I tried to make it fairly realistic. Obviously I would like HSR absolutely everywhere, but a line through middle of nowhere Montana probably would not see much ridership and would come at extreme cost (especially in the mountains).

  • @MagisterEnglish
    49•2 years ago

    Imagine Montréal<->New York in 2h instead of 11h… We could go there the morning like leave at 6AM from Montreal and be in NYC at 8AM, spend the day there, and go back at like 10PM

    • HypnoctopusEnglish
      12•2 years ago

      Is this 11-hour figure based on driving or some type of train that already exists?

        • @HardlightCerealEnglish
          -2•2 years ago

          High speed rail goes faster than traditional rail

          • @Viking_HippieEnglish
            5•2 years ago

            The clue is in the name, see!

            In related news, I’m never going by Nonstop Testicular Torsion Rail again no matter how cheap the tickets are.

      • @MagisterEnglish
        6•2 years ago

        Train that already exists, depart is at 11AM and you arrive in NYC at 10PM.

        By car it’s way faster, 6 or 7h iirc

    • fishEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      Is that really how fast high speed rail could be?!?!?

      Man… I could visit my family and go home in the same day … visit every weekend if I felt like it

      I feel like something’s been taken from me :'(

      • @MagisterEnglish
        5•2 years ago

        TGV in Europe do 200mph for something like 40 years now