Re:Taiwan managed to build high-speed rail. Why can't Califo...
by mlyle on Sunday October 20, 2019 @02:43PM
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1. The highways are such good competition that they make the already-dubious capital and operating cost picture of passenger rail even worse.
2. The US has the best freight and logistics rail system in the world. Existing rail right of way favors freight uses at the expense of passenger trains, which makes the passenger trains even less palatable. This is a feedback loop, where in turn rail ridership is low and gets even less resource share.
2. The US has the best freight and logistics rail system in the world. Existing rail right of way favors freight uses at the expense of passenger trains, which makes the passenger trains even less palatable. This is a feedback loop, where in turn rail ridership is low and gets even less resource share.