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"high speed rail" only makes sense in a few US cities

ie ones that already have decent public transportation tha...
Sick sanctuary community account
  05/07/24
These systems were built and then destroyed. I don't see why...
hideous know-it-all house
  05/07/24
travesty they killed the streetcars in Los Angeles.
thirsty big-titted water buffalo
  05/10/24
yeah its pretty much pointless
nofapping titillating trump supporter crotch
  05/07/24
how do people get so worked up about this stuff and treat it...
Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake
  05/07/24
even then what's the point? op addresses this pretty well ju...
curious claret lay juggernaut
  05/07/24
i think germanoids are just obsessed with trains lib germ...
Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake
  05/07/24
asian germanoids
curious claret lay juggernaut
  05/08/24
some of us aren't retarded and would prefer to improve thing...
Aphrodisiac Primrose Tanning Salon Patrolman
  05/08/24
You are brown
curious claret lay juggernaut
  05/08/24
180
Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake
  05/08/24
If Acela were not a huge pile of shits that would actually m...
Gold histrionic senate police squad
  05/07/24
why does Acela suck? Serious Q from a westcoastmo
vibrant lilac native
  05/08/24
it's slow. the rails can't handle actual high speed trains o...
Twisted floppy indian lodge
  05/08/24
Rails are one problem. Also has to share small number of tra...
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  05/08/24
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Twisted floppy indian lodge
  05/08/24
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Aphrodisiac Primrose Tanning Salon Patrolman
  05/08/24
MFCR
Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour
  05/08/24
airports are easier to get to than urban train stations for ...
razzle impertinent therapy stead
  05/08/24
Yup, getting to JFK, LaGuardia, Logan, Newark and Dulles are...
Gold histrionic senate police squad
  05/08/24
Yes, I’d rather take one exit off a highway vs having ...
razzle impertinent therapy stead
  05/08/24
No one cares about anyone who lives in Queens or Staten Isla...
Gold histrionic senate police squad
  05/08/24
"Rail is a stupid wet dream for a small minority of urb...
razzle impertinent therapy stead
  05/09/24
Oh yeah, I would never disagree with that part. I am part o...
Gold histrionic senate police squad
  05/10/24
no one cares about urban faggots or your increasingly irrele...
razzle impertinent therapy stead
  05/11/24
DC->Baltimore->Philly->NYC->Boston is the only p...
Dashing doobsian space
  05/07/24
I would add Richmond and Portland Maine at each end, but DC-...
Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour
  05/08/24
Portland only has 70,000 people and it's 100 miles from Bost...
Dashing doobsian space
  05/08/24
Brightline actually makes sense, but they had to literally b...
orchid hominid property
  05/08/24
Michigan Lake Shore (Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids) and t...
Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour
  05/08/24
California doesn’t make sense. It’s mostly empt...
vibrant lilac native
  05/09/24
cr. There's nothing in between, and it's much easier to jus...
Dashing doobsian space
  05/09/24
It doesn't really matter whether it makes sense. The proble...
Drab bearded national security agency shrine
  05/08/24
Rail is bullshit. Costs as much as flying but if way slower....
Razzmatazz location wrinkle
  05/08/24
if we built HSR then some goatfucker would probably bring a ...
razzle impertinent therapy stead
  05/08/24
most of those security measures are pointless except for loc...
Twisted floppy indian lodge
  05/10/24
hasn't this been analyzed to death? rail systems need to be ...
Topaz Orchestra Pit Cuckoldry
  05/08/24
how can you have high speed rail if there're unhoused lying ...
low-t resort psychic
  05/08/24
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  05/09/24
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Twisted floppy indian lodge
  05/10/24
it wouldve worked in upstate ny along the old erie canal rou...
Gaped mental disorder macaca
  05/08/24
What if you kept going to Toronto?
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  05/09/24


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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:03 PM
Author: Sick sanctuary community account

ie ones that already have decent public transportation

that's why it works so well in places like Japan

how is Nashville to St Louis or whatever better than driving? You end up in downtown St Louis without a car so if you don't know anyone there you'd still need some way to get to and from the train station or a rental car

it's likely not going to be that much cheaper than a plane ticket, would cost more than driving and take about as long

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643848)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:09 PM
Author: hideous know-it-all house

These systems were built and then destroyed. I don't see why they can't be built again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643867)



