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Sure it'd be nice, but at what cost? The estimate of $125 million to $1 billion per mile is incredibly expensive.

• bildung 10y ago
  Is cost per mile a reasonable metric? Shouldn't that be cost per passenger per year or something similar?
  • Arnt 10y ago
    Both are, for different purposes. Cost by distance is reasonable for talking about construction (the supply side). See https://pedestrianobservations.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/us-rail-construction-costs/ https://pedestrianobservations.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/us-r... for an overview. Even $125m/mile places the project a little high on that list, among mostly-tunnel and all-tunnel projects, and $1b/mile is in the WTF zone. Cost by passenger or passenger-trip is reasonable for talking about utility (the demand side).
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