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> High speed rail links LA to SF as well as ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN. Except when you add the 'all points in between' it stops being high speed rail. The current
by djrogers 10y ago
> High speed rail links LA to SF as well as ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN.
Except when you add the 'all points in between' it stops being high speed rail. The current CA 'bullet train' as planned is projected to be only marginally faster than standard rail over the majority of it's run - 80-100MPH.
- goodcanadian 10y agoAccepting your statement at face value, that is still faster than driving and more convenient than the existing system which is, well, nothing. Standard rail, which does not currently exist on that route, would be even slower with the same stops. Los Angeles to Oakland on the Coast Starlight takes 11+ hours. [EDIT: Bakersfield to Oakland on the San Joaquins is about 6 hours. At 90 mph, high speed rail would cut that trip in half.] Further, not every train has to stop at every station; there can be express trains.
- djrogers 10y agoBakersfield to Oakland is a 4 hour drive by any reasonable measure, and it would be cheaper to boot. The Cali bull*^% train isn't competing against rail - it's competing against cars and airplanes.
- djsumdog 10y agoGerman ICE trains don't run at full speed except in certain segments. At full speed, they get over 300kph! Also, you're forgetting about express trains. With sidings and in-cab signals, you can have high speed rail that stop at ever stations and others that pass intermediary stations for morning/evening commuters.
- djrogers 10y agoNo, I'm not forgetting them. Part of the lower speeds projected are due to shared rail, and noise/safety concerns traveling through populated areas.