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Date: May 10th, 2024 12:22 PM
Author: thirsty big-titted water buffalo

travesty they killed the streetcars in Los Angeles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47650583)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:13 PM
Author: nofapping titillating trump supporter crotch

yeah its pretty much pointless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643872)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:16 PM
Author: Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake

how do people get so worked up about this stuff and treat it like it's a real "thing" that's actually worth discussing

until we kill or expel all niggers, we can't have high speed rail, period. the engineering doesn't matter. the finances don't matter. the politics don't matter. the technology doesn't matter. the only thing that matters on this topic is whether or not niggers exist

it's not worth considering, analyzing, talking about, etc, until niggers are no longer in this country, and you just look like a retard if you're taking this topic seriously

how is this even a discussion at all?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643875)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:33 PM
Author: curious claret lay juggernaut

even then what's the point? op addresses this pretty well just in terms of convenience or whatever it doesn't really accomplish anything in china it sort of makes sense because they have multiple hives full of 10M+ people but people in the us couldn't live that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643908)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:52 PM
Author: Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake

i think germanoids are just obsessed with trains

lib germanoids, con germanoids, in my experience they're all obsessed with trains. it's programmed into their DNA for whatever reason

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643982)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:06 AM
Author: curious claret lay juggernaut

asian germanoids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644036)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 5:00 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Primrose Tanning Salon Patrolman

some of us aren't retarded and would prefer to improve things somewhat rather than giving up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644306)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 1:51 PM
Author: curious claret lay juggernaut

You are brown

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645288)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 3:17 PM
Author: Swashbuckling ungodly coldplay fan corn cake

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645610)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:51 PM
Author: Gold histrionic senate police squad

If Acela were not a huge pile of shits that would actually make a difference for a bunch of business trips and modest vacations and would make the roads more usable for deliveries and local trips. Anywhere between Maine and DC is a stupid flight because you lose all the time savings fucking around with badly located airports operated by sullen morons. So people drive and sit in traffic for hours and then you have to park and the whole thing is shitty and expensive. And the whole way you are passing through hordes of local proles trying to pick up pizza at the next exit down the highway who are a constant threat to rear end you or merge blindly. If the point of your trip is to do something specific in another metro area, you don’t need a car when you arrive. If you are doing something like a week out in the country, rental car infrastructure is a much easier problem to solve than unfucking 95 or our airports.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47643979)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:04 AM
Author: vibrant lilac native

why does Acela suck? Serious Q from a westcoastmo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644032)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:05 AM
Author: Twisted floppy indian lodge

it's slow. the rails can't handle actual high speed trains or some shit. it's marginally faster than normal amtrak for like 3X the price

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644034)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:15 AM
Author: Gold histrionic senate police squad

Rails are one problem. Also has to share small number of tracks with many freight trains, which means that once the schedule gets a little bit off track everything is fucked. Also the tunnels under the Hudson are perpetually on the verge of massive failure which necessitates constant repairs, more delays and cancellations. Also the rolling stock is shit because no one is going to buy a sweet Euro or Jap train to run slowly on shitty rails. And the workforce is a bunch of lazy government union types who are totally protected in Congress. And the trains are crowded because there is nevertheless lots of demand in this area and it subsidizes even worse Amtrak ops elsewhere in the country. Other than that, everything is great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644047)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:16 AM
Author: Twisted floppy indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644049)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 3:46 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Primrose Tanning Salon Patrolman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644258)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 4:56 AM
Author: Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour

MFCR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644301)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 3:16 PM
Author: razzle impertinent therapy stead

airports are easier to get to than urban train stations for the vast majority of people in most metro areas. it's better to drive to a suburban airport vs. having to drive into the middle of the city then deal with parking there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645603)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 4:55 PM
Author: Gold histrionic senate police squad

Yup, getting to JFK, LaGuardia, Logan, Newark and Dulles are all joyous experiences. Super convenient and chill ways to travel. I love choosing among a 45 minute expensive taxi ride, paying for a week of parking with a good chance of coming back to a broken window, and switching trains to get on a plane.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645930)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 5:30 PM
Author: razzle impertinent therapy stead

Yes, I’d rather take one exit off a highway vs having to drive all the way into shithole mfh and pay out the ass for parking near grand central where my car will actually get vandalized.

