High-speed rail lines by country:
China:
In Operation 36,000 km
Under Construction 34000 km
Total: 70000 km
Japan:
In Operation 2700 km
Under Construction 660 km
Total: 3420 km
United States:
In Operation 735 km
Under Construction 1700 km
Total: 2150 km
3rd world s***hole
Why public transportation has never been prioritized in the US is beyond me
Well not really beyond me because clearly it’s created an unnecessary industry in automobile ownership, customization and maintenance but I just disapprove
People are really into the car cult here. To the point where people will say it’s “unamerican” to not own a car
Would love to travel on high speed trains instead of planes. dumbass rick scott killed the plans for high speed rail in Florida
Good luck with that
California to scale back $77 billion high-speed rail project: governor
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-governor-rail/california-to-scale-back-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-governor-idUSKCN1Q12II
California’s $100 Billion Nightmare High-Speed Rail Project
https://www.cagw.org/thewastewatcher/californias-100-billion-nightmare-high-speed-rail-project
After 12 years of delays, mismanagement, and political gridlock, the total cost estimate for the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has reached $100 billion. Initially budgeted at $35 billion, former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s dream of uniting California’s coastal metropolises and parts of the Central Valley has transformed into a disjointed, mismanaged fiscal nightmare with rising costs every single year following its inception. The $100 billion cost is 23 percent greater than the highest estimated cost of $81.4 billion that Citizens Against Government Waste projected in an extensive September 2008 joint report with the Reason Foundation and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation.
California Bullet Train Cost Rises by Another $1 Billion
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2020-02-12/california-bullet-train-cost-rises-by-another-1-billion
California’s $77 billion ‘bullet train to nowhere’ faces a murky future as political opposition ramps up
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/californias-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-is-in-trouble.html
S***show continues. It's gonna take another 10 years to build it . Meanwhile Chinese Communist Party doesn't give a f***, they go out and start bulding f*** the dumb s*** lol
That high speed rail was promising when it was barely brought up. There was talk of it being built in the middle of my old city.
Then talk stopped and like four years later they cancel it
Then someone brought up the idea of making the fast lane an “autobahn” lane across California
Not with these s*** city highways. You go 110 in LA and pop two tires and pull a Paul walker
That high speed rail was promising when it was barely brought up. There was talk of it being built in the middle of my old city.
Then talk stopped and like four years later they cancel it
Then someone brought up the idea of making the fast lane an “autobahn” lane across California
Not with these s*** city highways. You go 110 in LA and pop two tires and pull a Paul walker
S***s pathetic
Yeah, well, America will make a movie about one while COVID kills 1 million of its citizens!
Good luck with that
California to scale back $77 billion high-speed rail project: governor
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-governor-rail/california-to-scale-back-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-governor-idUSKCN1Q12II
California’s $100 Billion Nightmare High-Speed Rail Project
https://www.cagw.org/thewastewatcher/californias-100-billion-nightmare-high-speed-rail-project
After 12 years of delays, mismanagement, and political gridlock, the total cost estimate for the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has reached $100 billion. Initially budgeted at $35 billion, former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s dream of uniting California’s coastal metropolises and parts of the Central Valley has transformed into a disjointed, mismanaged fiscal nightmare with rising costs every single year following its inception. The $100 billion cost is 23 percent greater than the highest estimated cost of $81.4 billion that Citizens Against Government Waste projected in an extensive September 2008 joint report with the Reason Foundation and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation.
California Bullet Train Cost Rises by Another $1 Billion
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2020-02-12/california-bullet-train-cost-rises-by-another-1-billion
California’s $77 billion ‘bullet train to nowhere’ faces a murky future as political opposition ramps up
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/californias-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-is-in-trouble.html
S***show continues. It's gonna take another 10 years to build it . Meanwhile Chinese Communist Party doesn't give a f***, they go out and start bulding f*** the dumb s*** lol
Far far easier for the federal government to do it
I don't see why you brought up the defense budget. This is literally the fault of some Americans being d***heads/NIMBYs/wanting to drive everywhere and the MTA... well that s*** is poorly managed and bleeds money.
Also America having some weirdo freight train system.
Not saying the defense budget shouldn't be reallocated but don't really see how its relevant.
America will do everything it can to keep the oil companies happy
America could have built the greatest public transport system in the world, but chose not to bc then no one would buy cars and pay for gasoline
Swear some parts of America has the same infrastructure as villages in 3rd world countries
China has spent the last decade heavily investing in infrastructure both within China & Internationally it is a very good strategy for them tbh
The best example is the new Beijing airport
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zosfa2GQ1A&ab_channel=Dezeen^can't hate tbh
Now go ahead and compare that to LaGuardia
Damn who they trynna impress
That high speed rail was promising when it was barely brought up. There was talk of it being built in the middle of my old city.
Then talk stopped and like four years later they cancel it
Then someone brought up the idea of making the fast lane an “autobahn” lane across California
Not with these s*** city highways. You go 110 in LA and pop two tires and pull a Paul walker
Americans want an autobahn when they can't even drive in a goddamn rotary circle
China has spent the last decade heavily investing in infrastructure both within China & Internationally it is a very good strategy for them tbh
The best example is the new Beijing airport
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zosfa2GQ1A&ab_channel=Dezeen^can't hate tbh
Now go ahead and compare that to LaGuardia
Chill they just redid parts of LaGuardia before lockdown and it looks nice
Also imagine trusting a 400 mph train built in China
acting like the US isnt incredibly reliant on trade manufacture from china
Swear some parts of America has the same infrastructure as villages in 3rd world countries
Gotta drive 15 minutes just to get food that doesn't come out of a gas station microwave
Good luck with that
California to scale back $77 billion high-speed rail project: governor
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-governor-rail/california-to-scale-back-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-governor-idUSKCN1Q12II
California’s $100 Billion Nightmare High-Speed Rail Project
https://www.cagw.org/thewastewatcher/californias-100-billion-nightmare-high-speed-rail-project
After 12 years of delays, mismanagement, and political gridlock, the total cost estimate for the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has reached $100 billion. Initially budgeted at $35 billion, former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s dream of uniting California’s coastal metropolises and parts of the Central Valley has transformed into a disjointed, mismanaged fiscal nightmare with rising costs every single year following its inception. The $100 billion cost is 23 percent greater than the highest estimated cost of $81.4 billion that Citizens Against Government Waste projected in an extensive September 2008 joint report with the Reason Foundation and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation.
California Bullet Train Cost Rises by Another $1 Billion
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2020-02-12/california-bullet-train-cost-rises-by-another-1-billion
California’s $77 billion ‘bullet train to nowhere’ faces a murky future as political opposition ramps up
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/californias-77-billion-high-speed-rail-project-is-in-trouble.html
S***show continues. It's gonna take another 10 years to build it . Meanwhile Chinese Communist Party doesn't give a f***, they go out and start bulding f*** the dumb s*** lol
Bro had the numbers ready