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- Ansible, on 11/28/2007, -7/+197What sucks is that when you get someplace via that high speed rail, american public transportation and infrastructure pretty much sucks. So much of america is car centric suburbs and strip malls that don't lend themselves to foot traffic. If you're visiting NYC, everythings great because you don't really want a car there. For most other places, you can't really get around that well without a car.
- isuisorisuaint, on 11/28/2007, -8/+154this will never happen.
- Bawk, on 11/28/2007, -2/+109What, no transcontinental railroad?
- slashbot, on 11/28/2007, -1/+68I'm all for high speed railways.
The current Amtrack system blows because they share the load with freight traffic which always leads to major delays... - MerryMortician, on 11/28/2007, -3/+63MONORAIL!
- MadScientist420, on 11/28/2007, -1/+60Anyone find it strange that the Chicago and east coast lines aren't connected?
- GuyeNoir, on 11/28/2007, -2/+60Not if automakers in Detroit have anything to say about it. GM lobbied heavily against the creation of mass transit in many U.S. towns and cities in the early 20th century.
- la7crosse11, on 11/28/2007, -0/+54They got an orchestra named after it?
- robalesi, on 11/28/2007, -1/+47And still no-one wants to go to Kansas.
- FloppyLlamaDigg, on 11/28/2007, -1/+44Perhaps this would stimulate the growth of public transportation and infrastructure?
- 4degrees, on 11/28/2007, -0/+36"no one in new york city drove, there was too much traffic."
- Pilot85, on 11/28/2007, -1/+35High speed maglev line from New York to LA. Do it. It'll only cost what, a 100 billion? Maybe 2? Seriously though, I would love to see a resurgence of rail travel in this country. Unfortunately we have to worry about a hell of a lot of space to get across, which I am assuming is why it hasn't been done on any large scale here.
- GuyeNoir, on 11/28/2007, -0/+33You've never heard the "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" song?
- MrButthead, on 11/28/2007, -0/+33It always comes down to a money issue. For example, there has always been a high-speed train proposed from So Cal to Las Vegas. Unfortunately, neither state wants to pay for the construction. California wants Nevada to pay for it because it will generate more gambling revenue for Vegas. Nevada wants California to pay for it because the majority of passengers will be from California.
Everything's good in theory...until fingers start pointing towards who should pay for it. - crapmatic, on 11/28/2007, -3/+34So Chattanooga gets first dibs for a maglev line over Chicago, Denver, and Boston? What do they got going on in Chattanooga that's THAT important?
- jknevitt, on 11/28/2007, -0/+31Not on your life, my Hindu friend!
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -0/+27"New York is the only city in the United States where more than half of all households do not own a car (in Manhattan, more than 75% of residents do not own a car; nationally, the percentage is 8%)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City#Transpo ... - gregm11, on 11/28/2007, -4/+30Is there a chance the tracks will bend?
- PunkRockGeoff, on 11/28/2007, -0/+21I wish the federal government would pull it's head out of it's rear end when comes to rail travel. Many in DC don't want to pay for Amtrak yet airlines and the road/highway system get obvious and massive subsidies/tax breaks. Consequently, It's cheaper (yet much less convenient and more time consuming) for me to drive, take the bus or fly the 200ish miles from Baltimore to NYC. Bus=$35 Drive=@$100 Plane=$160-200 Train=$200-400 roundtrip. Why is the most efficient mode of travel made to be the most expensive?
Granted The USA has a much lower population density across the country than Europe or Japan and there's no justification for keeping rail travel in a lot of places (where Amtrak still goes.) But the Northeast, Around Chicago and California can obviously benefit from an improved rail system, - FyreGoddess, on 11/28/2007, -0/+20As much as I hate it, I agree. This is something that has been proposed repeatedly for decades and we're one of VERY few technologically advanced countries without high speed rail capacity.
Plus, people are have been convinced that Americans aren't interested in Rail Travel. I was complaining about this on Monday. Well, I complain about it a lot, but I wrote about it most recently on Monday. - sponeil, on 11/28/2007, -0/+19It's not like you're better off landing at an airport.
- oracle1, on 11/28/2007, -0/+19I've been waiting for an L.A. to Vegas Maglev for years. Driving the 15 freeway sucks, especially when you're driving home broke.
- ChumpChief, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1810x movement and +1 production from mines, as long as we have access to coal and iron!
- BufordT, on 11/28/2007, -1/+17"That kind of inefficiency is becoming increasingly worrisome, with oil cracking $80 a barrel and all those idling engines generating significant greenhouse gas emissions."