Out of the 23m+ who live in the nyc metro area only 8m or so live in the actual city limits. That includes ppl who live in queens and states island and shit who would have an easier time getting to the airports. Rail is a stupid wet dream for a small minority of urban faggots.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47646022)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 8:38 PM
Author: Gold histrionic senate police squad

No one cares about anyone who lives in Queens or Staten Island. When we have high speed rail I will never again return to either place. Manhattan, Westchester, Connecticut and maybe 10% of Brooklyn are relevant here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47646493)



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Date: May 9th, 2024 10:28 AM
Author: razzle impertinent therapy stead

"Rail is a stupid wet dream for a small minority of urban faggots."

thx for validating my point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47647590)



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Date: May 10th, 2024 12:00 AM
Author: Gold histrionic senate police squad

Oh yeah, I would never disagree with that part. I am part of that small minority and we are correct on this issue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47649768)



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Date: May 11th, 2024 2:58 PM
Author: razzle impertinent therapy stead

no one cares about urban faggots or your increasingly irrelevant cities. COVID was the nail in the coffin that cities are retarded and absolutely unnecessary. MFH will eventually be nothing but a few golf courses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47653888)



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Date: May 7th, 2024 11:59 PM
Author: Dashing doobsian space

DC->Baltimore->Philly->NYC->Boston is the only place it might make any sense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644014)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 4:57 AM
Author: Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour

I would add Richmond and Portland Maine at each end, but DC-Boston is painfully obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644303)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 3:39 PM
Author: Dashing doobsian space

Portland only has 70,000 people and it's 100 miles from Boston. Not worth it.

Richmond is interesting because if you do that, then you almost might as well just keep going to Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645680)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 4:06 AM
Author: orchid hominid property

Brightline actually makes sense, but they had to literally build the fucking tracks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644266)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 4:59 AM
Author: Exhilarant Son Of Senegal Parlour

Michigan Lake Shore (Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids) and the California Coast (San Fran to San Diego) are the only other two places it naturally works

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47644305)



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Date: May 9th, 2024 9:43 AM
Author: vibrant lilac native

California doesn’t make sense. It’s mostly empty between sf and La

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47647440)



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Date: May 9th, 2024 10:41 AM
Author: Dashing doobsian space

cr. There's nothing in between, and it's much easier to just fly with all the different local airports to choose from (LAX, Burbank, Long Beach, OC, Ontario, SD -> SF, SJ, Oakland) all having flights to each other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47647627)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 12:59 PM
Author: Drab bearded national security agency shrine

It doesn't really matter whether it makes sense. The problem is that the government would be building it, and there's no real demand for it so they are just going to spend money forever and never get it done

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645065)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 1:06 PM
Author: Razzmatazz location wrinkle

Rail is bullshit. Costs as much as flying but if way slower. The only reason trains are competitive with air travel is because air travel is dragged down by the wait time of the security necessary to prevent Muslims from blowing up planes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645095)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 3:33 PM
Author: razzle impertinent therapy stead

if we built HSR then some goatfucker would probably bring a bomb onto the train within a few weeks and it would turn into airport security.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645658)



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Date: May 10th, 2024 12:20 PM
Author: Twisted floppy indian lodge

most of those security measures are pointless except for locking the cockpit anyways



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47650579)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 5:03 PM
Author: Topaz Orchestra Pit Cuckoldry

hasn't this been analyzed to death? rail systems need to be optimized to high-speed or slow-freight. although the US could have had reasonable high-speed corridors from Richmond to Boston and from LA to SF, almost nowhere else in the US does high-speed make sense. on the other hand, slow-freight makes fantastic sense for coal and ag for most of the country, especially when that connects to the Mississippi. so basically we have the system we need.

otoh, the hyperloop idea was intriguing for DC-NY and LA-SF. but high-speed rail? no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645954)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 5:18 PM
Author: low-t resort psychic

how can you have high speed rail if there're unhoused lying all over it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47645994)



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Date: May 9th, 2024 10:28 AM
Author: Carnelian Cumskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47647594)



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Date: May 10th, 2024 12:20 PM
Author: Twisted floppy indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47650580)



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Date: May 8th, 2024 5:23 PM
Author: Gaped mental disorder macaca

it wouldve worked in upstate ny along the old erie canal route (buffalo-rochester-syracuse-albany-nyc). but theres been so much population drain i dont think it would make up the costs.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47646009)



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Date: May 9th, 2024 10:40 AM
Author: Dashing doobsian space

What if you kept going to Toronto?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5526277&forum_id=2#47647625)