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California high speed rail amazing success. The bridge to nowhere
Posted on 5/6/24 at 5:30 am
Posted on 5/6/24 at 5:30 am
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The Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County is one of the first completed high-speed rail structures. At nearly 1,600 feet long, high-speed trains will travel over the riverbed and will run parallel with the BNSF Railroad
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This is the most remarkable human achievement ever, 1600 feet of high-speed rail after 9 years and 11 billion dollars."
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it takes about 5 minutes to walk 1600 feet so a high speed rail for that is a really big deal
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Posted on 5/6/24 at 5:37 am to UncleFestersLegs
That looks like the site of many high speed freeway chase scenes in movies yet to be made.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 5:52 am to UncleFestersLegs
This is a freaking joke. It’s an embarrassment to the human existence.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 5:56 am to Deplorableinohio
It looks like one earthquake away from a really small cleanup job
Posted on 5/6/24 at 6:39 am to UncleFestersLegs
No link?
Posted on 5/6/24 at 6:42 am to UncleFestersLegs
They've done it! They've solved California traffic!
Posted on 5/6/24 at 8:03 am to VoxDawg
quote:and the homeless crisis
They've done it! They've solved California traffic!
just imagine how many bums could sleep under a 1600 ft overpass
Posted on 5/6/24 at 8:05 am to Deplorableinohio
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This is a freaking joke. It’s an embarrassment to the human existence.
Its the poster child for "democracy."
A million different "stakeholders" have input, and get their cut of the pie. Will cost 5x what it should.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 8:07 am to 4cubbies
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No link?
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Authorities in the US have long planned a Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high-speed rail project which is expected to cost over $100bn, but critics have claimed they have very little to show for it - apart from a 0.3-mile bridge that goes nowhere.
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Despite initial funding being approved back in 2008, the line is still a long way off and expected to cost over $100bn in total.
Extremely efficient government you’ve got going on there. Why do you love this so much?
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A 2024 opinion piece published in the Times of San Diego compared the California project to high-speed rail in Indonesia, which opened its initial section in 2023. The Indonesian rail project only reaches the outskirts of the cities it serves, requiring a long trip on local transit to reach the city centers. Similarly, the California IOS would require a transfer on both ends to reach the Bay Area and Los Angeles. High-speed rail in Indonesia was reporting an operational loss and lower ridership than forecast.
Btw this less than a mile and would take you 5 minutes to walk in any city.
This post was edited on 5/6/24 at 8:18 am
Posted on 5/6/24 at 9:39 am to dgnx6
quote:.3 of a mile. Amazing progress for only $11B
Btw this less than a mile
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