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Not sure why you're getting down voted... currently looking at relocating to Seattle and this was the first thing I thought of. If we're going to build such a
by matheweis 10y ago
Not sure why you're getting down voted... currently looking at relocating to Seattle and this was the first thing I thought of.
If we're going to build such a train it needs to be engineered to be safe from the faults along the cascadia subduction zone - that may be no small feat.
- jfim 10y agoIsn't Japan even more seismologically active than the Seattle area? They seem to do fine with high speed rail.
- mulmen 10y agoI'm not sure how the two regions compare but I don't think seismic activity alone is the only factor to consider. Much of the Seattle area is at risk of land slides and although we have fewer noticeable quakes we may still see more severe ones with less frequency.