High-speed rail in California was a disaster, but there’s a better way

Re:High-speed rail in California was a disaster, but there’s... by gumby on Thursday February 14, 2019 @12:46AM (#19159873)

> But the idea of ‘freight tracks’ vs ‘passenger tracks’ isn’t a thing in most other places.

Actually Shinkansen/TGV/ICE run on special tracks. Passenger-only local service (e.g. BART, nyc subway) has proprietary track systems.

In the US, apart from municipal systems, essentially all the rail roads are owned by private freight companies; passenger rolling stock runs on those roads at second priority. This is true in Australia as well.

In Europe freight on, say, SNCF roads has second priority to passenger service.

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Re:High-speed rail in California was a disaster, but there’s... by sometimesijust on Thursday February 14, 2019 @05:35AM (#19160903)

Majority of Australian railways are government owned. What makes you think passenger trains there are deprioritised?

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Re:High-speed rail in California was a disaster, but there’s... by gumby on Thursday February 14, 2019 @02:07PM (#19164833)

I took the Overland a few months ago and discussed it with the train crew...after having to wait for a freight train.

When I was a kid we used to take the sleeper trains on that route but these days it's pretty much entirely freight. Most of the country stations have been shut.

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