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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Tue Apr 24 18:19:55 2012 It seems to me that when it comes to intercity rail in this country, we are trying to run before we can walk, and because of that we keep stumbling and getting nowhere. Instead of spending billions of dollars on a few entirely new ROWs that will bypass smaller cities (or stop on the outskirts if they're lucky) and be used only by HSR trains, how about we spend that money on upgrading existing ROWs that are already straight enough to sustain high speeds but also pass through smaller cities. It's exactly how the NEC is and it works pretty well.So many of the city pairs on these HSR plans have existing ROWs between them that are arrow straight for huge sections. They pass through towns like South Bend, IN which can provide important additional ridership to the HSR services. Blowing billions of dollars on new ROWs that will bypass these towns is a total waste. True HSR to me is something we do not need just yet. We need an upgraded regional system first. |
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