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Re: Palmdale to LV High/Low Speed Rail Link Closer to Being Built |
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Posted by WillD on Mon Jun 11 01:19:52 2012, in response to Re: Palmdale to LV High/Low Speed Rail Link Closer to Being Built, posted by The Silence on Sun Jun 10 22:12:21 2012. you're argument is based on a long string of "ifs", starting with "IF CHSR actually gets built".If it isn't going to be built then you're guaranteeing California will shell out even more money for highways and airports while the idea of high speed rail in America will die. Sure, CHSR is great idea on paper, but it's being handled by morons. Not doing that argument much favor if you can't keep you're and your straight. But fine, if you're qualified to claim they're morons then clearly you must know exactly how do improve the project to get it built. What specifically would you change? Second if is "if the price actualy ends up to be resonable". Acela can get me to washington in 3 hours, sure, but it's about $200 one way. what good does that do me? I can fly to Orlando for less than that. Prices will be set by the market. Experience indicates that the operational expense is far lower than any competing mode. a third if, smaller than the others, but still, i"s if the timetables work out". How long am I gonna end up sitting in Palmdale? Why would you force a transfer at Palmdale? An extension of the high speed line to Palmdale does not mean Palmdale will be the terminus. The DesertXpress trains are slated to be compatible with the FRA's Tier I requirements. It would be very simple to couple a diesel locomotive to the trainset at Palmdale and haul it to LAUPT. All it'd really take is specifying the HST be capable of receiving HEP from another unit, and some negotiation with Union Pacific. |
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