From the December issue, and it says $80 a barrel for oil? It makes me wonder how long they have been sitting on this article without bothering to update it before print. - brad3378, on 11/28/2007, -1/+17How many days of war = 1 maglev line from NYC to LA?
- UbIwerks, on 11/28/2007, -1/+17Ha! Segway! Good one!
You were joking, right? - walkable, on 11/28/2007, -0/+16I've sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrooke, and by gum, it put them on the map!
- urubos, on 11/28/2007, -1/+17Slashbot,
Are you feeling OK lately? I've seen at least two well thought out, articulate, nontrolling comments from you today. - dext3r, on 11/28/2007, -2/+15How often do planes crash? Not that often.
- damndj, on 11/28/2007, -2/+15The map seems to be missing a line going from WY, down through Colorado, and slightly into New Mexico.
I know it's on the drawing board, but of course there's always that chance it'll never happen in my lifetime. - thespudmall, on 11/28/2007, -0/+13I would kill for a Phoenix-Los Angeles high speed train.
- damndj, on 11/28/2007, -0/+13Or Phoenix to Las Vegas. Ever make that drive? Holy nightmare.
- leha, on 11/28/2007, -4/+17rent a car. People don't ship their cars when they travel by plane but there are millions of air travelers every year. The only difference is that now ( in 50 years when they finish building all these railroads :( ) more people will opt for train instead of a plane.
- gsadamb, on 11/28/2007, -0/+13I would love a San Francisco to LA train. If the price was the same between a flight and a high-speed train, I'd take the train any day. Flying sucks now.
- LoudMusic, on 11/28/2007, -2/+15Being originally from Houston TX now living in Little Rock AR my eyes immediately zoomed in on that area. Why is Houston connected to New Orleans but not San Antonio or Dallas? And how the crap does Texarkana get on the list? That's just stupid. Someone else mentioned the lack of transcontinental - how about anything more interconnecting? Sure the west is a bit more spread out, but people in the central and east would probably like to be able to get to the west.
And local mass transit isn't all bad - mostly people are just too lazy to walk a few blocks. When I tell coworkers I'm going to walk six blocks to the bank they offer to drive me. Six blocks? You lazy couch potatoes ... - TheOneKen, on 11/28/2007, -0/+13Too expensive. Ansible is right that we need better infrastructure. Even with a Segway, there aren't enough good sidewalks in most cities.
- oddmanout, on 11/28/2007, -0/+13not really, driving is only about 20 hours, thats an entire day faster
- lewhich, on 11/28/2007, -3/+16GM will never allow it.
They stripped America of rails back in the late 50s and early 60s. Their motto was: All Americans will have to buy a car. No public transportation.
The funny thing with America is, monopolistic capitalism has taken up so much of everything that old companies spend all their time trying to maintain a monopoly (Verizon, Comcast) rather than invent new solutions. - WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -1/+13Thanks a bunch, you jerk, now I'm gonna have their version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" stuck in my head the rest of the week.
- kramo1, on 11/28/2007, -0/+12I've never heard of your country, Non-America.
- MattB123, on 11/28/2007, -0/+12Sad but probably true. Too bad.
- true2003, on 11/28/2007, -0/+12I live in Chattanooga and can understand your confusion. The thing is, we have been rallying for a high speed rail for quite sometime now. Chattanooga, and some Georgians, are wanting to sorta make Chattanooga a secondary "hub" for Atlanta. Plans are to further develop the Chattanooga airport to work in conjunction with Atlanta's. A high speed rail would make travel from ATL to CHATT about as fast as just trying to drive across downtown Atlanta. This move would obviously also be a economic boost for Chattanooga, which most of us are welcoming with open arms. One could work in ATL and live in CHATT if they wanted.
- tundra721, on 11/28/2007, -0/+12looks like i'm going to be forced to go to Vegas more often. that's too bad
- thespudmall, on 11/28/2007, -0/+11Do you remember what happen when they built the transiberian railroad?
- 2Bnor2B, on 11/28/2007, -2/+13The government could make it happen but probably only if Halibertan got all the contracts.
- ChzPlz, on 11/28/2007, -2/+13To improve revenues of the businesses in the vicinity?
To improve the quality of live of the residents?
To reduce impact on the environment?
These are states and cities which represent their constituents. They're not businesses. - kamel, on 11/28/2007, -0/+11And we'll have the magnetic spike in Utah to combine them all together.
- Chakat, on 11/28/2007, -0/+11You can't drink and drive. You can drink on the train.
- rotten777, on 11/28/2007, -0/+9When is the last time you priced a car rental? It isn't very economical. It's just as expensive as paying for the gas and driving your own car.
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