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The problem is that there aren't any other areas in the country that are as well-suited for busy inter-city rail as the Boston to DC corridor. A lot of money's
by ubernostrum 11y ago
The problem is that there aren't any other areas in the country that are as well-suited for busy inter-city rail as the Boston to DC corridor.
A lot of money's being pumped into trying a high-speed rail corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco. And to be honest, I'd think there's at least a moderately good case for running up to Portland, Seattle and possibly even Vancouver. There's an awful lot of tech-industry commuting by air on those routes right now.
- ghaff 11y agoThey're not as well-suited because the distances between the major cities are greater. And LA is so spread out with horrible traffic once you get there. But, yes, the West coast corridor is an obvious candidate if the idea can be made to work anywhere in the US. (As is upgrading the Northeast Corridor where demand is already proven.)