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In reply to the discussion: This Future Map Of The United States Is Way Cooler Than Any Current Map Of The United States [View all]Yavin4
(35,438 posts)168. Anyone who complains that this is not possible or impractical, forfeits the right to ever complain..
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This Future Map Of The United States Is Way Cooler Than Any Current Map Of The United States [View all]
Mira
Feb 2013
OP
The general population is aging, has money and time to make this a huge bonanza for the country!
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#68
Another rail petition I stumbled on searching for passwords & such........
kooljerk666
Feb 2013
#150
I believe it. I'm a bit of a public transportation nut, however. I'm constantly proselytizing
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#8
There are some Roman Catholic nuns at the one I saw. It looks like a college campus.
CTyankee
Feb 2013
#97
Travel at 220 mph is only possible on roadbeds designed for high-speed passenger service
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#9
By definition, we have never built the impossible -- but we have built the uneconomic
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#45
You make good points so hope this isnt seen as an argument but at one time rural electrification was
libtodeath
Feb 2013
#118
Correct, passenger only roadbeds reduce the end-to-end crush resistance requirements
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#48
Actually, depending on the specific speed restriction Freight travels closer to 70. Amtrak at 80.
Gore1FL
Feb 2013
#75
70 mph would be for container and refrigerated freight trains on the best quality track.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#86
I'm a railroad buff, and I'm not quite as certain about the 'pipe dream' aspect
ColesCountyDem
Feb 2013
#144
When on long road trips I have often envisioned both renewable energy infrastructure
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#175
The more practical route across the south would be from Atlanta to Dallas along I-20
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#165
Things we gained as a nation with the CCC works program were a pipe dream too.
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#174
Our stupid governor (worst ever) vetoed high speed rail after the citizens voted for it...
Sancho
Feb 2013
#10
We in California Thank Your Stupid Governor for the Extra High Speed Rail Funds
AndyTiedye
Feb 2013
#51
Thank goodness President Eisenhower didn't feel this way. Just sayin'.....
snappyturtle
Feb 2013
#31
Air travel is oil intensive, and for trips of less than 600 miles, rail is more economical
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2013
#38
Belin to Seville is about 1400 miles, while Boston to Dallas is 1570 -- And Spain is uneconomic
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#56
Port Arthur to El Paso is 833 miles -- mostly nothing between San Antonio and El Paso.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#88
Detroit's new light rail system could be expanded to the high speed rail station
Motown_Johnny
Feb 2013
#173
I would take my whole family and they would most likely have fun...America is beutiful
uponit7771
Feb 2013
#140
That's the problem, the "deciders" always opt for the plan that dooms the idea.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#64
The Interstate system right of ways have curves too sharp and grades too steep
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#116
That loop through the UP of Michigan and down through northern lower Michigan
amandabeech
Feb 2013
#171
a rail bridge wouldn't be that big a deal, and it would be a boom for tourism
Motown_Johnny
Feb 2013
#172
It would be great for UP tourism, although it is so beautiful in northern lower Michigan
amandabeech
Feb 2013
#178
one or two rail lines would not really impact that expanse of wilderness
Motown_Johnny
Feb 2013
#180
What I wanted to say was that the area is so beautiful that passengers might want the
amandabeech
Feb 2013
#182
Okay - as a professional transportation planner, let me say this map is misleading.
brooklynite
Feb 2013
#67
Regional high speed rail MIGHT be possible but it'll never replace cross country transportation...
cbdo2007
Feb 2013
#73
How much would it cost? A LOT less than the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, and
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2013
#112
"It can become a reality though, if you sign the official White House petition."
NoPasaran
Feb 2013
#123
With the House still in a Republican majority, forget about it. We'd better get that ..
YOHABLO
Feb 2013
#141
I agree that the idea is both wonderful and essential, but I dislike the routing
1-Old-Man
Feb 2013
#155
That we don't already have this, speaks volumes to the power of the oil & auto industries.
CrispyQ
Feb 2013
#159
Anyone who complains that this is not possible or impractical, forfeits the right to ever complain..
Yavin4
Feb 2013
#168
There will never be rail fast enough for most of those routes to make sense.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Feb 2013
#184