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> A proper high-speed rail system would take you from NYC to Philadelphia in less than an hour I mean... the shitty high speed rail we have (Acela) does it in
by gok 8y ago
> A proper high-speed rail system would take you from NYC to Philadelphia in less than an hour
I mean... the shitty high speed rail we have (Acela) does it in an hour and 8 minutes. Making it 55 minutes probably won't change travel patterns substantially. (Although route upgrades to support that is the medium term plan)
- alistairSH 8y agoThe problem with Acela is that vast stretches of it aren’t actually high-speed because freight is in the way. And even at peak speeds, it’s relatively slow wrt other high speed rail.
- jcranmer 8y agoNope. The NEC corridor, on which Acela runs, does not carry freight traffic (at least, not except for some rare trains at night). Acela's conflicts are with all of the commuter rail systems that share the track (MARC, SEPTA, NJT, Metro North, Shore Line East, and MBTA commuter rail), plus the regular intercity Amtrak service.