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A bit OT, but I just looked at the Wikipedia on the high-speed rail plans. It states: >As of 2020, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is working on the C
by rtutz 5y ago
A bit OT, but I just looked at the Wikipedia on the high-speed rail plans. It states:
>As of 2020, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is working on the California High-Speed Rail project and construction is under way on sections traversing the Central Valley. The Central Valley section is planned to open in 2029 and Phase I is planned for completion in 2033.
At the pace that the world is changing, isn't that a little slow. I dont know if it could be called an achievement to have an approximate travel duration of about three hours between LA and SF.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoFor comparison the transcontinental railroad was completed in less than 7 years. Of course, there weren’t property disputes to deal with but they still had to blast their way through the Rocky Mountains a decade before the f*cking light bulb was invented
- yostrovs 5y agoThe actual tasks were different. Back then they built a railroad, but now we don't just build a railroad. We also have to employ armies of lawyers to fight each other, and they consume more time and money laying the legal groundwork for the railroad than the railroad itself.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoIt would be a wonder to see the spending breakdown Maybe this could have been avoided if the original bond had legal fees capped at something like 100 million - the people voted for a railroad, not a legal battle!
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoOne minor nit: The Rocky Mountain crossing (Sherman Hill) didn't require much blasting. Crossing the Sierras (Donner Pass) required a lot of blasting.