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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time

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  • AKADAP@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    In California, any time I have seen an Amtrack train going the same direction as me on the freeway, I was passing it, never the other way around.

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      America’s rail is almost all low-speed or higher-speed (125-150 mph, but much lower average speeds)

      For comparison, China has built ~20,000 miles of HSR, much of which goes up to 220, some lines averaging 200 mph.

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      1 year ago

      That would be because Amtrak is not a high-speed rail. They barely maintain their rails and so they have to go quite slowly.

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        1 year ago

        Amtrak only owns tracks in the DC area. Everywhere else, the rails are all privatized