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yurrm0mm t1_j7njxbb wrote

Reply to comment by GBJGBJGBJx3 in i want to come home by 99hailstorm

Less than 90 minutes from New Haven to DC? As in Washington DC?

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GBJGBJGBJx3 t1_j7nlb65 wrote

Yes, high speed passenger rail is up to something like 280mph+ in Asia, and New Haven is just about 300 miles from DC. Even the Acela is advertised as being able to hit 150mph, but can barely cross 65mph because of how outdated the track is.

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brewski t1_j7nxare wrote

I think the main issue with the track is that they'd have to increase the turn radius on a lot of places. It's an extremely crowded corridor. That means massive amounts of eminent domain. Thousands of people would list their homes and businesses. It's not going to happen.

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green_lemonade t1_j7ok5oi wrote

Oh no, i guess we'll just have to demolish I-95 and start from scratch using its right of way :P

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RonnieJamesDiode t1_j7ucm62 wrote

Just straightening out the Bridgeport S curve alone is a massive undertaking requiring cutting a new ROW through a big chunk of downtown Bridgeport, nevermind the rest of the track changes that would be needed. We're decades away from being able to do it in the best case scenario.

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SleepAgainAgain t1_j7rof51 wrote

You're making the rather wild assumption that the train would be going top speed the entire way. Between theexpense of acquiring a sufficiently straight route (280 miles seems to run over Long Island Sound, not around it, and through multiple densely inhabited areas), the ridiculousness of non-stop between DC and someplace as small as New Haven, and the likelihood that they'd have to slow down simply to reduce noise pollution if they didn't go far out of their way to avoid human habitation, there's exactly zero chance of a 90 minute train from DC to New Haven.

Fun to imagine, though.

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Professional-Tour621 t1_j7owjvr wrote

Not a thing . please stop romanticizing high sped rail service. An atomic bomb was unleashed on Japan, therefore they were able to build that service from scratch. The railroad system here in America has been around since the 1800 where different rich men wanted to control portions of the country. If y’all want high speed rail - move to Japan . Argue with JP Morgan and them

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