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Sacramento to San Francisco at 210mph, would be a 25min commute. East Bay commuters would be jealous. Zone the Sacramento terminal area as residential, minimum
by jmpman 8y ago
Sacramento to San Francisco at 210mph, would be a 25min commute. East Bay commuters would be jealous. Zone the Sacramento terminal area as residential, minimum 10 stories, and you might have a solution to the Bay Area housing nightmare.
- hinkley 8y agoOnly if it's non-stop. Everyone wants the train to stop in their little town. Similar problem with buses.
- jmpman 8y agoAbsolutely non-stop. Everyone else needs to connect into Sacramento. That’s the only way to make the commute work.
- burfog 8y agoNon-stop rail doesn't have to be that awful. Airlines have figured this out, in recent decades providing lots of point-to-point service. This is possible with trains. Use tickets, an accurate schedule, and passing tracks to avoid waiting for other trains. You could even do air-compatible baggage handling and ticket purchase.
- hinkley 8y agoI thought airlines had to figure this out because the major airports are saturated. Planes taking off as frequently as FAA safety windows allow. It doesn’t hurt that Boeing boosted distance by 500ish miles on all of their redesigned models, opening up a lot more potential routes.