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Re: High Speed Rail vs Really Fast Regional Rail |
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Posted by J trainloco on Thu Apr 26 22:25:27 2012, in response to Re: High Speed Rail vs Really Fast Regional Rail, posted by NIMBYkiller on Tue Apr 24 22:09:50 2012. So what if they're for freight? Upgrade the ROWs to accommodate the faster passenger trains (add more tracks,grade separate,straight out the curves or build a bypass if needed,better signal system,etc). This is ambitious in the sense it will connect more of America than HSR ever would.All the improvements you listed are essentially building a brand spanking new line, except you want it to follow an existing rail ROW. If something is running on it's own trackage, why should you shoot for 150-180mph when you can go for 220mph? |
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