Reply #28: Talk to me after they've gotten the Rights of Way

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ETA: I'll give you a good example. In northern New Jersey, there was an issue over a project called the Montclair Connection. The project was designed to expand direct commuter rail service into Manhattan by building about a 1/2 mile connection between the Boonton Rail Line and the Morris & Essex Rail Line. Both lines are part of NJ Transit and if you live in NJ, you probably are familiar with this. If not, you can look it up. Without going into a lot of detail, it was a good project in that it expanded access into Manhattan by rail instead of by car. It did eventually get built, but only after the City of Montclair held it up for 20 years. The reason? The improved access would have resulted in more trains going through Montclair and the resident didn't want to deal with the noise.

What makes you think running high speed rail through any city or town wouldn't have the same problems?