destinations don't have robust public transportation. People are less likely to use high speed rail if once they are at their destination they are stuck taking a cab or an uber.

    That is why it works in Europe.
    @Peter1469 Did you know there's an app for that?

    https://transitapp.com/region#all-regions

    I linked to the regions available page, I downloaded the app when I was in DC without a rental...young and incomplete, but a fantastic resource.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jigglepete View Post
    @Peter1469 Did you know there's an app for that?

    https://transitapp.com/region#all-regions

    I linked to the regions available page, I downloaded the app when I was in DC without a rental...young and incomplete, but a fantastic resource.
    Thanks, I will check it out.
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