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There is already a Boston-DC semi-HST: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express There is a HST system under devel
by dyno12345 14y ago
There is already a Boston-DC semi-HST:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express
There is a HST system under development in California, with the first segment planned for completion by 2017, with the rest scheduled in just 25 short years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail
- VeejayRampay 14y agoIndeed, it uses TGV (the French HST) technology, mixed with some Canadian tech as well. If anyone wants to read more about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express The "Criticism" section highlights how the current rails infrastructure in the USA currently places a limitation on the speeds the train can achieve. Still a reasonable good experiment. With President Obama's mention of the structurally deficient bridges in the States, maybe it will change for the better. I surely hope so.
- ericd 14y agoYeah, with those restrictions, Acela is next to useless as an upgrade from Amtrak, at a much higher ticket cost. I really wish we could just do a proper job and make a Lyon-Paris TGV-like route between Washington and Boston.